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Travel to and from Metro Manila restricted for 30 days to contain COVID-19
By CNN Philippines Staff

Published Mar 12, 2020 9:13:55 PM


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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 12) — The Philippine government has or
dered a "community quarantine" on Metro Manila, the political and economic c
enter of the country, after health authorities raised the highest COVID-19 a
lert level in an effort to contain the spread of the viral disease.

Over 12 million people living in Metro Manila would not be allowed to travel
 out of the region by land, local air travel and local sea travel beginning
March 15 until April 14. Travel to the region will also be prohibited.

A suspension of all land, local air travel and local sea travel to and from
Metro Manila shall take effect in 48 hours.

The LRT, MRT and the Philippine National Railways, however, will continue op
eration, with the Transportation Department tasked to issue guidelines to en
sure social distancing on the trains.

Under "community quarantine," mass gatherings are banned and schools in the
region shall be shut down until April 12.

Students, however, are still required to fulfill their academic requirements
 The local government is tasked to ensure that students remain at home whil
e classes are suspended.

Work in the executive branch is also suspended until April 12, except for a
skeletal workforce to ensure continuous delivery of services to the public.
The legislative and judicial branches of government are encouraged to also a
dopt the same policy.

Work in the private sector continues, but the government encourages flexible
 work arrangements.

"When China declared a lockdown in Wuhan, their citizens are not allowed to
leave those cities and the highways were closed. That’s a lockdown,” Inter
ior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya earlier explained. The coronavirus pandemic
 first emerged in Wuhan.

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año previously said security forces are prepared
to be deployed to impose the localized lockdown. Philippine National Police
Chief Archie Gamboa said up to 40,000 cops are ready to be sent out to enfor
ce the order.

Two people, a Chinese man and a Filipino woman, have died in the country bec
ause of the disease. Two have recovered, while 45 are admitted at various ho
spitals in the country.

Globally, the virus has killed 4,607 and infected 124,519.

COVID-19 is a disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, which is re
lated to the virus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, but is not
 as deadly, with the fatality rate standing at around three percent.

According to the World Health Organization, 80 percent of patients only expe
rience “mild illness” and eventually recover. It added that some 14 percen
t experience severe illness while five percent were critically ill.

The disease is spread through small droplets from the nose or mouth when peo
ple infected with the virus cough or sneeze.

To prevent infection, authorities are urging people to practice regular hand
 washing, cover the mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, and avoid clo
se contact with those who show respiratory symptoms.

Commonly reported COVID-19 symptoms are fever, dry cough and shortness of br
eath. Those with severe and critical symptoms should call the Health Departm
ent at (02) 8-651-7800 local 1149-1150.

The WHO has declared COVID-19 a pandemic, but stressed that this should not
cause alarm as it can still be controlled since 90 percent of infections are
 being reported in only four countries, while outbreaks in China and South K
orea are slowing down.

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