BY ANGELY L. MERCADO, PIA
SOLANO, Nueva Vizcaya (September 21)—The local government unit here will be reopening its public market and slaughterhouse tomorrow (September 22) but banned vendors and buyers from other towns.
“This is part of our intention to help our constituents through our aggressive implementation of our strict health protocols against the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Please bear in mind and understand that we do not want our severe situation to be aggravated further,” Mayor Eufemia Dacayo said.
Dacayo said they will also implement the “No Negative Swab Test. No Business” policy and advised market vendors and their helpers to submit themselves into the required swab testing through their Municipal Health Office.
She said only three livestock vehicles are allowed entry at the slaughterhouse’s parking bay with limited six butchers to clean their hog offal at the lavatories.
Dacayo said the public market and their slaughterhouse will be opened after it was thoroughly disinfected for almost a month due to the implementation of their modified enhanced community quarantine brought by the increasing Covid-19 cases.
The wearing of facemask and face shield, observance of social distancing and practice of handwashing and sanitizing will also be strictly observed before entrants are allowed inside the public market and the slaughterhouse, she said.
The town’s public market and slaughterhouse were closed after it was identified as potential sources of local transmission for Covid-19 by health officials from the local government unit and the Department of Health.
As of September 20, Solano is facing 248 cases, 135 active cases, 107 recovered cases and six deaths.
For the province, total confirmed cases are 439 of which 259 are active cases, 166 recovered cases and 14 deaths. Other Covid-19 affected towns are Bayombong, Villaverde, Quezon, Bagabag, Diadi, Bambang, Dupax del Sur and Aritao, among others.