Will Quezon City extend lockdown? Official says it will depend on result of community testing

MANILA - The results of the ongoing community testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 in Quezon City will determine whether the enhance community quarantine will be extended beyond April 30, a local

official said Sunday.

"That is something we are constantly talking with our executive department, to study and also consulting with our barangay officials to see if we are ready to open or to selectively open certain barangays in Quezon City," he told ANC. "It all depends on the number of people we can test, the number of results that we can get, the number of people that we can properly quarantine, the number of people who also follow the law," he said.

The city will also roll out 6 community testing facilities with the week, in addition to the 3 hospitals conducting COVID-19 testing in the city.

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