{"id":270531,"date":"2020-10-01T06:49:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=270531"},"modified":"2020-10-01T06:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T10:49:31","slug":"metro-manila-shift-to-mgcq-by-november-not-impossible-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/01\/metro-manila-shift-to-mgcq-by-november-not-impossible-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Manila shift to MGCQ by November ‘not impossible’: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Public utility buses (PUBs) plying the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) busway await passengers at the Edsa Busway in Caloocan City on Wednesday (Sept. 30, 2020). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday said it is \u201cnot impossible\u201d for Metro Manila to shift to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) by November following a decrease in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region.<\/p>\n

This after Metro Manila Council (MMC) chairman and Para\u00f1aque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Metro Manila may shift to the MGCQ by November if the drop in Covid-19 infections is sustained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not an impossibility\u00a0dahil talaga naman pong napababa natin<\/em>\u00a0(because we have really lowered our figures),\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, said the shift to the most relaxed quarantine status would still depend on the citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero nasa kababayan pa rin natin iyan sa<\/em>\u00a0Metro Manila.\u00a0Alam na po natin ang dapat gawin \u2013 mask, hugas, iwas gaya ng sinasabi ng ating Presidente doon sa ating \u2018Ingat Buhay Para sa Kabuhayan\u2019<\/em>\u00a0campaign (It\u2019s still up to the people of Metro Manila. We know what we have to do: Wear face masks, wash our hands, and practice physical distancing like what the President says in our \u2018Ingat Buhay Para sa Kabuhayan\u2019),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Roque, no one can predict when the Covid-19 rate of infection will slow down.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u00a0bumababa po ang numero pero<\/em>\u00a0(Our cases are decreasing but) no one can predict po when we can actually flatten the curve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said it is more important to ensure that the country\u2019s healthcare system is not overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng importante po hindi po nao<\/em>-overwhelm\u00a0ang ating<\/em>\u00a0healthcare system\u00a0dahil kapag na<\/em>-overwhelm\u00a0po \u2018yan, ibig sabihin ang mga magkakasakit sa kalye na lang \u2018yan ilalagay<\/em>\u00a0(What\u2019s important is our healthcare system is not overwhelmed because if that happens, those who will get sick will have to be placed on the streets),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque said the country has successfully improved its healthcare capacity and is doing \u201ca good job\u201d battling the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila is currently under general community quarantine (GCQ) until October 31.<\/p>\n

As of September 30, data from the health department\u2019s Covid-19 tracker showed that Metro Manila has logged 163,780 Covid-19 cases, with 2,674 deaths and 138,708 recoveries.<\/p>\n

Quezon City has the most number of Covid-19 cases at 26,431, followed by Manila with 17,464 cases; and Caloocan City with 9,794.<\/p>\n

Nationwide, the total number of Covid-10 cases reached 314,079 with 254,223 recoveries and 5,562 deaths as of October 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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