When needed, entire town or city may be placed under lockdown against COVID-19 — Nograles

According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the government has readied measures such as possible lockdown of a certain place and identification of other quarantine facilities in case of the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.

As the government braces for a possible local transmission of the coronavirus, Nograles said they have established certain health protocols, from activating barangay teams to locating other quarantine facilities. Asked if all barangays have complied with the latest directive, Nograles said he could not say 100 percent. But he noted the Department of Interior and Local Government has started coordinating with local government units on the prevention, containment and control of the COVID-19.

Both public and private hospitals have also been alerted to prepare for any eventuality, according to Nograles.

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