Duterte approves new quarantine classifications; NCR stays under stricter GCQ until July 15

June 29 ------ The government has kept the community quarantine regulations across the country at varying levels this July to stem the coronavirus outbreak. President Duterte has approved the new community quarantine status in the country recommended by the government task force in charge of addressing the pandemic, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. Under the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ) “with some restrictions” from July 1 to 15. Laguna and Cavite will be under GCQ “with heightened restrictions” until mid-July.

The areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the second of the four lockdown levels, from July 1 to 15 are the following:

Cagayan

Apayao

Bataan

Lucena City

Puerto Princesa

Naga

Iloilo City

Iloilo

Negros Oriental

Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga del Norte

Cagayan de Oro City

Davao City

Davao Oriental

Davao Occidental

Davao de Oro

Davao del Sur

Davao del Norte

Butuan City

Dinagat Islands

Surigao del Sur

Other areas under GCQ until July 15 are the following:

Baguio City

Ifugao

City of Santiago, Isabela

Nueva Vizcaya

Quirino

Batangas

Quezon

Guimaras

Aklan

Bacolod City

Negros Occidental

Antique

Capiz

Zamboanga Sibugay

City of Zamboanga

Iligan City

General Santos City

Sultan Kudarat

Sarangani

Cotabato

South Cotabato

Agusan del Norte

Surigao del Norte

Agusan del Sur

Cotabato City

The rest of the Philippines will remain under the modified GCQ (MGCQ) for the month of July. Under the quarantine rules, Roque said gyms and fitness centers located in Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will be allowed to operate up to 40 percent capacity. Operations of indoor sports courts will be permitted at 50 percent capacity. In these three GCQ areas, museums and historical sites may operate up to 40 percent capacity subject to compliance with minimum public health standards. Personal care services like salons and beauty clinics are allowed at 50 percent only for services not requiring mask removal. Also allowed are indoor dining at 40 percent capacity, outdoor dining at 50 percent, and outdoor tourist attractions at 50 percent capacity.

In Laguna and Cavite, the IATF recommended that gyms and fitness centers, indoor sports courts, museums and other historical sites are not allowed to operate during the GCQ with “heightened restrictions.”

Source: mb.com.ph