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Only 14 NCR areas now under granular lockdowns, affecting 44 households

By: - Reporter /
/ 12:15 PM November 16, 2021

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FILE PHOTO: An area on granular lockdown in Metro Manila. INQUIRER/NINO JESUS ORBETA

MANILA, Philippines — The number of areas in Metro Manila placed under granular lockdown has dropped to just 14, affecting only 44 households, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday.

In a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte aired Tuesday morning, Año said a total of 399 areas across the country are under granular lockdown as of Nov. 13.

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This is affecting a total of 443 households or 1,147 individuals, he added.

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The number of areas under granular lockdown is down from the 413 areas recorded last week.

“Ibig sabihin talagang bumababa ang ating mga numero,” Año said.

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(This means our COVID-19 cases are really decreasing.)

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The government is conducting a phased nationwide rollout of its five-tier alert level system as President Rodrigo Duterte approved its implementation across the country.

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This new system shifted the focus from community-wide quarantine restrictions to granular lockdowns.

Metro Manila is currently under Alert Level 2 until Nov. 21.

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