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Metro Manila risks reverting to strict lockdown as cases surge
Malacañang is considering reverting Metro Manila to a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) if COVID-19 cases continue to surge.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that Metro Manila could return to MECQ if numbers do not improve and people become complacent.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte had initially wanted to place Metro Manila under a stricter lockdown starting July 16 as recommended by UP experts.
Metro Manila mayors appealed to keep the general quarantine, promising to implement targeted lockdowns instead.
The Department of Health reported 2,498 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 61,266.
The death toll rose to 1,643 with 29 additional deaths, while recoveries increased by 467 to 21,449.
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Metro Manila will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) after President Rodrigo Duterte decided against placing it under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is pushing for more aggressive localized lockdowns in Metro Manila to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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