General Community Quarantine: What To Observe in Areas Under GCQ?

Under the general community quarantine, everyone should observe these things

President Rodrigo Duterte extended the enhanced community quarantine in certain areas until May 15 while some areas were placed under general community quarantine.

general community quarantine
📷: ABS-CBN News

Here are the areas declared under the GCQ or with moderate and low-risk in the spread of COVID-19 are the following, based on the Twitter post of GMA reporter Joseph Morong:

Moderate

  • Negros Occidental
  • Negros Oriental
  • Siquijor
  • Davao del Sur
  • Davao Oriental
  • Sultan Kudarat
  • Lanao del Sur

Low-risk

  • Apayao
  • Mountain Province
  • Ifugao
  • Kalinga
  • Ilocos Sur
  • Batanes
  • Quirino
  • Aurora
  • Palawan
  • Romblon

Under the general community quarantine, people have to observe the following:

general community quarantine guidelines
📷: GMA News Online

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that areas under the enhanced community quarantine will still undergo evaluation if the restriction can be relaxed starting on the 16th of May, based on the report from GMA News Online.

Here are the areas with extended enhanced community quarantine until May 15:

  • National Capital Region
  • Pangasinan,
  • Benguet
  • Mindoro Island
  • Albay
  • Catanduanes
  • Antique
  • Iloilo
  • Cebu
  • Cebu City
  • Aklan
  • Capiz
  • Davao del Norte
  • Davao City
  • Davao de Oro

However, other areas are still subject for rechecking and the decision regarding the quarantine status may be changed on April 30.

The decision of the Chief Executive of the Philippines regarding this matter came after his meeting and consultation with officials from various departments on the night of April 23.

Amid the fight against the novel coronavirus disease 2019 in the country, President Duterte asked for the continued support of Filipinos in the policies being implemented. With this, he asked the military and police to imposed stricter enforcement of the quarantine rules, based on the report.

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