Village under MECQ

ROXAS CITY — Barangay Poblacion in Jamindan has been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), its mayor, Mayor Mac Arthur Valdemar, said.

Valdemar said, in the Network Briefing News aired on April 21, said this was due to many COVID-19 cases in the area.

Police officers, members of the municipal task force, and barangay officials will make sure that health protocols are properly implemented, Valdemar said.

On April 20, six people from Jamindan were tested positive for COVID-19 after they contracted the virus from a COVID-19 positive person, the Provincial Health Office data.*