Truck Ban Suspended During Metro Manila ECQ for August

Enforcement of the truck ban in Metro Manila will be suspended for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine or ECQ, the MMDA said Monday.

From August 6 to 20, trucks will be allowed to pass freely to ensure the unhampered movement of essential goods, the MMDA said.

Number coding is also suspended for the month of August until further notice, it added.

PHOTO BY Twitter / MMDA

PHOTO BY Twitter / MMDA

Metro Manila is currently under general community quarantine or GCQ with heightened additional restrictions until August 5. The stricter two-week quarantine will be implemented in a bid to control the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

This story originally appeared on Reportr.world. Minor edits have been made by the SPOT.ph editors.

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