Manila, Sept. 7 -- The Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Negros Oriental is under lockdown after an allied health worker of the provincial government who tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) visited the area before her test result was released.

Indira Requiron-Puspus, Sibulan Tourism Officer and Covid-19 spokesperson, on Monday confirmed that the tourist destination up in the mountains of Sibulan was placed under lockdown since last week.

She said that Protected Area Superintendent Celerino Baja of the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) of the Twin Lakes (Balinsasayao and Danao) Natural Park told her Monday that "the good thing is that all of their personnel were swabbed and tested negative" of the coronavi...