Manila Bulletin
Two-day 'hard lockdown' in Sampaloc yields 157 quarantine violators
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno imposed a 48-hour hard lockdown on the Sampaloc district from April 23 to April 25 due to a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.
The lockdown affects over 300,000 residents across 192 barangays, with residents prohibited from leaving their homes except for essential workers.
More than 500 Manila police personnel, assisted by 150 soldiers, were deployed to enforce the lockdown with 31 control points.
As of Saturday night, 157 individuals were apprehended for violating the lockdown restrictions, with some turned over to local holding facilities.
Mayor Moreno stated that these violators would face appropriate charges and warned this might affect their legal records.
During the two-day hard lockdown, the Manila health department conducted 752 rapid antibody tests and 68 swab tests.
As of Saturday, Sampaloc has 124 confirmed COVID-19 cases while the whole of Manila has 608.
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