Lawmakers and senior citizens alike asked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to reconsider the said quarantine protocol. The trade secretary said that the task force is not putting the elderly under “house arrest,” noting that the ban was simply an “overall policy” since the age group is prone to the virus. Under the GCQ order, senior citizens are not allowed to leave their homes to protect them from contracting the virus. Several lawmakers on Wednesday called on the IATF-EID to reconsider the move as they noted that leaving senior citizens at home, especially those who do not have company, could be dangerous. ADVERTISEMENTThe Commission on Human Rights has also asked the national government to reconsider the travel restrictions imposed on senior citizens.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2020 05:37 UTC