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Metro Manila mayors have decided to close gyms, spas, and internet cafes in the region during the period of stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) from Tuesday, March 23 until April 4.
Presidental Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this during a Malacañang press briefing on Tuesday.
“Metro Manila mayors voted that gyms, spas and internet cafes will be closed for the next two weeks,” he said.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Jojo Garcia confirmed this to Rappler in a message.
“This is upon the advice by the medical experts,” said Garcia.
The temporary closure is intended to reduce transmissions in Metro Manila as the national government and city mayors combat the continued surge in COVID-19 cases.
It is also a contradiction of the national government’s own policy in which the Department of Trade and Industry allowed gyms to operate at 75% capacity and spas to operate at 50% capacity.
The Metro Manila mayors – taking advantage of a colatilla in an Inter-Agency Task Force’s resolution that allows local governments to make their own guidelines on establishments’ operating capacities – decided to just close these businesses for two weeks.
Quezon City was the first Metro Manila city to close gyms and spas through an executive order announced on March 14. The closure was to last from March 14 to 31, but has been extended due to the latest decision of the Metro Manila mayors. – Rappler.com
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