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DND, AFP ready to help if lockdown needed amid Covid-19
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is preparing to deploy approximately 40,000 police officers for a potential lockdown in Metro Manila to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are ready to assist the PNP in maintaining a lockdown if needed.
AFP units under Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (NCR) will be deployed to support the PNP if a lockdown is implemented.
A lockdown would require a signal from the Department of Health (DOH) and adherence to specific protocols, according to PNP Chief Archie Francisco Gamboa.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año mentioned the possibility of a lockdown if the DOH escalates the COVID-19 Alert System to Code Red Sub-Level 2.
The PNP is also establishing quarantine areas within police camps nationwide for personnel who may exhibit symptoms of the virus.
Protective gear procurement is underway for Metro Manila cops serving as frontliners.
The DILG has appealed to the media to use the term 'lockdown' properly, explaining it means people are confined and not allowed to leave by authorities.
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