Bohol remains under

GCQ until June 15

TAGBILARAN CITY, June 3 (PIA) -- The province of Bohol remains under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) beginning June 1 until June 15, 2020.

Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap earlier announced that Bohol will shift to Modified GCQ based on the directive aired by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte during a televised address to the nation on Thursday night.

However, Yap received on Saturday a new directive from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases which placed the entire Central Visayas under GCQ.

The new national order and changes to the quarantine levels of various localities in the entire country were approved by the IATF’s Screening and Validation Committee.

Classification of areas as under GCQ or MGCQ were based on their epidemic risk level, economic, social and security considerations and “the appeals and commitment of local government units,” the IATF said.

According to Yap, all protocols and quarantine measures currently imposed since the province was placed under GCQ on May 1 will remain in effect until June 15, except for the days when minors can go out from their homes which were changed by the Provincial Capitol.

“Ang atong mga guidelines ubos sa General Community Quarantine magpabilin nga ipatuman gawas sa curfew sa mga minor de edad diin atong gi-usab ang adlaw nga pwede silang mogawas (Our guidelines under the General Community Quarantine will remain in effect except for the curfew for minors and senior citizens as we changed the days they're allowed to go out of their homes),” Yap said.

Those aged 18 and below when accompanied by their parents or guardians will be allowed to go out from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, instead of the previous schedule of Fridays and Mondays.

Meanwhile, senior citizens aged 65 and above are still allowed to go out of their homes on Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)

Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap announced in a press conference at the Capitol on May 29 that Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is placing the province of Bohol under the Modified General Community Quarantine from June 1 to June 15, 2020.  However, the governor received on May 30 a new directive from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases which placed the entire Central Visayas under GCQ. (Photo from the Provincial Government of Bohol FB)