QC locks down 14 areas amid rising COVID-19 cases
Quezon City has placed 14 areas under special concern lockdown due to rising COVID-19 cases.
The lockdown includes specific portions of streets and subdivisions in various barangays starting from February 25 to March 10.
On Monday, a portion of Jose Abad Santos Street in Sitio 5, Barangay Sta. Lucia was placed under lockdown after 10 individuals tested positive for COVID-19.
The city's Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit head noted the prevalence of infections within households and quarantine facilities.
From an average of 80 new cases daily in February, infections have surged to around 150 per day in March.
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