Año: More cops will be sent to NCR vaccination sites for ECQ

More police officers will be deployed to vaccination sites within the National Capital Region (NCR) during the enforcement of enhanced community quarantine to ensure order, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday.

"Maglalagay tayo ng dagdag na pulis sa vaccination sites, palengke, supermarkets, at ayuda centers" (We will send more cops to vaccination sites, markets, supermarkets, and cash aid distribution centers), Año told Dobol B TV.

With the tighter Metro Manila Plus border controls already enforced, Año reiterated that only cargo vessels and authorized personnel outside of residence (APOR) are allowed to pass the borders.

Further, he said dedicated checkpoints are in place for the cargo vessels that bring essential goods into Metro Manila.

APORs should bring the required identification cards including, IATF IDs issued by regulatory agencies, and valid IDs or pertinent documentation issued by establishments allowed to operate, Año said.

Metro Manila will be under the strictest form of quarantine (or ECQ) from August 6 to 20 as COVID-19 cases due to the more transmissible Delta variant rose to 216. —LBG, GMA News