Tabuk City set for 14-day lockdown starting Jan. 24

Tabuk City in Kalinga will be placed under a 14-day lockdown starting Jan. 24 to curb the spread of COVID-19 and enable aggressive contact tracing.

The city recorded 34 new cases on Jan. 21, bringing active cases to 185.

Mayor Darwin Estrañero said the lockdown is approved in principle and will take effect at 10 p.m. on Jan. 24.

Earlier, a memorandum was issued to reimpose strict community quarantine rules due to rising cases, with Kalinga Province recording the third-highest number of infections nationally.