Metro Manila to stay under MECQ until Sept. 7

Metro Manila will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until September 7.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) extended MECQ status for Metro Manila and nearby provinces including Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal, and Laguna.

Additionally, other areas such as Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Bataan, Lucena City, Aklan, Iloilo Province, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu City, Mandaue City, and Cagayan de Oro City will also remain under MECQ.

NCR, Bataan, and Laguna have added restrictions on dining, personal care services, and religious activities.