Manila Bulletin
Sulu governor announces strict lockdown starting Jan. 4
Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan has announced a two-week strict lockdown starting January 4, 2021 to prevent the entry of the new coronavirus strain.
The provincial government will close the province's borders and restrict movement to ensure public health.
Health workers and uniformed personnel enforcing protocols are exempted from the movement restrictions.
Tan signed an executive order extending the MGCQ in Sulu and implementing the lockdown from January 4 to 17, with the possibility of extension.
Entry is prohibited for locally stranded individuals, overseas Filipino workers, and returning residents unless they are frontliners or personnel enforcing protocols.
The lockdown aims to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus strain detected in Sabah, Malaysia.
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