Lockdown in Metro Manila: President Duterte Update COVID-19, Philippines!
With the rising number of COVID Cases in the Philippines, President Duterte announced on March 12 raising the alert levels to Code Red- Sublevel 2 which signifies the presence of sustained community transmission that is beyond the capacity of government to trace. He also made the declaration to put Metro Manila in Community Quarantine from March 15 to April 14, 2020 based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases. Here's what you need to know about the Metro-wide community quarantine.
WHAT IS CODE RED-SUBLEVEL 2?
IS IT A LOCK DOWN OR COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
WHAT IS THE BASIS OF THE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE?
WHO ARE AFFECTED BY COMMUNITY QUARANTINE?
It is composed of 16 cities: the city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros.
WHAT ENTAILS THE NCR QUARANTINE?
