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31,000 people nationwide under granular lockdown vs COVID-19

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1817933" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of PTV​</em></div><p>Some 31,000 people across the country are under granular lockdown meant to curb clusters of COVID-19 cases, the interior department said. </p><p>The granular lockdowns cover 423 areas or 7,232 households nationwide, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año told President Rodrigo Duterte in a taped meeting that aired on Wednesday.</p><p>Government started testing granular lockdowns with a 5-level alert system in Metro Manila in mid-September in a bid to better contain coronavirus infections and spur business activity. </p><p>Lockdown areas in the capital region were down to 47, said Año. This figure was at around 303 in early October. </p><p>&quot;Makikita po natin na very effective ang ating ginagawa na granular lockdown alongside sa ating bagong alert system,&quot; Año said. </p><p>(We can see that the granular lockdown we are doing with our new alert system is very effective.) </p>

Some 31,000 people are under granular lockdowns meant to curb clusters of COVID-19 cases, the interior department said. 