Two more mayors in Negros Occidental have ordered the imposition of more stringent measures against the spread of COVID-19, while two city halls will be locked down Friday, September 24, for thorough disinfection against the virus.
Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. on Thursday, September 23, issued an executive order temporarily restricting events and celebrations that attract mass gatherings in Cadiz City with the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitals reaching full capacity.
Birthdays or debut celebrations, wedding anniversaries, death anniversaries and other analogous events that may cause mass gatherings will temporarily be prohibited until further notice, the mayor said.
Weddings, baptismal, necrological and burial services must also be limited to members of the immediate family and should not exceed 15 persons, Escalante added.
Mayor Marxlen dela Cruz also issued an executive order Wednesday, September 22, imposing stringent measures on gatherings, parties and other super-spreader activities, and suspending market days in Salvador Benedicto town.
Weddings, birthdays, burials and other celebrations should be coordinated with barangay officials and should be limited to family members, he said.
Activities such as rides, swimming, camping, hiking excursions and other super-spreader activities where there will be mixing of people coming from different places is temporarily suspended until further notice, he said.
Curfew in Salvador Benedicto will be from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., dela Cruz stressed.
Meanwhile, the Bago City Hall and all its allied offices will be closed for general disinfection Friday, with employees directed to work from home.
The Talisay City Hall will also be locked down for disinfection on Friday, Mayor Neil Lizares said.*