4 aliens sent to quarantine as GenSan guards borders

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews) – Local authorities are implementing starting Saturday strict measures, including a seven-hour curfew, conduct of checkpoints, entry and exit protocols, all aimed at thwarting the spread into this city of the dreaded COVID-19.

The measures include the implementation of a 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew effective Saturday, March 14.

This as police and immigration officers on Friday confronted four foreigners who refused to submit to monitoring by health officials.

The foreigners include two Cambodians and two Vietnamese, who are reportedly working on a project of a local fishing company.

Dr. Sharir Doldoco of the Department of Health, said the four have been tagged as persons under monitoring (PUM) for potential COVID-19 case.

Doldoco said that when sought by health officials, the four showed resistance prompting them to call in policemen and immigration officers, who explained to the foreigners what is required of them by Philippine laws.

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