Duterte extends MECQ in NCR Plus until May 14

Updated Thu, April 29, 2021 at 5:50 AM Published Mon, April 26, 2021 at 10:21 AM

President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the NCR-plus bubble area (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna) until May 14, 2021.

The City of Santiago in Isabela, Quirino, and Abra are also under MECQ until May 31, 2021.

Other areas like Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Batangas, Quezon Province, Tacloban City, Iligan City, Davao City, and Lanao del Sur are under general community quarantine (GCQ) until May 31, 2021.

The rest of the country will be under modified GCQ (MGCQ) until the end of May, with special attention to high-risk areas in Luzon, Western Visayas, and the Zamboanga Peninsula.

This decision was made as the country reached its millionth COVID-19 case this week.

Medical experts had previously supported retaining MECQ due to soaring new daily cases and critical ICU occupancy rates.

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