MANILA, Philippines — It will take another 10 to 14 days to see the impact of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on the daily tally of new COVID-19 cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH). “We are expecting a continued decline (in COVID-19 cases). A reproduction number below 1 means the reproduction of COVID-19 cases is on a downtrend, David added. The Philippines yesterday logged 11,378 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the country’s total confirmed cases to 876,225. She said only authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) would continue to be allowed to use public transportation.

Source: Philippine Star April 12, 2021 15:56 UTC