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5 areas in Metro Manila under granular lockdown due to COVID-19
Five areas in Metro Manila are currently under granular lockdown, with all located in Manila.
This brings the total number of granularly locked down areas in the capital region to five, a decrease from 13 a month prior.
Four other areas in the Cordillera Administrative Region are also under lockdown.
Localized lockdowns were implemented nationwide starting September as part of the new alert level system.
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