The request of another city in Negros Occidental for a moratorium on the arrival of Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) has been granted.
The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases granted the request of Talisay City for a moratorium on the arrival of its LSIs from December 20 to January 2.
The request was made to pave the way for the rehabilitation and renovation of the Rafael B. Lacson Memorial High School quarantine facility in Talisay City.
The Regional Inter Agency Task Force earlier granted moratoriums on the arrival of LSIs to Ilog and Cauayan from Dec. 20 to Jan. 3, La Carlota City (Dec. 22 to Jan. 2), Pontevedra and La Castellana (Dec. 22 to Jan.5), Bacolod City, Himamaylan City, Victorias City and Calatrava ( Dec. 21 to Jan. 3), Hinoba-an ( Dec. 16 to Dec. 22), Candoni (Dec. 17 to Dec. 31), Moises Padilla (Dec. 21 to Jan. 2), Valladolid (Dec. 24 to Jan. 1), Sipalay City (Dec. 20 to Jan.2), Murcia (Dec. 16 to Jan.4) and Bago City (Dec. 16 to Jan.1).
Bacolod and Negros Occidental officials stressed that there will be no lockdown in the province and city during the holidays, the moratoriums only cover returning LSIs in the identified towns and cities.
The Negros Occidental provincial government only asked for a moratorium on flights to Negros Occidental on Dec. 24, 25, 31, and Jan. 1, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said earlier.*