UP Diliman to close public places starting Friday, March 12

The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman will close all of its public places starting Friday, March 12 to Sunday, March 14 amid a spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

According to the university, areas such as the whole Academic Oval, the College of Human Kinetics, the PAUW-UP Child Study Center, the National Science Complex, and bike routes, among others, will be closed starting 4 p.m. on Friday until Sunday evening.

“Campus residents are allowed to do outdoor exercises only inside their respective areas/purok and are urged to always observe safety health protocols,” it said in a tweet.

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Simula Marso 12 (Biyernes), lahat ng pampublikong espasyo sa UP Diliman ay isasara sa publiko tuwing Biyernes ng hapon, 4 n.h., hanggang Linggo ng gabi at ipatutupad hanggang sa susunod na abiso. pic.twitter.com/xDB3vDs5U3

— UP Diliman (@Official_UPD) March 11, 2021
 

The university issued the announcement after it recorded 26 active COVID-19 cases at the UP Diliman and the Barangay UP Campus.

Of the active cases, 14 are asymptomatic, 11 are mild, and one is in moderate condition.

A total of 660 confirmed cases have been reported at the Diliman campus, of which 623 have recovered and 11 have died.

Ngayong Marso 11 ay mayroong 26 na aktibong kaso ng COVID-19 sa UP Diliman at Barangay UP Campus. Ang mga purok o komunidad sa UP Campus kung nasaan ang mga aktibong kaso ay nasa mapang kasama sa stat report na gawa ng Special Committee ng UP Diliman COVID-19 Task Force. pic.twitter.com/gw4RRo5d70

— UP Diliman (@Official_UPD) March 11, 2021

Meanwhile, the Philippines reported a total of 607,048 confirmed cases with 546,671 recoveries and 12,608 fatalities on Thursday.—Joahna Lei Casilao/LDF, GMA News