Duterte extends MECQ in NCR Plus until May 14

Updated WED · APR 28, 2021 · 10:49 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna until May 14.

Duterte apologized for extending MECQ due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and overwhelmed hospitals.

Health Secretary Duque recommended an extension of two weeks as it would help decrease case numbers and decongest hospitals.

The Department of Health had also advised a two-week extension, citing uneven decreases in daily case numbers among local government units.

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