Muling pinalawig ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang umiiral na enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) sa mga lugar sa bansa na mataaas pa rin ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 hanggang May 15, 2020.
Kabilang sa mga high risk areas ay ang mga sumusunod:
National Capital Region
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Pampanga
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
Quezon
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro
Albay
Catanduanes
Benguet
Pangasinan
Tarlac
Zambales
Antique
Iloilo
Cebu
Cebu City
Aklan
Capiz
Davao del Norte
Davao City
Davao de Oro
Ang deklarasyon nang ekstensiyon ng ECQ ay ginawa ng Pangulong Duterte sa ginanap na pagpupulong ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases nitong umaga ng Biyernes sa Malacanang.
Kung maalala ang ikalawang extension ng ECQ ay sa April 30 na sana magtatapos.
Samantala nilinaw naman ni Presidential Spokersperson Harry Roque, kailangan ding magkaroon pa ng “recheck” sa mga lugar sa Visayas na nasa high-risk category, ganon din ang Davao de Oro.
“In the Visayas, the IAFT considered Antique, Iloilo, Cebu and Cebu City high-risk, all subject to recheck, Aklan and Capiz, which are both subject to ECQ. In Mindanao, Davao del Norte and Davao City are considered high-risk, while Davao de Oro is subject to ECQ and subject to recheck,” bahagi pa ng statement ng IATF. “High-risk areas will be under ECQ until May 15, subject for further evaluation. Moderate-risk areas meanwhile will be under general community quarantine until May 15, also subject for further evaluation. Low-risk areas will fall under general community quarantine until May 15, and if there is no deterioration, GCQ will be relaxed leading to normalization.”
“The IATF likewise recommended a minimum health standard to be implemented starting April 27. The Department of Health, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will prepare the guidelines by April 25.”
Samantala, iniulat din naman ni Roque na magpapatupad na rin ang gobyerno sa iba pang mga rehiyon at probinsiya sa ilalim ng moderate- at low-risk ukol sa COVID-19 kaya tatawagin naman ng mga ito na nasa general community quarantine (GCQ) simula sa May 1.
Sinasabing may bahagyang pagluluwag sa mga lugar na nabibilang sa kategoryang ito.
Moderate-risk areas na pinag-aaralan ilagay sa GCQ o kaya sa ECQ:
Aklan
Cagayan
Camarines Sur
Capiz
Ilocos Norte
La Union
Isabela
Lanao del Norte
Marinduque
Maguindanao
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental
North Cotabato
Nueva Vizcaya
South Cotabato
Samar
Western Samar
Zamboanga del Sur
Moderate-risk areas (GCQ):
Lanao del Sur
Negros Occidental
Negros Oriental
Sultan Kudarat
Siquijor
Low-risk areas (GCQ):
Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Norte
Aurora
Batanes
Basilan
Bohol
Biliran
Bukidnon
Camarines Norte
Camiguin
Davao Occidental
Dinagat Island
Eastern Samar
Mountain Province
Ifugao
Kalinga
Ilocos Sur
Quirino
Romblon
Sorsogon
Masbate
Guimaras
Leyte
Northern Samar
Southern Leyte
Palawan
Sarangani
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Sulu
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga Sibugay
“Non-leisure stores in malls and shopping centers may partially open; higher education institutions may continue classes to finish the academic year and issue credentials to students in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the Commission on Higher Education; priority and essential construction projects may resume in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the DPWH; public transportation may operate at a reduced capacity in accordace with guidelines as may be issued by the DOTr; local government units shall enforce curfew at night for non-workers; and airports and seaports may operate insofar as the unhampered movement of goods.”
