Manila Bulletin
NCR mayors want GCQ till February
Metro Manila mayors will recommend extending the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) classification for the National Capital Region (NCR) until February.
Metro Manila Council (MMC) Chairman and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez stated that all council members agreed on the recommendation to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
The GCQ extension is a precaution against the presence of the UK COVID-19 variant in the country.
Mayors are concerned that relaxing restrictions could lead to a spike in cases, especially with vaccines nearing delivery.
Granular lockdowns will be implemented in areas with clustered cases.
The age restriction for individuals allowed outside their homes will remain at 15 to 65, following President Rodrigo Duterte's order.
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