Metro Manila has a long way to go before MGCQ –Roque
Metro Manila still has a long way to go before it could shift to the less restrictive modified general community quarantine , Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the doubling rate of coronavirus cases in Metro Manila must slow down to 28 days to qualify for the MGCQ level.
The capital region and four nearby provinces will shift from modified enhanced community quarantine to general community quarantine from August 19 to 31. These areas were placed under MECQ for the past two weeks only after the medical workers appealed for a timeout from the surge in cases of infections.
Roque said the critical care utilization rate must stay below the dangerous level of 70 percent. “Seventy percent above is dangerous, so below 70 is not dangerous . So we should not exceed 70% of our critical care capacity,” he said.
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