CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Local chief executives and public officials in Cebu province on Friday, May 15, agreed to effectively implement the ‘new normal’ to a later date than what was scheduled
Cebu City Police Office personnel man the border area of Talisay City and Cebu City along the South Road Properties. | CDND Files / Gerard Vincent Francisco
All mayors in Cebu concurred in a meeting held at Balamban Municipal Hall to downgrade the Enhanced Community Quarantine to a General Community Quarantine this Wednesday, May 20 at 12:01 a.m. , the province’s capital where over 1,700 COVID-19 patients have been recorded, will be placed under a modified ECQ starting Saturday, May 16, 2020.The Cebu Provincial government, led by Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, convened all mayors on Friday to discuss possible policies in line with IATF – MEID’s guidelines as they transition to GCQ.
The governor also said their inclination to proceed to the new normal had been based on data, adding that they now had sufficient information compared in the outbreak’s early stages last February.
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