THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has named the new heads of regional inter-agency task groups that will help the government in battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, a Palace official said on Tuesday.

In a virtual press briefing, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles said Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim were designated task group heads in their respective regions.