Over 100 locals arrested on first day of Tondo district hard lockdown

More than 100 residents were apprehended by authorities for violating the hard lockdown imposed on Manila's Tondo District 1.

According to Vonne Aquino's Sunday report on 24 Oras, arrested minors and persons with disability were escorted back home, while the homeless were turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

“Ito pagala-gala, hindi lang sa labas ng bahay kundi pagala-gala sa lansangan, eh may hard lockdown. Siguro ‘di nila iniisip na sandamakmak ang pulis eh ang pulis na ni-utilize dito eh isang libo mahigit,” said Manila Police District Director Police Brigadier General Rolando Miranda.

“Mamayang gabi mayroon pa akong augmentation na 250 sa [Special Action Force],” he added.

Amid the 48-hour hard lockdown on the district, the targeted mass testing in four schools continued.

Individuals who test positive would be isolated in the Delpan quarantine facility.

Tondo District 1 in Manila was placed on 48-hour hard lockdown at 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, as ordered by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.

The hard lockdown will end on Tuesday, May 5, at 5 a.m.

Tondo District 1 has been identified as the second area in Manila with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.

So far, Tondo District 1 has a total of 102 cases of COVID-19.

In Manila, the number of cases reached 573 with 64 deaths and 98 recoveries.

Nationwide, cases reached a total of 9,223 including 607 fatalities and 1,214 recoveries. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/DVM, GMA News