MANILA, Philippines — The number of areas in Metro Manila placed under granular lockdown has gone down to 35, with only 148 households affected, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday. In a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte aired Wednesday morning, Año said a total of 413 areas across the country are under granular lockdown as of Nov. 6, affecting a total of 7,000 households or 29,000 individuals. ADVERTISEMENTA total of 44 areas, including cities and provinces, are currently under the government’s new five-tier alert level system, which shifted the focus from community wide quarantine restrictions to granular lockdowns. Metro Manila is currently under Alert Level 2 until Nov. 21. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 10, 2021 02:54 UTC