186 NCR areas under granular lockdown –PNP

At least 186 areas in the National Capital Region were under granular lockdown as of Wednesday, based on the data from the Philippine National Police released Thursday.

The number of lockdown areas in the region has gone down from 192.

In an update, the PNP said these areas under granular lockdown were reported in 122 barangays in Metro Manila.

These areas included 133 houses, 19 residential buildings, 15 streets, 14 subdivisions or villages, and a settlement.

According to the PNP Public Information Office, the local government units (LGUs) decide on imposing and lifting granular lockdowns.

At least 687 PNP personnel and 701 force multipliers have been deployed to the concerned areas to ensure security and adherence to minimum health standards.

Earlier, Metro Manila Council head and Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the presence of one COVID-19 case will be enough to impose a lockdown on a house or a floor in a condominium building.

To impose a lockdown on an entire street, he said there should be at least two COVID-19 cases.

Granular lockdowns are micro-level quarantine for areas classified as “critical zones” by the LGUS. According to officials, granular lockdowns could be implemented on a house, compound, street, or building with high cases of infections.

The Inter-Agency Task Force decided to extend the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System, which includes granular lockdowns, in the NCR until October 15.—AOL, GMA News

186 NCR areas under granular lockdown –PNP
Source: Filipino Viral News PH