Tuguegarao extends ECQ until Feb. 3 due to increase in Covid-19 cases
Originally, the 10-day ECQ previously enforced was set to be lifted on January 29.
Originally, the 10-day ECQ previously enforced was set to be lifted on January 29.
The government is working on guidelines for areas to be placed under “new normal,” the lowest among quarantine classifications, Malacañang said on Monday.
The president explained that lockdowns would be imposed depending on the severity of contamination and number of people contaminated in an area.
The reimposition of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) over the National Capital Region will serve as a time to assess and address the issues faced by medical frontliners during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (Covid-19), a medical group leader said on Monday.
A group of doctors on Saturday appealed to the Duterte administration to place Metro Manila and nearby regions under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for two weeks, to prevent the healthcare system from collapsing due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.