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Two-week extension of lockdown likely

CASES RISING Health workers on Sunday bring in a new patient, classified as “under investigation” for carrying the coronavirus, at a public hospital in Manila. —RICHARD A. REYES

MANILA, Philippines — The Luzon lockdown is likely to be extended by two weeks.

In a statement on Sunday, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo cited an “emerging consensus” among medical experts, businessmen, government officials and others that extending the lockdown by two weeks was “necessary.”

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MANILA- Quarantine extension gains support

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MANILA, Philippines — From Vice President Leni Robredo to senators, opposition lawmakers and the secretary of the interior, there is growing support for the extension of the enhanced community quarantine but with restrictions gradually eased, and improved public health measures put in place.

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año yesterday said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would meet today to discuss whether the Luzon-wide quarantine would be extended or modified to address the health crisis.

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Senators want extended lockdown

Yesterday, senators also renewed their call for the government to extend the lockdown, which is supposed to be lifted next week, to ensure the containment of COVID-19.

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Opposition lawmakers back extension

Even opposition lawmakers are backing the extension of the Luzon-wide lockdown to give way to mass testing.

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.Meanwhile, Robredo also backed the proposed extension of the ECQ in Luzon by 15 to 20 more days to ensure that the COVID-19 would be contained.

Robredo, however, urged the government to provide the people, especially the underprivileged, their basic necessities such as food, and clarify to them the need to lengthen the lockdown.

“I’m in favor (of the extension) because if we look at the projection (on the number of COVID-19 cases), the extension would be the best way to flatten the curve. However, the cooperation of the public is crucial, that’s why it’s important that they know why do we need to do this,” the Vice President said in an interview with ANC yesterday. – With Alexis Romero, Paolo Romero, Delon Porcalla, Helen Flores /Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star

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