President Duterte
MAGPAPATULOY ang enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) sa National Capital Region (NCR), Region III, Region IV-A at iba pang high risk areas hanggang sa Mayo 15 sa harap ng patuloy na banta ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa bansa.
Ito’y matapos na pormal na irekomenda ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) kay Pangulong Duterte ang dalawang linggong extension ng lockdown na magtatapos sa Abril 30.
“The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Thursday, April 23, recommended to maintain the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, Region III, Region IV-A and all other high-risk areas up to May 15,” sabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque kay Duterte sa virtual briefing na inere ngayong umaga.
Idinagdag ni Roque na kabilang sa mga pasok sa ‘high-risk’ ay ang mga sumusunod: sa Region III, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, at Pampanga; sa Region IV-A ay ang Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal at Quezon.
Pasok din sa ‘high risk’ ang Oriental Mindoro at Occidental Mindoro sa Region IV-B; Albay at Catanduanes Region V; at Benguet sa CAR.
“Pangasinan in Region I, Tarlac and Zambales in Region III may change by April 30,” dagdag ni Roque.
Samantala, kabilang sa ‘high risk sa Visayas, ang Antique, Iloilo, Cebu at Cebu City.
“All subject to recheck, Aklan and Capiz, which are both subject to ECQ,” ayon kay Roque.
Sa Mindanao, pasok sa ‘high risk’ ang Davao del Norte at Davao City.
“While Davao de Oro is subject to ECQ and subject to recheck,” sabi pa kay Roque.
“High-risk areas will be under ECQ until May 15, subject for further evaluation. Moderate-risk areas meanwhile will be under general community quarantine until May 15, also subject for further evaluation. Low-risk areas will fall under general community quarantine until May 15, and if there is no deterioration, GCQ will be relaxed leading to normalization,” paliwanag pa ni Roque.
Sinabi pa ni Roque na sisimulang ipatupad sa Abril 27 ang minimum health standard. to be implemented starting April 27.
“Areas previously under ECQ but remain under GCQ will allow workers to go out and work in phases. Young people, senior citizens and high health risk would stay at home,” sabi pa ni Roque.
“For GCQ areas, restricted mall opening covering non-leisure shops would be allowed. There will be mandatory temperature check, mandatory wearing of masks, mandatory alcohol use. Limited number of people, particularly those with age 21 to 59, with ID and not looking sickly, would be allowed to go inside,” dagdag pa ni Roque.
“Priority and essential construction projects would likewise be allowed to resume, subject to minimum health standards, physical distancing, and barracks for workers. Public transport modes would likewise be allowed to operate at reduced capacity. Local government units (LGUs) would enforce curfew at night for non-workers,” sabi pa ni Roque.