MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday said she is in favor of easing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions once the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) over the so-called NCR Plus lapses after May 14 as long as health protocols are strictly enforced.
Belmonte pointed out that there are other issues apart from COVID-19 that must be addressed.
“Our numbers have gone down by at least 57 percent compared to the worst part of the surge and that’s a good sign but the numbers are still very very high,” Belmonte said in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel.
“But having said that, I am for relaxing somewhat o…
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