DOH, IATF recommend GCQ for CAR
The DOH and IATF are recommending that the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) due to a spike in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the UK variant.
As of January 22, CAR has recorded 10,737 total cases with 1,693 active infections.
The region is currently classified as high-risk epidemic level with 16 local government units (LGUs) categorized as critical due to high case numbers.
Eleven UK variant cases were detected in one barangay in Bontoc and three are still confined at Luis Hora hospital.
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