PNP: 294 NCR areas under granular lockdown

At least 294 areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been placed under granular lockdown as of Sunday, based on the data from the Philippine National Police released on Monday.

The PNP said these “lockdown areas” in Metro Manila were reported in 151 barangays in 10 cities and municipalities.

Of these areas, at least 193 were houses, 39 were residential buildings, 30 were streets, 18 were subdivisions, and 14residential building floors.

To ensure security and adherence to minimum health standards in the concerned areas, the PNP has deployed 698 personnel and 933 force multipliers.

Earlier, Metro Manila Council (MMC) head and Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the presence of one COVID-19 case will be enough to impose a lockdown on a house or a condominium floor.

To impose a lockdown on an entire street, he said there should be at least two COVID-19 cases.

Granular lockdowns are micro-level quarantine for areas classified as "critical zones" by the local government unit (LGU). According to officials, granular lockdowns could be implemented on a house, compound, street or building with high cases of infections. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA News