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Most Metro Manila mayors are in favor of shifting the National Capital Region (NCR) to a “strict” General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting on May 15.

The OCTA Research Team projected that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Metro Manila may decrease to around 1,000 cases per day by the end of the month should the government extend the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the metropolis.

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will meet on Wednesday, May 12, to decide on the next quarantine status for the National Capital Region (NCR).

Barangay officials who fail to enforce the country’s quarantine rules could be held liable, President Duterte said in a televised address Monday as the country continued to battle the surge of coronavirus cases.

The average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is projected to decrease between 1,700 and 1,800 cases per day by the end of the week, a member of the OCTA Research Team said on Monday, May 10.

The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may shift to the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) by May 15 given the improving coronavirus situation and health care capacity, a Palace official said Monday, May 10.

Even though there were still many days left for the present quarantine classifications this month, the government’s pandemic task force said it would continue to balance health and economy in safely reopening more industries for the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area come June.

The average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is projected to drop below 2,000 cases per day by May 14, according to experts studying the pandemic in the country.

The average number of daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila is 56 percent lower compared to the number of cases recorded during the peak of the surge recently, the OCTA Research Team said.

The quarantine restrictions imposed in Metro Manila may be relaxed if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases recorded in the region decline to about 2,000 cases, a member of the OCTA Research Team said Thursday, May 6.

Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number further declined to 0.77, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Wednesday, May 5.

President Duterte is willing to lift the strict community quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces once the coronavirus situation has improved.

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The OCTA Research Team has estimated that the daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila will decrease to 3,000 or below in the coming weeks if the reproduction number will be maintained.

The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased by 18 percent compared to the previous week, a member of OCTA Research said Sunday, May 2.

Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don’t enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28.

The healthcare utilization rate in Metro Manila has decreased in the past weeks, the country’s treatment czar and Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said Tuesday, April 27.

Despite the downtrend in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David more people will still require hospitalization as the number of new infections will remain high.