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Gov't eyes different lockdown options per area post-April 30: Galvez

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/04/19/20200417-covid-lockdown-sign-gc-6453.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Entrance to small streets are barricaded with “lockdown” signs in Mandaluyong on April 17, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The government&#x27;s chief implementer of the Philippines&#x27; COVID-19 response said Sunday authorities will consider different options per area once the Luzon-wide lockdown, imposed more than a month ago to curb the spread of the pandemic, ends on April 30.Secretary Carlito Galvez of the National Task Force on COVID-19 told ANC that the government is continuously consulting different sectors for possible options.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pp0gicoVN-0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>&quot;Very careful kami talaga na yung ire-recommend namin kay Presidente, alam kung ano yung magiging trade-offs and also yung consequences for every options that we will do,&quot; he said.&quot;Sa ngayon, tiningnan natin, kunyari, may options na pwede natin i-extend (for) another 15 days in certain areas.&quot;&quot;Meron din possibility na yung ibang nakikita nating maganda ang nangyayari, na medyo nawawala ang threat, medyo nami-minimize nila and we have seen na yung mga LGU (local government unit) kayang-kaya nila, we can lift in some areas.&quot;According to Galvez, the task force will lay down conditions and courses of action for every scenario, noting that the crisis is both a health and a humanitarian issue.He said the task force is mindful of the impact of the lockdown to the economy, the peace and order situation, and even on the &quot;psychological mind of our people.&quot;He said that in some areas were the spread of the disease is high, modified or selective quarantine measures may be imposed.It may also be &quot;less restrictive&quot; in other areas.Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the inter-agency body handling the COVID-19 may submit its recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte on April 25.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/20/what-happens-to-luzon-wide-ecq-after-april-30-duterte-may-get-reco-on-april-25-says-ao">What happens to Luzon-wide ECQ after April 30? Duterte may get reco on April 25, says Año</a></li></ul>Speaking in a separate ANC interview, Año ruled out a “total lockdown for the entire country&quot; and added that government will not implement martial law.Instead, a “martial law-style” implementation of the quarantine measures may be done in severely-affected areas where there are rampant violations, he said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/16/20/duterte-warns-martial-law-like-lockdown-over-covid-19-quarantine-violations">Duterte warns martial law-like lockdown over COVID-19 quarantine violations</a></li></ul>Echoing Año&#x27;s remarks, Galvez said the presence of uniformed personnel in some areas may be needed to enforce quarantine measures.&quot;Nakikita natin sa ibang lugar pag may military at pulis sumusunod,&quot; he said.Metro Manila and the entire Luzon, home to about half of the country&#x27;s 100 million people, is under lockdown until April 30 to contain the pandemic.As of Saturday, the Philippines has recorded 6,087 cases of COVID-19, with 516 recoveries and 397 deaths.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/20/covid-19-cases-in-ph-top-6000-as-209-new-cases-recorded">COVID-19 cases in PH top 6,000 as 209 new cases recorded</a></li></ul>

MANILA - The government's chief implementer of the Philippines' COVID-19 response said Sunday authorities will consider different options per area once the Luzon-wide lockdown, imposed more than a month ago to curb the spread of the pandemic, ends on April 30.

MANILA - The government's chief implementer of the Philippines' COVID-19 response said Sunday authorities will consider different options per area once the Luzon-wide lockdown, imposed more than a month ago to curb the spread of the pandemic, ends on April 30.