MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has placed Davao City under General Community Quarantine, the Palace said Friday. The stricter quarantine classification was prompted by a rise in COVID-19 cases in the city. The Department of Health on Thursday said they tallied 110 new positive cases in Davao City that day, saying also that the spike in cases there "is continuous as of this time." The STAR reported that Davao City has been classified as "medium risk" based on its average daily attack and two-week growth rates. Prior to being put under GCQ, Davao City had instituted measures to arrest the spread of the novel coronavirus, including declaring a liquor ban until the end of 2020 and the use of QR codes for contact tracing.

Source: Philippine Star November 20, 2020 03:22 UTC