BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 23 -- The Negros Occidental provincial government will continue to prohibit the entry of live pigs, pork meat and pork by-products from other provinces to prevent a resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) infection and other related diseases, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Friday.

In a statement, Lacson said the pork ban is part of recovery efforts from ASF-induced losses.

"We will continue to follow our policy. We will continue to be strict on the entry of pork products especially for those from areas color-coded as red," he said.

Red or infected zones are provinces with confirmed cases of ASF, according to the Department of Agriculture.

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