Ormoc City mayor orders all tourist spots shut

Ormoc City mayor orders all tourist spots shut

Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez. PHOTO FROM GOMEZ’S FACEBOOK

TACLOBAN CITY Mayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City in Leyte has ordered the closure of all tourism sites in his jurisdiction as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The closure of all the tourist spots in Ormoc City started May 14 and will remain so until the end of the month.

Ormoc City currently has 1,096 COVID-19 cases, including 65 patients tagged as “active” and 18 deaths.

The regional office of the Department of Health announced on Monday that Eastern Visayas has 27 new cases of COVID-19, bringing its total number of infections to 19,235.

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