Eastern Visayas wants to revert to GCQ due to surge in COVID-19 cases

A joint resolution by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) and the Regional Task Force on COVID-19 has been approved, requesting the IATF to place the entire Eastern Visayas to a stricter community quarantine.

A joint resolution requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force to place the entire Eastern Visayas to a stricter community quarantine has been approved.

This is due to the spike in COVID-19 infections in the region with total cases now at 2,364, with 909 active cases, and 16 recorded fatalities. Molon said the current status of health facilities in the region is now at critical utilization rate or in danger zone as most of the intensive care units and hospital isolation beds are fully occupied.

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