MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila mayors have agreed to recommend a “flexible” modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) over their localities in a bid to keep COVID-19 infections under control while slowly opening up the economy, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos said Wednesday.
Abalos said a flexible MECQ is a “middle ground” between MECQ and a looser general community quarantine (GCQ), meaning strict border control and health protocols will still be implemented but more activities, such as construction, will be allowed.
“You get the best characteristics of an MECQ and GCQ. That’s the middle ground. I think it’s a good transition,” …
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