Modified quarantine eyed to restart Philippine economy

The Philippine Army provides security on April 28, 2020 to a relief operation by the Asian Development Bank for Quezon City residents under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. — Grig C. Montegrande

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): President Rodrigo Duterte may relax quarantine restrictions in low to moderate-risk parts of the Philippines in a phased reopening of the economy while the country tries to beat back the onslaught of the new coronavirus.

In a televised address to the nation late on Monday (April 27), Duterte said some sectors of the economy, such as construction, might be allowed to open “partially” but under strict public health regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19.