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Valenzuela City placed under state of calamity amid COVID-19 threat
Valenzuela City placed under state of calamity amid COVID-19 threat
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 16, 2020 06:47 PM PHT
Health workers from the Valenzuela City government check the temperatures of motorcycle riders entering the checkpoint between Valenzuela City and Meycauayan, Bulacan on Monday. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - Valenzuela City has declared a state of calamity on Monday, shortly after Malacañang placed Metro Manila under an “enhanced community quarantine” to stop the COVID-19 contagion.
Under the law, local government units are authorized to spend their quick response funds in the event their jurisdiction experiences a calamity.
Valenzuela’s state of calamity declaration was confirmed thru Mayor Rex Gatchalian’s post on his official Twitter page.
Other Metro Manila cities that declared a state of calamity as of March 16 include Las Piñas, Manila, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa, Pasay, San Juan, and Quezon City.
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As of March 15, 140 individuals in the Philippines tested positive for the disease. Twelve died, 2 recuperated, while others remain confined in hospitals.
The COVID-19 has killed nearly 5,000 people and infected 150,000 others worldwide, prompting the World Health Organization to declare it as a global pandemic.
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