Duterte to announce new quarantine classifications on Monday

(File Photo) FIRST FRIDAY- People gather outside the Quiapo church in Manila for the first friday mass of September, as the government allows religious activities to resume under the GCQ but only up to 10 percent of the church’s capacity.
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MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte Rodrigo is expected to announce on Monday his decision on the quarantine classifications of Metro Manila and other areas in the country for the month of November.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this in a text message to INQUIRER.net Sunday. He added that Duterte’s speech will be recorded from his hometown Davao City.

Metro Manila, the province of Batangas, and the cities of Tacloban, Iligan, and Iloilo remain under the general community quarantine (GCQ) until Oct. 31.

The rest of the country is under the most lenient modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) except for Lanao Del Sur and Marawi City which are both under modified lockdown.

Mayors of the 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila are pushing for the imposition of GCQ until the end of the year to further contain the spread of COVID-19 in the metropolis.

READ: Mayors want Metro Manila under GCQ until yearend

As of Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 370,028 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide, including 328,036 recoveries and 6,977 deaths.

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