CALOOCAN CITY, (PIA) -- To keep constituents protected from COVID-19, the City Government of Navotas has imposed restrictions for incoming travelers from areas outside NCR Plus.

The restriction applies to essential and non-essential travels of individuals coming from places outside Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna.

Those who will visit Navotas need to register at s-pass.ph and submit documents such as health declaration or medical certificate from the health office of their place of origin, indicating that the travelers are not a COVID patients nor suspected or probable cases.

They also need to submit a negative RT-PCR swab test result, a barangay certificate stating that they are not required to undergo quarantine or have already completed it, and the full address of their destination in Navotas.

“The travel restriction is a precautionary measure to ensure that we will not suffer again another surge of COVID cases. We saw an influx of cases and high transmission rates in places outside of NCR Plus. We need to implement additional safeguards to keep our people safe,” Mayor Toby Tiangco said.

“While our cases remain low, they are steadily increasing that is why we need to be extra careful and proactive in our fight against this deadly and ever-changing virus,” Mayor Toby added.

According to a report of OCTA Research, Navotas recorded the least number of new cases per day on June 25 – July 1 among Metro Manila cities.

As of July 6, Navotas has a total of 11,088 COVID-19 cases. Of these, 10,619 have recovered, 371 died, and 98 are still active.

The S-PaSS is an online travel management system developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that serves as an online communication and coordination platform for local government units, monitoring agencies and travelers. (PIA-NCR)