President Rodrigo Duterte will announce tonight the new quarantine classifications for the country starting June 15.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in his June 14 briefing that it is unlikely for the National Capital Region INCR) to be placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).
“Noong bago sumipa ang mga bagong variants na napakababa ng mga kaso sa Metro Manila, hindi pa rin nag-MGCQ ang Metro Manila. Pero ngayon po 7,000 pa rin po ang total new cases natin,” he said.
“Hindi ko alam kung ilan nanggaling doon sa Metro Manila pero mas mataas pa po iyan kaysa doon sa nakalipas na panahon na parang 1,000 cases na lang tayo eh hindi pa rin po nag-MGCQ,” he added.
The official said some local government units have appealed to be escalated to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the decision of which will be included in the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) agenda.
National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon said the government is prepared in case of COVID-19 case increase amid further economic reopening, especially in the Greater Manila Area.
“Tuloy-tuloy po ang paggagawa ng DPWH ng temporary treatment facilities, tuloy tuloy po ang pag-iimbak ng DOH ng mga gamot para sa mga ospital. Definitely compared last year mas handa tayo, pero hindi tayo puwedeng maging kampante,” he said. – Report from Mela Lesmoras/AG-rir
