97 areas in NCR under granular lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

FILE PHOTO: An area on granular lockdown in Metro Manila in an effort to stop the spread of the more contagious variants of the new coronavirus. INQUIRER/NINO JESUS ORBETA

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 97 areas in Metro Manila are currently under granular lockdown amid a surge in COVID-19 infections, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday.

A total of 102 families or 463 individuals are affected by the granular lockdowns, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in a public briefing.

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Meanwhile, 107 areas in the whole country are under granular lockdown affecting a total of 679 individuals.

“Sanay na ang kapulisan sa pagbabantay sa granular lockdown (The police are well-versed already in monitoring and securing granular lockdowns),” Malaya said.

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