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Leyte extends community quarantine to April 30
Leyte's provincial inter-agency task force on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) approved the extension of the general community quarantine in the entire province to April 30.
Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla stated that the province will be stricter on border control, especially in coastal towns with easy access to Samar province, which has recorded three confirmed Covid-19 patients.
The province has established 12 seaport border patrols.
Residents of Leyte returning to the province will not be allowed entry if they work in regions with confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Petilla also ordered all mayors to strictly enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks in public.
He explained that mandatory wearing of face masks is a fallback when there are lapses at borders because checkpoints will not eliminate but only reduce the risks.
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