Manila Bulletin
Duterte orders IATF to address concerns of medical frontliners
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to reconsider placing Metro Manila under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
This directive follows an appeal from medical front-liners who requested a two-week ECQ from August 1 to 15 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the metropolis.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that the President has heard the concerns of the medical community and has directed the IATF to act immediately.
Duterte had previously announced that Metro Manila would remain under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until August 15.
Dr. Mario Panaligan, president of the Philippine College of Physicians, proposed the ECQ as a 'time out' to refine pandemic control strategies.
Roque expressed gratitude for the contributions of healthcare workers and assured that their voices have been heard.
As of July 31, Metro Manila, the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, had recorded a total of 50,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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