President Rodrigo Duterte declared enhanced community quarantine for the entire island of Luzon on Monday night. The enhanced community quarantine is scheduled to run until April 12 and it aims to address the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Based on the guidelines released by the Palace last Saturday, implementing enhanced community quarantine means:
- home quarantine will be implemented in all households
- transportation will be suspended
- provision for food and essential health services will be regulated
- the presence of uniformed personnel to enforce quarantine procedures will be heightened
NLEX Traffic View as of 5:50am
Balintawak SB – Light
Balintawak NB – On going checkpoint
Mindanao Entry – On going checkpoint
Bocaue SB – On going checkpoint
Drive Safely@TRBph @MMDA pic.twitter.com/IRA0YClxP2— NLEX Corporation (@NLEXexpressways) March 16, 2020
Going in and out of Metro Manila is strictly monitored. Right now, NLEX has been closed but with a few exceptions for delivery trucks carrying basic goods, vehicles of frontline workers, and emergency vehicles.
#NLEXTravelAdvisory#EnhancedCommunityQuarantine
As of March 17, 2020 – 10:28am pic.twitter.com/XMWP35kxbA— NLEX Corporation (@NLEXexpressways) March 17, 2020
All our customer service centers – Balintawak, Valenzuela, Tabang, and San Fernando, are temporarily closed starting today, March 17, 2020.
We will give an update on the business hours
for next week.Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. pic.twitter.com/edLl0UoUDH
— NLEX Corporation (@NLEXexpressways) March 17, 2020
Checkpoints have been placed at the south-bound entrances of the Balintawak Toll Plaza, Ciudad de Victoria, Marilao Southbound, Mindanao Toll Plaza, and Smart Connect, according to NLEX Corp.
The Bocaue toll plaza was also closed after the president has placed Luzon under enhanced community quarantine to help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), said Bocaue police chief Colonel Rizalino Andaya.
The northbound lane of Balintawak and Mindanao Avenue, where checkpoints were installed, were also closed to traffic.
Some restaurants and establishments in this capital city have closed because of the quarantine, and only a few public utility vehicles served their routes as residents flocked to public markets and groceries.
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