Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine

03 Aug 2020 / Philippines

Metro Manila and other high-risk areas have been put back to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for 15 days effective from tomorrow, Tuesday 4 August.

Due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal will remain under MECQ until 18 August.

Metro Manila had moved from an MECQ to a less strict general community quarantine (GCQ) on June 1 even as cases continued to rise across the national capital region and elsewhere across the country. GCQ allowed more Metro Manila businesses to open, and more forms of public transportation to operate, albeit still at a limited capacity.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached six figures on Sunday (2 August), as a record 5,032 new infections pushed the total to 103,185.

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