330 of which are from NCR. There’s no data breakdown for the deaths so the data plotted below is up to May 27 only for NCR cases.
About two weeks ago, last May 16, we had shifted from Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). I’ve no idea whether the increase of cases is because of the lifting of restrictions, OR if it’s due to increased testing efforts.
Either way, there is no decrease in the number of new cases or the number of deaths per day. Somehow, Metro Manila mayors had agreed to recommend to shift out of MECQ into General Community Quarantine (GCQ) by June 1. And somehow, IATF has made the same recommendation.
Where does this confidence or optimism come from? Would increased cases and lightened restrictions really be the safest thing to do?
