Celebs, netizens react to news that NCR will be under ECQ all over again
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ECQ Round 3? Celebrities and netizens have a lot to say about our latest COVID-19 pandemic response.
With the increasing threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Friday, July 30 that the government will be placing the National Capital Region under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to August 20.
Health experts have been sounding the alarm for days about the surge of infection rates and imploring the government to take immediate action to arrest the worsening COVID-19 situation.
As of July 29, cases of the novel coronavirus disease according to the Department of Health (DOH) have reached 1,572,287 in the Philippines, 56,273 of which are active cases.
Meanwhile, 27,577 of our kababayans have died from COVID.
Several celebrities took to Twitter their thoughts about the announcement including Chynna Ortaleza, Director Antoinette Jadaone, and Richard Juan.
BREAKING NEWS: Metro Manila, muling isasailalim sa enhanced community quarantine o ECQ mula August 6 hanggang August 20, 2021. pic.twitter.com/DE5UYfWwy4
-- DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 30, 2021
NCR shall be placed under the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status beginning August 6 until August 20. Updated quarantine status in photo. pic.twitter.com/jnnnQcdOVX
-- ivan mayrina (@ivanmayrina) July 30, 2021
Good call on the ECQ. 🙏🏻
-- Chynna Ortaleza (@ChynsOrtaleza) July 30, 2021
ECQ Round 3, here we go again!
-- 范鴻志 RICHARD JUAN 홍지 (@richardjuan) July 30, 2021
may ayuda ba?
-- tonethlyn (@tonetjadaone) July 30, 2021
heightened GCQ, sana heightened din yung budget shet laban
-- Carmela Tunay (@carmelaloo08) July 30, 2021
Some netizens expressed their worry online about ECQ being implemented in Metro Manila once again.
This cycle of ECQ to GCQ to ECQ will keep on repeating. Philippines, welcome to our hell loop!
-- Raymart Macasaet (@raymartmacasaet) July 30, 2021
Sa #KFTaeminDayGA and #WorldDOHminationGA winners na hindi pa natatanggap ang prizes nila, we're asking for your patience since ECQ sa NCR next week. Please be kind din po sa seller besties natin na hindi makapag-ship agad. 😊
-- K-puso Fangirls 💓 (@KpusoFangirls) July 30, 2021
Stay safe, everyone! 🥰🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/VW98OOY24L
Quick question, if we're under ECQ, will vaccination be considered essential?
-- Nicole Sarmiento (@neekelita) July 30, 2021
Parang pandemic during a pandemic. Then there's ECQ again in NCR. Praying for safety, provision, & protection for everyone.
-- Josh ツ (@joshbawalan) July 30, 2021
This ECQ has been consistently raining on my parade. Ugh!
-- Young Pro (@pro_young) July 30, 2021
Oh no NCR is under ECQ from August 6-20😢
-- The Songbird's Finest | The Rising Zephanie (@Christi48848717) July 30, 2021
ECQ na naman with inadequate pandemic response pic.twitter.com/urup0jBEMb
-- stephie⁷ (@seokjin_sama) July 30, 2021
The Philippines looks as though it is racing against time, what with the slow roll-out of vaccination.
Available records show from the health department that the country has only fully inoculated 6,089,314 individuals.
