Facade of the City Hall of Zamboanga (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon recommending to place this city under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from October 15 to 31 given the surge in Covid-19 cases. On Thursday, Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, local IATF on Covid-19 chief implementer, said the resolution will be submitted to the Regional IATF for endorsement to the national IATF for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), which will make the final decision. The MECQ is a stricter classification compared to the general community quarantine (GCQ), which is the current quarantine status of this city. "We will see to it that the paper works will be done immediately to submit the resolution the soonest time to the RIATF and of course for it to be forwarded to the NIATF," Apolinario said citing there are processes to be followed.
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