Relaxing Metro Manila quarantine 'out of the question': Roque

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cqLYOx4HwTc?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><p>MANILA — Downgrading the pandemic lockdown of some 12 million people Metro Manila is &quot;out of the question&quot;, Malacañang said Wednesday, as cases of the novel coronavirus disease continued to spike. </p><p>Cases of COVID-19 in the region take 7 to 9 days to double, which &quot;warrants the existing GCQ&quot; or general community quarantine, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. </p><p>The intensive care units at some hospitals have &quot;filled up&quot;, he added. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynyKBW20Jo">PGH says can no longer accept critically ill coronavirus patients</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/14/20/kidney-institutes-covid-19-bed-capacity-reaches-danger-zone">Kidney Institute&#x27;s COVID-19 bed capacity reaches &#x27;danger zone&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/14/20/icu-beds-for-coronavirus-patients-in-st-lukes-are-full-official">ICU beds for coronavirus patients in St. Luke&#x27;s are full: official</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Easing up of restrictions is out of the question. It was never considered, never agreed upon with the Metro Manila mayors because of the data,&quot; he told ANC. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday will likely announce fresh community quarantine classifications, Malacañang earlier said.</p><p>Metro Manila has been under GCQ since June 1. This lockdown, the third most lenient in a 4-step scale, allows the reopening of about 75 percent of the economy. </p>

<p>Downgrading the pandemic lockdown of some 12 million people Metro Manila is "out of the question", Malacañang said Wednesday, as cases of the novel coronavirus disease continued to spike. </p>

Downgrading the pandemic lockdown of some 12 million people Metro Manila is "out of the question", Malacañang said Wednesday, as cases of the novel coronavirus disease continued to spike.

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Relaxing Metro Manila quarantine 'out of the question': Roque

Relaxing Metro Manila quarantine 'out of the question': Roque

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Jul 15, 2020 09:51 AM PHT

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