
By Prince Golez
Local chief executives may impose lockdown in a barangay with high coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, according to MalacaƱang.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that localized quarantine measures can be implemented in barangays or zones of barangays as a preventive measure against Covid-19.
“Ang mga lokal na opisyales, mga mayor, meron pong kapangyarihan na mag impose pa ring ng ECQ sa ilang mga barangay o di naman kaya zona ng barangay kung saan mataas pa rin ang kaso ng COVID,” Roque told Unang Balita in an interview Friday.
“So magkakaroon tayo ng pockets of ECQ na ang tawag nila diyan lockdown. May ganon pa rin tayo pero mga pockets na lang,” he also said.
On Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the transition of Metro Manila from modified ECQ to a more relaxed general community quarantine starting Monday next week.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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