The government has decided to ease the rules on the movement of the elderly during the community quarantine following a public outcry over the severe restrictions.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said the government has decided to allow those under 21 years old, 60 years old and above, pregnant women, and those with high health risk to go out of their houses for essential errands or to go to work.
[Translation: To the elderly, you won't be restrained from leaving your house. But let me remind you that you are vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. You are now allowed to go out for essential goods and services or go to work.] People who violate quarantine rules are arrested by the police without being meted a warning first, so the earlier decision on the elderly was met with great disapproval.
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