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The sea travel suspension between Panay Island and Negros Occidental has been lifted.
By: Shanice Reyes | June 06, 2021
This week’s quarantine updates in Negros Occidental: the provincial government shortened curfew hours, the sea travel suspension between Panay Island and Negros Occidental has been lifted, and a hospital in Bacolod temporarily suspends COVID-19 admissions due to the COVID-19 surge.
Quarantine Updates: Shorten curfew hours in Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental’s provincial government has set new curfew hours while remaining under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). The new curfew hours are set from 9:00 PM to 4:00 PM until the end of the month [1]. The previous curfew hours in Negros Occidental started from 8:00 PM.
All residents must stay indoors unless they need emergency services, have to go to work, are personnel in cargo vehicles, or are authorized persons outside their residence. Meanwhile, Bacolod City maintains its curfew hours from 11:00 to 4:00 AM.
Travel News: Sea trips to Iloilo resumes
The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases lifted the temporary sea travel moratorium between Iloilo and Negros. The sea trips at Dumangas Port and Iloilo City to and from Bacolod City resumed last June 1, 2021. Furthermore, Regional Director Juan Jovianie Ingeniero, chair of the RIATF, reminded travelers to observe minimum public health standards and adhere to the travel requirements before traveling [2].
Health News: CLMMRH ceases to accept COVID-19 patients until further notice
Bacolod City’s regional hospital will no longer accept admissions of COVID-19 patients since its healthcare facility has reached maximum capacity. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) released an advisory last May 30, 2021, that COVID-19 admissions are put to halt until further notice. On the other hand, they will accept COVID-19 patients with extreme emergency cases.
Furthermore, Medical Center Chief Dr. Julius Drilon said that they would resume admissions of COVID-19 patients once there are available beds in the regional hospital [3].
Visit Yoorekka Consumer Magazine for more guidelines in Bacolod and Negros Island and COVID-19 updates.
All details and information in this article are true and accurate as of the publication date. While we are making our utmost effort to keep our content as up-to-date as possible, the condition surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable, and the situation develops rapidly. Hence, some information and recommendations may have changed since this article was published. For the latest advice, visit DOH and your LGU's official websites.
Sources:
[1] https://bit.ly/3z04r3r
[2] https://bit.ly/3ik2VTY
[3] https://bit.ly/3yYQG5b
About Shanice Reyes
Shanice Reyes writes to buy herself good coffee and bike parts. When she's not writing, you can find her playing Ultimate Frisbee, traveling to new places, or hanging out with her dogs and tarantulas. Though she has an irrational fear of heights, she'd love to try sky-diving one day.
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