Manila Bulletin
Metro Manila mayors amenable to MECQ extension up to Sept. 7
Metro Manila, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until September 7.
Metro Manila mayors are amenable to the extension of MECQ to combat the spread of COVID-19, especially the Delta variant.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) retained the quarantine status up to September 7, instead of the original August 31.
Granular lockdowns will be implemented in areas with clusters of COVID-19 cases.
The unified curfew hour in Metro Manila will remain from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. until September 7.
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