{"id":277196,"date":"2020-11-30T21:35:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T02:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=277196"},"modified":"2020-11-30T21:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T02:35:42","slug":"davao-del-norte-joins-7-other-areas-under-gcq-until-yearend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/30\/davao-del-norte-joins-7-other-areas-under-gcq-until-yearend\/","title":{"rendered":"Davao del Norte joins 7 other areas under GCQ until yearend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malaca\u00f1ang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang Park, Manila on November 30, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Davao del Norte will be joining seven other areas under a general community quarantine (GCQ) classification until yearend, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night.<\/p>\n

In a taped speech aired over PTV-4, Duterte said Metro Manila, the provinces of Batangas and Lanao del Sur, and cities of Iloilo, Tacloban, Iligan, and Davao will remain under GCQ until Dec. 31.<\/p>\n

The rest of the country will be under modified general community quarantine, he added.<\/p>\n

Davao City, on Nov. 30, reverted to GCQ following a rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.<\/p>\n

Melquiades Feliciano, deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 for the Visayas, was tasked to lead the Coordinated Operations to Defeat the Epidemic (CODE) teams that were deployed in Davao City to help in the response efforts.<\/p>\n

Duterte renewed his call to the public to observe quarantine protocols such as frequent hand-washing, physical distancing, and wearing of face masks and face shields.<\/p>\n

He also hit critics for questioning the government\u2019s Covid-19 response, insisting that a vaccine is the only way to eliminate the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng panlaban lang ng<\/em>\u00a0(The only way to fight) Covid is wash your hand, wear a mask, and stay home.\u00a0\u2018yan lang ang medisina diyan. Hindi mo mabili sa botika \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(that\u2019s the only medicine for it. You can\u2019t mind it in a pharmacy). Stay safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila mayors earlier recommended retaining GCQ status for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) expressed doubts over further relaxing quarantine restrictions as it may result in a possible spike in cases.<\/p>\n

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier proposed to ban Christmas parties, caroling, and other mass gatherings.<\/p>\n

Last week, Duterte also reminded the public to strictly follow minimum health and safety protocols to prevent a post-Christmas holiday surge of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed the country logged 1,773 new cases raising the country\u2019s active cases to 24,580.<\/p>\n

A total of 44 patients recovered, raising the total recoveries to 398,658 while 19 more deaths pushed the death toll to 8,392.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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