Manila Bulletin
Duterte to work in Davao this week, will announce COVID-19 quarantine status on Monday
President Rodrigo Duterte will be working in Davao City this week and is expected to announce the new quarantine classification for November on Monday night.
He will meet with Cabinet members, who are also part of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF), via video conference to discuss the pandemic response and recommended risk classifications.
The IATF has finalized a recommendation on the country's new quarantine status, which will be further discussed in a meeting with the President.
The Philippines' COVID-19 tally has climbed to 371,630 with 1,607 new infections reported.
An OCTA Research Group warned of a potential increase in cases in the next two weeks due to eased public transport restrictions and urged the government to improve and make accessible the criteria for returning areas to more restrictive quarantine levels.
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