MANILA, Philippines — A fellow at the OCTA Research group on Saturday recommended that the government impose a two-week modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.
During the Laging Handa online press briefing, Dr. Butch Ong of the OCTA Research group said the reproduction number of COVID-19 cases dropped to 1.94 from 2.04.
This was despite the efforts of local government units in Metro Manila to place certain areas under localized lockdowns.
“If we are going to maintain the localized lockdowns, or if the change in the reproductive number is only .01, we might see an improvement in about 10 weeks. Baka ngayon siguro, pwede nati…
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