MANILA, Philippines — The OCTA Research has recommended an extension of the general community quarantine (GCQ) in the NCR Plus bubble even as Metro Manila saw a decline of new daily COVID-19 cases to a little over 1,000 — about the same figure reported before the surge of cases in April.
For Dr. Guido David of the OCTA Research, it does not seem to be the right time yet for the NCR Plus bubble to ease to modified GCQ in June, given the still high number of new COVID-19 cases.
“While we believe we can relax restrictions, we think we should try to retain the GCQ at this time because the cases are still significant,” David of the OCTA Research said in an online press briefing …
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