APORs working in NCR bring COVID-19 to Antipolo

Authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) working at the National Capital Region brought the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to Antipolo City, a local government official said Friday.

According to Mark Salazar's report on "24 Oras," due to this, six areas in Antipolo will be placed on lockdown for seven days starting Saturday.

"Karamihan ng mga cases namin sir ay mga either medical frontliners or frontliner sa labas or 'yung sila po 'yung mga APOR na nagtratrabaho po sa labas ng Antipolo," Relly Bernardo, the city public information office head, said.

"'Yun po ang common doon sa mga areas na 'yun," he added.

The areas which will be placed under lockdown are Phase 2, Cogeo Village, Barangay Bagong Nayon; Upper Sto. Nino, Barangay Sta. Cruz; Upper Ruhat III, Barangay Mambugan;; Phase 2, Sta. Elena Subdivision, Barangay San Jose; Phase 2, Peace Village, Barangay San Luis; and College View Park Hoai, Purok 4, Zone 8, Barangay Cupang.

"Hindi naman po siya 'yung kalat. Relatively, mababa 'yung bilang niya. Sa side po kasi namin preventive measure na minarapat na gawin ng pamahalaang lungod para hindi magkahawa-hawa sa mga community," Bernardo said.

According to the secretary of Barangay Mambugan, some of the APOR worked at call centers while others worked in private companies.

"Karamihan po ng nagkaroon ay 'yung nagtra-trabaho sa Maynila. Katunayan po niyan sa call center. 'Yung iba naman po sa pribadong kompanya na nanggagaling sa NCR," Ruwel Balais said.

"Ang ginagawa po namin dito ay pinakukuha po namin sila ng medical certificate upang sa gayon ay makita po natin kung sila ay positive o negative," he added. — Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News