Manila Bulletin
NCR back to GCQ 'with heightened restrictions' until July 31; kids no longer allowed outdoors
Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Davao del Norte, and Davao de Oro will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from July 23 to 31.
This decision was made due to a spike in COVID-19 cases and the confirmation of local transmission of the Delta variant.
Under GCQ with heightened restrictions, individuals aged five and above are prohibited from going to outdoor areas, and gyms are not allowed to operate.
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila has increased by 39%, with a reproduction number of 1.21.
Despite the rise in cases, hospital bed utilization and ICU occupancy in Metro Manila remain at 37% and 44%, respectively.
However, Davao provinces moved from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) to GCQ with heightened restrictions.
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Batac City and eight other towns in Ilocos Norte were placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting Friday, July 23, due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has extended the curfew hours in the National Capital Region to 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., starting Sunday, July 25, in response to the rising COVID-19 cases and the threat of the Delta variant.
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Iloilo province, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro, and Gingoog City were placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) until July 31 based on recommendations from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
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The OCTA Research Group is urging the national government and local government units (LGUs) to implement stricter quarantine measures in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to an "impending" COVID-19 surge.
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The COVID-19 reproduction number in Metro Manila has risen to 1.29, indicating sustained transmission and an early surge potentially driven by the Delta variant.
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