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Low-risk Covid-19 areas placed under modified GCQ
All regions in the Philippines will remain under some form of community quarantine with varying restrictions, as decided by the national government.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año announced that eight regions previously considered low-risk will now be placed under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) after May 15.
This decision reverses an earlier plan to lift restrictions in these locations.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) amended a guideline to accommodate requests from local officials who stated they were not ready to end the community quarantine.
Under the modified GCQ, socio-economic activities will be permitted, provided that minimum public health standards are strictly observed.
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The National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Cebu City will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from May 16 to May 31 as they are still considered high-risk areas for COVID-19.
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Senate President Vicente Sotto III supports the government's decision to place Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cebu City under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from May 16 to May 30 due to the continuing threat of COVID-19.
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Cebu province transitioned to a general community quarantine (GCQ) starting May 20, with some areas having different classifications.
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Pangasinan will be placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) from May 16 to 31.
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The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the Omnibus Guidelines of the Community Quarantine in the Philippines on May 15, 2020.
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