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Metro Manila, 9 other areas stay under GCQ in January 2021

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/12/28/20201210-giant-christmas-tree-san-juan-gc-4.jpg"/><figcaption>A woman takes pictures of her child in front of a giant Christmas tree at the Pinaglabanan Shrine in San Juan on Dec. 10, 2020. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that Metro Manila and 9 other areas will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until January 31, 2021.</p><p>This aims to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which experts said could surge after the holiday gatherings. </p><p>The following areas will be under GCQ until January 31, Duterte said in his weekly address about the COVID-19 pandemic. </p><ul>	<li>Metro Manila</li>	<li>Isabela</li>	<li>Santiago City</li>	<li>Batangas</li>	<li>Iloilo</li>	<li>Tacloban City</li>	<li>Lanao del Sur</li>	<li>Iligan City</li>	<li>Davao City</li>	<li>Davao del Norte</li></ul><p>Duterte, however, said the new quarantine classifications may still change, subject to appeals by their respective local government units.</p><p>The rest of the country will be under modified GCQ, which has the least restrictive measures in the country&#x27;s 4-level lockdown system.<br/> <br/>Metro Manila, which accounts for about a third of the country&#x27;s gross domestic product, has been under GCQ since August, with stricter lockdowns enforced in earlier months as COVID-19 infections rose. </p><p>The Philippines has tallied more than 470,000 coronavirus infections, as of Monday. The unabated first wave of infections has prevented the economy from fully reopening.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/30/20/covid-19-cases-in-ph-breach-431000-with-1773-new-infections">COVID-19 cases in PH breach 431,000 with 1,773 new infections</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/infographic/03/17/20/tracking-covid-19-cases-in-the-philippines">Tracking COVID-19 cases in the Philippines</a></li></ul><p>Experts from the OCTA Research Groups earlier said it was &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/23/20/very-possible-for-m-manila-to-see-4000-daily-covid-19-cases-after-christmas-researchers" target="_blank">very possible</a>&quot; for Metro Manila to tally 4,000 new COVID-19 cases per day after Christmas if the public failed to follow health protocols through the holidays. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H9eDbnPfgYU?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><address class="iwantbar">Video courtesy of PTV </address>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that Metro Manila and 9 other areas will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until January 31, 2021.<br /> </p>

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday night that Metro Manila and 9 other areas will stay under general community quarantine (GCQ), the third strictest of 4 lockdown levels, until January 31, 2021.

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Metro Manila, 9 other areas stay under GCQ in January 2021

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 28, 2020 10:17 PM PHT

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Updated December 28, 2020 11:52 PM PHT

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