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Joey Concepcion, PH adviser for entrepreneurship, backs granular lockdown to revive economy
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion supports the government's shift to granular lockdowns in Metro Manila, seeing it as a data-driven strategy to control COVID-19 spread and revive the economy.
Concepcion believes it is the right time to try new approaches and learn to coexist with the virus, even with record-high COVID-19 cases.
He highlighted the similarities between granular lockdowns and his 'Bakuna Bubble' proposal, which aims to create safe environments through vaccination.
The 'Bakuna Bubble' concept extends to family, business, and transport sectors by ensuring widespread vaccination among their members and frontliners.
This comes as Metro Manila will transition to a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from September 8 to September 30, with localized lockdown schemes and different alert levels for cities.
Concepcion previously urged local chief executives to try his suggestion of allowing only vaccinated individuals in malls and restaurants.
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