{"id":269795,"date":"2020-09-24T23:15:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T03:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269795"},"modified":"2020-09-24T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T03:15:08","slug":"iloilo-placed-under-mecq-from-sept-25-oct-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/24\/iloilo-placed-under-mecq-from-sept-25-oct-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Iloilo placed under MECQ from Sept. 25-Oct. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Tre\u00f1as said they logged a total of 73 new Covid-19 cases, of which 55 were acquired locally from an unknown source. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Iloilo City has reverted to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from Sept. 25 to Oct. 9 following the spike in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, Malaca\u00f1ang said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this announcement after local officials sought to place the city under a stricter form of quarantine to contain the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is to inform that Iloilo City has been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine effective September 25, 2020 until October 9, 2020,\u201d Roque said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Tre\u00f1as said they logged a total of 73 new Covid-19 cases, of which 55 were acquired locally from an unknown source.<\/p>\n

Lanao del Sur, Bacolod City, and Iligan City are also under MECQ until the end of the month.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Batangas and the city of Tacloban are under general community quarantine (GCQ).<\/p>\n

The rest of the Philippines are placed under modified GCQ, the most relaxed quarantine classification.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, the number of confirmed Covid-10 cases rose to 296,755 after health authorities announced 2,180 new infections.<\/p>\n

Covid-19 recoveries rose to 231,928 while the death toll climbed to 5,127.<\/p>\n

Facility-based isolation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roque, likewise, said that facility-based isolation will be required for confirmed asymptomatic and mild Covid-19 cases, except where the patient is considered vulnerable or having comorbidities.<\/p>\n

Asymptomatic and mild Covid-19 cases whose home meets the conditions specified in the Department of Health and the Department of the Interior and Local Government Joint Administrative Order 2020-0001 will also be exempted.<\/p>\n

Another exception, he said, would be when the Ligtas Covid-19 Centers within the region are fully occupied and the local government unit does not have sufficient isolation facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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