The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has decided to place Metro Manila under Alert Level 3, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
Alert Level 3 allows food and personal care establishments to operate at 30 percent capacity.
Local government units are responsible for setting mobility restrictions at alert level 3, which will only allow 30 percent of the workforce in offices.
The Octa Research Group has been pointing to a decline in the reproduction of Covid-19 in Metro Manila.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the capital region had a reproduction number of 0.61, the lowest since July 31.
Meanwhile, the following areas will be under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from Oct. 16 to 31:
Apayao
Kalinga
Batanes
Bulacan
Bataan
Cavite
Rizal
Laguna
Naga City
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga del Norte
The following will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions:
Abra
Baguio City
Ilocos Sur
Pangasinan
Cagayan
Isabela
City of Santiago
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Quezon
Batangas
Bacolod City
Capiz
Lapu-Lapu City
Negros Oriental
Bohol
Zamboanga del Sur
Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro City
Davao del Norte
Davao Occidental
Davao de Oro
Butuan City
Surigao del Sur
Regular GCQ will be imposed in the following areas:
Ilocos Norte
Dagupan City
Ifugao
Benguet
Tarlac
Lucena City
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Puerto Princesa
Marinduque
Albay
Camarines Norte
Aklan
Antique
Guimaras
Negros Occidental
Iloilo City
Iloilo Province
Cebu City
Cebu Province
Mandaue City
Siquijor
Tacloban City
Zamboanga Sibugay
Misamis Occidental
Iligan City
Davao City
Davao Oriental
Davao del Sur
General Santos City
Sultan Kudarat
Sarangani
North Cotabato
South Cotabato
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Surigao del Norte
Dinagat Islands
Cotabato City
Lanao del Sur
The rest of the country will be under modified GCQ. John Ezekiel J. Hirro