MANILA, Philippines — The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) slammed on Monday the opinion of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that Metro Manila could again be placed under a less restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ). The labor group pointed out that on the same day the Department of Health (DOH) had just recorded the country’s single-highest surge in COVID-19 cases. On Monday, however, the DOH COVID-19 bulletin showed 6,958 newly-reported cases on that day alone— another record highest single-day increase, topping the 6,352 additional cases recorded on Aug. 4. Lorenzana told ABS-CBN News Channel in an interview that the Metro Manila was again ready to be under GCQ as COVID-19 cases had started to recede. READ: Lorenzana chided: Drop in COVID-19 cases daily count not enough basis for GCQFor more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 10, 2020 18:17 UTC