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IATF adviser in favor of placing Metro Manila under MECQ
Dr. Ted Herbosa, a government adviser, is advocating for Metro Manila to be placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) after August 20.
He emphasized the importance of local chief executives implementing localized ECQ in areas experiencing outbreaks or clusters of COVID-19 cases.
Herbosa believes that a transition to MECQ would allow for the partial operation of other industries while maintaining stricter controls in high-risk zones.
Metro Manila is currently under a strict ECQ until August 20, which restricts travel and business operations to essential services only.
He suggested that if he were leading the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), he would shift to MECQ and intensify localized lockdowns, testing, and tracing efforts in specific areas.
This approach aims to curb the spread of the virus more effectively in outbreak areas without negatively impacting the entire region.
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Metro Manila mayors deferred the decision on the quarantine classification for the National Capital Region to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
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The National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan have been downgraded from Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ).
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Laguna has been placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until August 20, 2021, reverting its classification from modified ECQ (MECQ).
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President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce the quarantine classification for Metro Manila on Friday, August 20, 2021.
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DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated that projections show COVID-19 cases will continue to increase even with a two-week ECQ, aiming to prepare the healthcare system.
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