Manila Bulletin
Quarantine extension, lifting not an easy decision--IATF
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will discuss recommendations for President Duterte on whether to lift, extend, or expand the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stated that the recommendation will be based on five parameters approved by the IATF, including trends in the coronavirus epidemiological curve, the healthcare system's capacity, and social, economic, and security factors.
The task force aims to provide a recommendation to the President by Monday, April 6, 2020, to allow the public sufficient time to adjust.
President Duterte will ultimately make the final decision on the ECQ.
The current ECQ in Luzon is set to end on April 12, 2020.
While the government is open to public input, the final decision rests with the President based on scientific data and expert findings.
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The Department of Health (DOH) is tasked by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to finalize an analytical model for determining the potential lifting, extension, or expansion of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.
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