Caloocan barangay under lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

Barangay 132 in Caloocan City will be under a total lockdown from August 2 to August 8 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The barangay currently has 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases, prompting health authorities to conduct contact tracing during the lockdown period.

Mayor Oscar Malapitan assured affected families that relief packs will be provided and ordered the police to strictly enforce quarantine protocols.

He stated that they are monitoring COVID-19 cases daily and doing everything possible to speed up contact tracing to prevent the virus from spreading.

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