GenSan relaxes COVID rules, lifts curfew

General Santos City's malls have turned festive after the local government relaxed COVID-19 restrictions.

Shoppers are returning to commercial centers, with many bringing children along.

The city was deemed low-risk for COVID-19 due to a decrease in daily new cases since October.

Mayor Ronnel Rivera announced that General Santos will remain under general community quarantine until the end of November.

On Friday, November 12, the city government lifted the requirement for fully vaccinated travelers and returning residents to present negative RT-PCR test results and undergo mandatory quarantine.

The curfew has also been lifted except for minors from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., and face shields are no longer required in public places except inside hospitals and clinics.