The implementation of granular lockdowns will be successful only if coupled with continuous pandemic response such as testing, contact tracing, and vaccinations, an expert said Tuesday, Sept. 7. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it...
Our early lockdown in March saved 200,000 lives, and continued vaccination is driving down infection numbers CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Last March 2020, the first community transmission of COVID-19 in the Philippines was recorded. Given the uncertainty surrounding the virus, the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday assured that safeguards are in place despite the lifting of the travel restriction to 10 countries. DOH/MB "We should not worry because we have safeguards. While there will be no restrictions, we have strict border control for all incoming travellers...no...
Individuals who are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be allowed to do more essential activities as the government recalibrates its pandemic response and tries the enforcement of granular lockdown in the National Capital Region (NRC), an official of a task force on pandemic...
After enduring a month of strict lockdown, Metro Manila will shift back to a general community quarantine (GCQ) although it will also serve as the pilot area for the implementation of granular lockdowns starting Sept. 8 until the end of the month. Members of the Philippine National Police man a...
A total of 51 barangays in Metro Manila are currently under granular lockdown ahead of the pilot testing for this quarantine measure intended to strike a balance between rebooting the economy and implementing measures to contain the continuous rise of coronavirus cases (COVID-19) cases in the...
As the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila is set to expire on September 7, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora bared on Monday the details of the granular lockdown system which aims to give the economy a boost amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat of the more...
The implementation of the granular lockdown in ​the National Capital Region (NCR) will be treated as if there is a "typhoon," that is, an "alert level" status will be issued to determine policies to be imposed. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos said...
Pilot testing for the implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila will start on Sept. 8, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. In a GMA News report, Año noted that the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) fr the...
Although she agrees with the government’s decision to impose granular lockdowns instead of community quarantine in areas with a high number of coronavirus cases, Vice President Leni Robredo highlighted the need for intensified testing, tracing, and isolation. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
Malacañang said President Duterte has yet to give the go-signal for the pilot implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila as its current quarantine classification expires on September 7. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David expressed concern that the implementation of granular lockdowns in Metro Manila may not be effective to curb the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge in the region. "Based on historical evidence, granular...
