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Cainta mayor to place town under quarantine starting March 15
Cainta, Rizal will be placed under quarantine starting March 15, 2020, due to the confirmation of three COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Johnielle Keith "Kit" Nieto made the decision after two of the three confirmed cases, residing in Barangays San Isidro and San Andres, died.
The quarantine is implemented in accordance with the President's pronouncements and an inter-agency resolution concerning COVID-19.
Local chief executives are authorized to implement municipal or city-wide quarantines if there are at least two positive coronavirus cases in different barangays.
As of March 13, 2020, the Philippines had recorded 52 COVID-19 cases, with five deaths, including a married couple from Rizal.
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