MANILA, Philippines — The quarantine category in the NCR Plus area which includes Metro Manila and the adjacent provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna, may be downgraded to a general community quarantine (GCQ) starting May if it gets more beds for COVID-19 patients especially those who need critical care, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Friday.
“The soonest, of course, would be May, starting May,” DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel after asked when NCR Plus could shift to GCQ.
However, Lopez noted the government has to solve the high occupancy rates in intensive care units (ICU) for severe cases of COVID…
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