Localized lockdowns is way forward in virus fight and economic recovery, says Roque

Localized lockdowns is way forward in virus fight and economic recovery, says Roque COVID19Quarantine

MANILA-- Localized lockdowns is the way forward in the Philippines' fight against COVID-19, Malacañang said Thursday as it emphasized the need to salvage the economy dragged down by the pandemic.

A recent Social Weather Stations survey showed that two out of five adult Filipinos, or around 40 percent, are expecting the economy to worsen in the next 12 months as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers in the country. The government has kept nearly the entire Philippines under relaxed virus restrictions until the end of the month in a bid to boost economic activity after the country fell into recession in the second quarter.

The Philippines employs a 4-level community quarantine scheme ranging from the strictest enhanced community quarantine to the most relaxed modified general community quarantine .

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