(Photo courtesy of QC Government Facebook) MANILA - Activities traditionally done during fiesta celebrations and other religious festivities are temporarily banned in Quezon City amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. In Memorandum No. 02-22 published on Friday, the city government detailed the prohibited activities as well as the exceptions and the guidelines to be followed. "Dahil inaasahan na natin ang mga pagtitipon sa mga piyesta, Chinese New Year at iba pang pagdiriwang sa mga susunod na buwan, minabuti na nating kumilos agad upang maiwasan na ang mass gatherings na posibleng pag-ugatan ng pagkalat ng (Because we are already expecting fiestas and other gatherings such as Chinese New Year next month, we decided to act now to prevent mass gatherings that may cause a further spike of) Covid-19," Mayor Joy Belmonte said in a statement. Among the prohibited activitiesare processions, parades, Santacruzan as well as public celebrations involv