Manila, July 13 -- Officials of the Negros Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Monday appealed to government agencies that are sending authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) to strictly observe health protocols.

Provincial IATF executive director Adrian Sedillo and assistant provincial health officer Dr. Liland Estacion, chair of the task force's committee on health, sounded the call as some APORs who came to the province have allegedly not followed health protocols amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

APORs are those who come from either a government or private entity that are exempted from community quarantine restrictions and whose cross-border movements...