Cavite and its two nearby provinces will transition to general community quarantine (GCQ) ‘with heightened restrictions’ starting June 16 until the end of the month.
Also under the same lockdown status are Rizal and Laguna while Metro Manila and Bulacan will ease to GCQ ‘with some restrictions.’
The NCR Plus was previously placed under GCQ “with restrictions” until June 15.
President Rodrigo Duterte announced these new community quarantine classifications during his taped address to the nation on Monday, June 14.
Malacañang has yet to explain the specific guidelines under these forms of lockdown.
Other quarantine classifications
The following areas will stay under the regular GCQ in the same period:
Baguio City
Kalinga
Mountain Province
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Batangas
Quezon
Iligan City
Davao del Norte
General Santos City
Sultan Kudarat
Sarangani
Cotabato
South Cotabato
Lanao del Sur
Cotabato City
Meanwhile, the following areas were placed under the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ):
City of Santiago
Cagayan
Apayao
Ifugao
Bataan
Lucena City
Puerto Princesa
Naga City
Iloilo City
Iloilo
Negros Oriental
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Norte
Cagayan de Oro City
Davao City
Butuan City
Agusan del Sur
Dinagat Islands
Surigao del Sur
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is under the most relaxed modified GCQ.
The country has so far logged 1,322,053 COVID-19 cases 59,096 of whom remain active as of Monday. The death toll toll currently stands at 22,845 while 1,240,112 have recovered.
