Manila Bulletin
NCR 'likely' to return to GCQ -- Olivarez
The Metro Manila Council chairperson, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, expressed optimism that the National Capital Region (NCR) might transition to a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) if the current downward trend in COVID-19 cases persists.
Olivarez stated that the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) implemented in Metro Manila has shown positive results, citing a significant decrease in active COVID-19 cases in Parañaque City from 876 on August 4 to 651 by Wednesday.
Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana, also the chairman of the National Task Force on COVID-19, indicated that Metro Manila could be downgraded to GCQ after August 18, suggesting that targeted lockdowns in infection hotspots would allow other economic activities to resume.
As of Wednesday, the Department of Health reported 2,618 new COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, contributing to the national total of 143,749 cases, with 68,997 recoveries and 2,404 deaths.
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