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Manila braces for modified ECQ; readies more quarantine areas
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso views the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) as a welcome development that will allow businesses and daily lives to gradually normalize.
He expressed optimism that MECQ will provide an opportunity for economic recovery, especially since Manila is the center of commerce in Luzon.
Domagoso noted that the MECQ is crucial for economic revival, as a prolonged enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) would lead to further job losses and economic stagnation in Manila.
Metro Manila, including Manila City, will be under MECQ until May 30, allowing limited movement and selective business operations.
The city government is also preparing for the MECQ by building more quarantine facilities with a goal of 500-bed capacity for persons under investigation awaiting swab test results.
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