Manila Bulletin
IATF: Metro Manila may ease to MGCQ
Metro Manila may be placed under the less restrictive Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) starting July 16, provided that local government units promptly implement targeted lockdowns.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stated that this is one of two options the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will present to President Rodrigo Duterte.
The alternative option is to maintain the current General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status for the National Capital Region.
If MGCQ is approved, Nograles expects mayors to quickly impose localized lockdowns in specific barangays for a minimum of 14 days, aligning with the potential 14-day incubation period of COVID-19.
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