Manila imposes 48-hour lockdown on Tondo 1 district

The city government of Manila implemented a 48-hour hard lockdown in Tondo 1 district starting May 3 due to a high number of COVID-19 cases.

Tondo 1 was identified as the district with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases in the city with 104 cases, following Sampaloc which has 118 cases.

During the lockdown, residents are required to stay in their homes, with exceptions for health workers and essential government personnel.

A total of 272 residents were arrested for violating the lockdown rules, including 241 men, 25 minors, and 16 women.

Mayor Isko Moreno stated that the two-day lockdown in District 1 will not be extended but they are studying similar measures for other areas.

A total of 1,409 residents in the district were tested for COVID-19, with 109 testing positive using rapid test kits and some requiring confirmatory PCR testing.

Positive individuals are being isolated in the Delpan quarantine facility.

The Manila Police District Director stated that over a thousand police personnel were deployed, with an additional 250 from the Special Action Force.

The Manila Health Department reported that the city has 562 active COVID-19 cases, with 111 recoveries and 73 deaths.