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Ilocos Norte now under total lockdown to ward off Covid-19
Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc placed the entire province under total lockdown starting March 30, 2020, to maintain its status as COVID-19-free.
The lockdown restricts entry to essential personnel and cargo delivery, with a strict 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. transaction time.
Residents outside the province are advised not to return until the crisis has ended.
To limit movement, mobile stores have been set up in each barangay, and some villages have implemented programs where officials purchase and deliver essential goods for residents.
As of March 29, 2020, Ilocos Norte had no confirmed COVID-19 cases but had 12 patients under investigation.
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Ilocos Norte has confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19, a 42-year-old male police officer from Paoay with no travel history and a 49-year-old male truck driver from Batac who had traveled to Metro Manila multiple times.
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