MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Wednesday evening, July 15, to announce new community quarantine classifications to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel Wednesday morning.
Roque added that four cities and one province appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) on their quarantine status.
He confirmed that some areas will return to general community quarantine (GCQ) from modified GCQ.
UPDATE: Metro Manila remains under GCQ until July 31
“There are areas that will go back to stricter quarantine measures. But by and large, the Philippines will be under MGCQ, overwhelmingly,” he said hinting decision for July 16 to 31 quarantine classifications.
LIVESTREAM: President Rodrigo Duterte's address (July 15, 2020)
Areas with recorded increase in severe and critical cases of COVID-19 over the past few days might have stricter restrictions, COVID-19 task force chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. said.
"May mga areas po na mag-escalate considering na nakita po natin na tumataas po ang ating mga severe at critical cases, at the same time yung new cases tumataas din po," he said.
For Metro Manila, transitioning to a more relaxed quarantine is unlikely as this point. Mayors of the capital region are recommending to maintain the GCQ scheme.
Cebu City is currently under the strictest category, enhanced community quarantine, after the authorities reported a spike in COVID-19 infections. Meanwhile, most areas of the country were placed under the most relaxed MGCQ.
As of July 15, the Philippines has logged 58,850 cases of novel coronavirus along with a death toll 1,614 and 20,976 total recoveries.
Earlier, Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the country's infection curve was ‘bent’ and not ‘flattened’ since April.
— The Summit Express
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| President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Photo Credit: PCOO |
This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel Wednesday morning.
Roque added that four cities and one province appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) on their quarantine status.
He confirmed that some areas will return to general community quarantine (GCQ) from modified GCQ.
UPDATE: Metro Manila remains under GCQ until July 31
“There are areas that will go back to stricter quarantine measures. But by and large, the Philippines will be under MGCQ, overwhelmingly,” he said hinting decision for July 16 to 31 quarantine classifications.
LIVESTREAM: President Rodrigo Duterte's address (July 15, 2020)
Areas with recorded increase in severe and critical cases of COVID-19 over the past few days might have stricter restrictions, COVID-19 task force chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. said.
"May mga areas po na mag-escalate considering na nakita po natin na tumataas po ang ating mga severe at critical cases, at the same time yung new cases tumataas din po," he said.
For Metro Manila, transitioning to a more relaxed quarantine is unlikely as this point. Mayors of the capital region are recommending to maintain the GCQ scheme.
Cebu City is currently under the strictest category, enhanced community quarantine, after the authorities reported a spike in COVID-19 infections. Meanwhile, most areas of the country were placed under the most relaxed MGCQ.
As of July 15, the Philippines has logged 58,850 cases of novel coronavirus along with a death toll 1,614 and 20,976 total recoveries.
Earlier, Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the country's infection curve was ‘bent’ and not ‘flattened’ since April.
— The Summit Express
