11 LGUs in Cebu placed under MECQ starting Aug. 11
Eleven localities in the province of Cebu will be placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with heightened restrictions starting Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021.
‘High risk’ Dinagat Islands asks DOH to let it vaccinate A4 group vs Covid-19
The Dinagat Islands province is appealing to the Department of Health (DOH) to allow it to start the vaccination of frontline personnel in essential sectors, or the A4 priority group, as the province has become a “high risk” area, a health official said.
‘NCR plus’ to remain under GCQ, other areas placed under MECQ
Palace spokesman Harry Roque in a press release announced the new quarantine classifications for the month of June as approved by President Rodrigo Duterte following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 31, 2021.
IATF places Cagayan, Apayao, Benguet under stricter quarantine
According to IATF Resolution 114-C, which was issued on May 9 but made public only on Monday, the three areas were placed under MECQ from May 10 until May 23.
MECQ needed to stop Covid-19 surge – OCTA
The OCTA Research team advised the government to implement a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) to arrest the spike of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country.