 The island has been placed under a enhanced community quarantine for one month starting March 17, 2020 due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.Luzon island alone has an area of , making it the world's 15th largest island.It is bordered on the west by the South China Sea ("Luzon Sea" in Philippine territorial waters), on the east by the Philippine Sea, and on the north by the Luzon Strait containing the Babuyan Channel and Balintang Channel.