BREAKING. Despite the continued increase of coronavirus cases in the Philippines, President Duterte placed Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal back to GCQ from August 19 to August 31.
with President Rodrigo Duterte to tighten quarantine restrictions as cases soared.
The researchers underscored that the surge in cases in Metro Manila was"real" and that"if we lift the MECQ prematurely, we will need to deal with the outbreak in the NCR entering a phase of uncontrolled and very rapid growth." Meanwhile, the virus showed no signs of slowing down as the 7-day positivity rate – or share of patients who test positive for the disease – was now at 17%. The number is far from the the World Health Organization's recommendation to obtain a positivity rate of 5% or less to control the pandemic.
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