Manila, Sept. 30 -- The entire city will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until Oct. 15 as local communities continue to grapple with the increasing cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) local transmission.
City Mayor Ronnel Rivera ordered the GCQ extension and the sustained implementation of movement restrictions for residents as well as border lockdown through Executive Order (EO) No. 46 released on Tuesday afternoon.
He said the move was unanimously endorsed by members of the city's Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases and concerned stakeholders.
"The city is not yet ready to open its borders to receive travelers from other areas with Covid-19 local transmissi...