(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Duterte announced that Manila and other areas will maintain "ordinary community isolation" before the end of the year

  China News Agency, Manila, November 30 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) On the evening of November 30, local time, Philippine National Television PTV4 broadcasted a speech recorded by President Duterte of the Philippines.

Duterte announced to the people: From December 1st to December 31st, the capital Metro Manila, Batangas Province, Lanao del Sur province, and Iloilo City, Tacloban City, Iligan City and Davao City The city continues to implement the "general community isolation" epidemic prevention policy (GCQ).

Other regions will implement "improved ordinary community isolation."

  Duterte made the above decision following the suggestions of various parties facing the quarantine and epidemic prevention policy.

He once again called on the public to abide by the epidemic prevention regulations, such as washing hands frequently, keeping body distance, and wearing masks and face shields.

  Previously, the mayors of the Philippine capital of Manila suggested that the GCQ should be maintained before the end of the year; the Philippine inter-agency task force for the management of new infectious diseases also expressed doubts about further relaxing the isolation level; the Philippine Ministry of Interior and Local Government have proposed prohibiting Christmas gatherings and gatherings Carols and other large gatherings are worried about causing a surge in new crown cases.

  Last week, Duterte reminded the public to strictly abide by the minimum health and safety protocols to prevent a surge in new crown cases after Christmas.

  The Philippine epidemic prevention and isolation are divided into multiple levels. Among them, "ordinary community isolation" means that most commercial activities can be carried out, including dining in restaurants; religious activities can also be carried out, but the number of people in religious places cannot exceed 30% of its original capacity ; Public transportation seats maintain "distance between one person" and so on.

  On November 30, data from the Philippine Ministry of Health (DOH) showed that the country had 1,773 new cases that day, and the number of cases in the course of the disease increased to 24,580.

There were 44 newly recovered people and a total of 398,658 people recovered; the death toll increased by 19 people, and a total of 8,392 people died.

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