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NCR, other areas remain under MECQ until Sept 7--Palace

THE modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) over the National Capital Region (NCR) and other areas has been extended until September 7, Malacañang announced on Saturday.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has decided to retain the second most stringent quarantine status in Metro Manila, along with 15 other areas in the country.