The sudden spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases is expected with the government’s move to gradually reopen the economy, Malacañang said. | DJEsguerraINQ
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Metro Manila, Laguna, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Zambales, and Angeles City were placed under MECQ, a transition period between the strict enhanced community quarantine and a general community quarantine until May 31. Only Cebu City and Mandaue City in the Visayas remain under ECQ while the rest of the country is now under GCQ.
Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases are set to meet on Wednesday to come up with a recommendation on what to do with the coronavirus lockdown. The IATF recommendation is subject to the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte although he has not rejected any of the proposals earlier submitted by the task force.
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