Manila Bulletin
MECQ in Mega Manila right step, not failure, says Roque
Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal are placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18, 2020.
This decision follows an appeal from medical societies for a "timeout" due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and a potential collapse of the health system.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the shift to MECQ is a step in the right direction and not an admission of government failure.
He also mentioned that mathematics modelers believe MECQ is a guaranteed way to lower the reproduction rate (R0) and lengthen the case doubling rate of the disease.
Roque noted that critical and severe COVID-19 cases remain low at 1 to 2 percent.
The government is intensifying testing, treatment, and isolation efforts, including increasing bed capacities.
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