MALABONG i-extend o palawigin ang enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) para sa third consecutive week sa NCR Plus sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.
Sinabi ni Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque na malayong mangyari na i-extend ang ECQ lalo pa’t nabanggit na ni Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado na wala nang budget para sa karagdagang ayuda sa low-income households kapag ipinatupad ang nasabing extension.
Naglaan ang pamahalaan ng P22.9 billion budget para sa “in cash” o “in kind” aid sa low-income families na nakatira sa mga lugar na nasa ilalim ng ECQ mula Marso 29 hanggang Abril 11.
Ang nasabing ayuda ay P1,000 kada indibidwal na may maximum na P4,000 kada low-income family.
“The two-week ECQ and the possible one-week MECQ, as well as intensified contact tracing, isolation and having more mobile hospitals equipped with intensive care units and compliance of minimum public health standards, should significantly reduce the number of COVID-19 cases by May,” ani Roque.
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