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#MMLockdown trends in PH as netizens air confusion with implementing measures
The government of the Philippines imposed a 30-day lockdown in Metro Manila starting March 15, 2020, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the declaration of a pandemic.
Travel to and from Metro Manila by land, domestic air, and domestic sea was suspended, although train lines remained operational with social distancing measures.
The lockdown was announced by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 12, 2020, after raising the alert level for the coronavirus to Code Red Sublevel 2.
The lockdown will last until April 14, as prescribed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Thousands of policemen and military troops were deployed to guard roads connecting Metro Manila to adjacent provinces.
The lockdown covers 16 cities and one municipality of Metro Manila.
As of March 14, there have been 111 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Philippines and 8 deaths.
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Metro Manila is under a 30-day community quarantine from March 15 to April 14, 2020, to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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On the first day of the Metro Manila community quarantine, various checkpoints implemented different rules, causing confusion.
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The entire island of Luzon is under an enhanced community quarantine from March 17 to April 13 to curb the spread of COVID-19, with strict home quarantine for over 53 million residents and increased police and military presence at checkpoints.
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President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a Luzon-wide lockdown from March 17 to April 12 and declared a six-month nationwide state of calamity due to the rising number of coronavirus cases.
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President Rodrigo Duterte stated that it is too early to implement a lockdown in the National Capital Region (NCR) unless the country reaches sustained community transmission of COVID-19.
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