Some LSIs slept on the streets as Rizal Memorial Stadium already full
Some of the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who were waiting for trips back to their provinces slept in the streets in Manila after the Rizal Memorial Stadium became full, according to a report of Jonathan Andal on Dobol B sa News TV on Sunday.
Around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Rizal Memorial Stadium stopped accepting more LSIs due to the volume of stranded people already inside.
Some of the LSIs on Adriatico Street were already ignoring social distancing.
According to a separate report of Manny Vargas on Dobol B sa News TV on Sunday, police personnel were patrolling the area and accosted stranded individuals and vendors who were failing to observe health protocols.
#BantayCOVID19: Mga nagtitinda ng pagkain, patok sa mga locally stranded individual (LSI) sa Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium sa Maynila. | via @VargasMannysen pic.twitter.com/Bmc3WlCzE9
— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 25, 2020
A few vendors serving food to LSIs were not wearing face masks while interacting with their customers.
With the easing of quarantine restrictions, LSIs have been allowed to go back to some provinces with assistance from the government via its Hatid Tulong Program. Many people were stranded in Metro Manila when the government imposed quarantine measures starting mid-March.
The LSIs will have to undergo rapid testing to screen for COVID-19 before they are allowed to board buses for their home provinces.
Thousands of LSIs gathered at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila where they will be processed before being allowed to go home to provinces.
Tinatayang nasa 10-libong LSI ang nasa loob at labas ng Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium na sasailalim sa rapid testing para sa pagbiyahe nila bukas at sa Linggo pauwi ng mga lalawigan; kabilang ang isang ginang at kanyang mahigit 2-linggong sanggol na uuwi ng Saranggani @dzbb pic.twitter.com/6esHHv5Vhr
— manny vargas (@VargasMannysen) July 24, 2020
Some LSIs were already able to board buses for Mindanao.
On Sunday morning, more LSIs arrived at Rizal Memorial Stadium, according to tweets by GMA News reporter Mai Bermudez.
LOOK: Sitwasyon sa labas ng Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
— GMA News Breaking (@gmanewsbreaking) July 26, 2020
Mga pasaherong uuwi sa kanilang probinsya sa pamamagitan ng Hatid Tulong Program ng pamahalaan, mas dumami ngayong araw. | via @MaiBermudezGMA pic.twitter.com/JGpVkIQjAk
—Joviland Rita/KG, GMA News