MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has no plans as of yet to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Spokesperson Karlo Nograles assured on Saturday. This is totally false, totally, untrue, totally fake. Totally,” the IATF spokesperson stressed. The Luzon-wide ECQ, which was originally supposed to be lifted by midnight of April 13, was ordered extended by Duterte until April 30 as COVID-19 cases continue to grow both nationwide and worldwide. As of Saturday, April 17, the country has recorded 5,878 COVID-19 cases including 487 recoveries and 387 deaths.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 18, 2020 05:44 UTC