THE Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force has decided to cancel all the LoveBoracay events.
Undersecretary Benny Antiporda of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the cancellation was made due to the threat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
LoveBoracay, which was scheduled April 26 to May 2, features several events such as environment-friendly parties, hammock festival, and beach clean-up among others. The event started last year.
"There are only few tourists coming to Boracay now. We decided to cancel all the related events because of the Covid-19. We ask everyone not to panic," Antiporda said.
The DENR chairs the task force.
The Philippines has a total of 49 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of Thursday morning, March 12. Two of the confirmed cases have died. The first fatality was a 44-year-old Chinese man who died due to severe pneumonia in February, while the second was a 61-year-old Filipino woman who died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila City Wednesday, March 11.
The World Health Organization declared Thursday, March 12, the new coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, as it has infected more than 120,000 people around the world and killed more than 4,300. (SunStar Philippines)