Duque: COVID-19 ‘fresh’ cases not related to shift to GCQ

The number of “fresh” cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country is not related to the easing of nationwide quarantine protocols, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. | DYGalvezINQ

Starting May 15, quarantine protocols in many parts of the country shifted to general community quarantine after about two months of hard lockdown due to the high occurrence of COVID-19 cases.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and other “high-risk” areas remained under stricter quarantine measures, known as modified enhanced community quarantine for two more weeks.The DOH is set to release a new set of data analytics on Wednesday to show the impact of loosened quarantine protocols in the metro and in other areas, Duque said.

This will also be the basis of whether quarantine measures in the metro should be further eased or be reinstated. “Hintayin na lang natin ‘yung magiging result ng report ng data analytics expert group,” the Health chief said.

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