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Baguio City bans ‘non-essential’ travels amid virus crisis
Baguio City will prohibit entry for non-essential travelers, including its residents stranded in other provinces outside Benguet, for two weeks to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced the order on Friday as part of the city's intensified enhanced community quarantine measures.
Local health officials reported that all confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city have a history of travel to infected areas.
As of Friday, Baguio City has three confirmed cases, including one who had recovered after returning from Italy, and two "presumptive" cases who are residents of Metro Manila.
The ban aims to prevent further transmission and provides an opportunity to fast-track the city's healing process by temporarily closing its borders.
Essential deliveries of food, medicine, and other necessary items, as well as cargo, will still be allowed entry into the city.
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