President Rodrigo Road Duterte reiterated that the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble will stay under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until April 4 only but added that there are two other areas in Luzon will be placed under the modified ECQ (MECQ).
The Philippine president made the statement as the country reported 10,016 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, March 29, another record-high figure, bringing the total number of infections to 731,894.
In his weekly public address on Monday evening, President Duterte retained Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal under ECQ until April 4. Santiago City shall be placed under MECQ from April 1 to April 30, 2021; while Quirino Province will also be under MECQ from April 1 to April 15, 2021.
For Luzon, the entire Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); Cagayan, Isabela, and Nueva Vizcaya in Region II; and Batangas shall be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) until April 30, 2021.
Tacloban City in the Visayas; and Iligan City, Davao City, and Lanao del Sur in Mindanao will all be under the GCQ for the entire month of April. Meanwhile, all other areas in the country will be under the modified GCQ (MGCQ) from April 1 to April 30.
President Duterte approved placing the NCR+ bubble under the ECQ to address the alarming increase of COVID-19 cases in the country.
With additional reports: Argyll Cyrus Geducos, mb.com.ph
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