IATF changes quarantine status of Zamboanga, Tacloban cities

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/05/07/20210505-duterte-rodrigo-iatf-meeting-mnib-33.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Roa Duterte discuses matters with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on May 5, 2021.<em>Simeon Celi, Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA — The inter-agency task force leading the country&#x27;s COVID-19 response said on Friday it changed the quarantine status of Zamboanga and Tacloban cities, following appeals from their local governments. </p><p>&quot;Effective immediately,&quot; Zamboanga City will be under modified enhanced community quarantine until May 14, said Palace spokesman Harry Roque. </p><p>MECQ is the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/21/mecq-ecq-guidelines-rules-difference-2021">second strictest </a>quarantine status. Other areas under this level include Metro Manila, home to about a tenth of the Philippines&#x27; 108 million people. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/21/may-2021-quarantine-ncr-plus-mecq">Duterte extends MECQ in NCR Plus until May 14</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/30/21/final-quarantine-ifugao-puerto-princesa-palawan-mecq-gcq-may-2021">Palace: Ifugao added to MECQ areas until mid-May; Puerto Princesa under GCQ</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Also, effective immediately, Tacloban City shall be placed under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) until May 31,&quot; Roque said in a statement. </p><p>MGCQ is the loosest lockdown level. </p><p>The Philippines has logged 1,080,172 coronavirus infections, 63,170 of which were active as of Thursday. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><em><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=1679876" width="100%"></iframe></em></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video courtesy of PTV </em></div>

<p>The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response said on Friday it changed the quarantine status of Zamboanga and Tacloban cities, following appeals from their local governments. </p>

The inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response said on Friday it changed the quarantine status of Zamboanga and Tacloban cities, following appeals from their local governments.

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IATF changes quarantine status of Zamboanga, Tacloban cities

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