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MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce his decision on Monday whether to extend or relax the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) applied in areas where there are a large number of cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before the Month of May. 15 term.
“Antay na lang po tayo, is a tulog na lang po iyan. On Monday morning, the presidency’s approval to assist the president was on May 16, “Duterte spokesman Harry Roque said at a televised news conference on Saturday.
(Let’s hope, it’s just a dream. On Monday we expect our President to give his approval on what will happen to us on May 16).
The announcement will be made after a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), Roque said.
But the Palace official discovered that only certain parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), which represents the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in the country, may be placed in General Community Quarantine (GCQ) where some movement restrictions will apply. relieved
This would depend on the severity of the infection at specific locations, Roque explained.
Nationwide, there are 10,610 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 704 deaths and 1,842 recoveries. Of these, 6,916 were registered in Metro Manila, according to the COVID-19 tracker from the Department of Health.
The President extended the ECQ for one month in Metro Manila, Central Luzon (except Aurora), Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) and other provinces or areas considered to be at high risk of coronavirus infection from May 1 to 15 of May. Meanwhile, areas with low risk of COVID-19 infection have been placed under GCQ.
The 17 NCR mayors that make up the Metro Manila Council met on Saturday and presented three proposals to the IATF:
-Extension of the ECQ for two more weeks, from May 16 to 30.
-ECQ will be lifted, and general community quarantine (GCQ) will be imposed throughout Metro Manila
– Modified GCQ, where LGUs can impose a lock on a specific zone or zone if necessary.
/ MUF
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