FACT CHECK: GCQ in Metro Manila Due to Mpox Is False

FACT CHECK: GCQ in Metro Manila due to mpox is false

Claim: Metro Manila will be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) this June due to the rising number of mpox infections.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim has 2,600 shares, 680 reactions, and 77 comments. It was posted by a Facebook page named “Gov.ph Update” that has 449 likes and 1,000 followers.  Several posts on Facebook make similar claims. Some say the GCQ will start on June 10, while…

Iloilo LGUs reassess quarantine sites as mpox containment measure

ILOILO – With concerns mounting over a possible escalation in mpox cases, the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) has begun reassessing quarantine facilities across the province’s 42 municipalities and its component city, Passi, to ensure readiness for isolation protocols should home quarantine prove unfeasible. IPHO head Dr. Socorro Quiñon said the move is part of […]