Placing all local government units (LGUs) under the least-restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) by 2021 will depend on how they will manage the coronavirus situation in their communities, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday.

ANTI-COVID PATROL Members of the Manila Police District conduct foot patrol on Dec. 4, 2020 as part of a visibility campaign along the busy street of Divisoria in Manila. According to the Joint Task Force Covid-19 Shield commander, LtGen. Hawthorne Binag, more police were deployed in areas of convergence during the holidays such as markets, churches, malls and ports, among others, to ensure the practice of health and safety protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
PHOTO BY MICHELLE ALQUINTO

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