Cebu City eases to modified ECQ, Metro Manila stays under GCQ

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also warns that Metro Manila may revert to MECQ if the coronavirus transmission in the region does not slow down in the next two weeks.

— Cebu City will shift to modified enhanced community quarantine starting Thursday after being placed under the strictest lockdown restrictions for 15 days due to the spike in COVID-19 cases.

The national government is paying more attention to Cebu City, which has the highest number of confirmed cases among cities and provinces nationwide. President Rodrigo Duterte on June 22 appointed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu as the new COVID-19 response chief for Visayas, who brought in hundreds of security troops to enforce the strict stay-at-home measures.

While experts from the University of the Philippines recommended to revert the quarantine status in Metro Manila to a stricter MECQ, Roque said the President opted to give the region a chance to continue gradually reopening its economy. “Pero malinaw po sa discussion na pag ‘di pa rin po bumagal ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 sa Metro Manila, posible pong bumalik sa MECQ pagkatapos nitong dalawang linggo,” he warned.

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