Metro Manila mayors have asked the national government to reinstate stay-at-home orders for children aged five and above as a precaution against the coronavirus Delta variant, the head MMDA said Friday.
The mayors expressed concern that children, who are not yet included in the COVID-19 vaccination drive, could spread the virus, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos told CNN Philippines
Abalos refused to say whether or not the Inter-Agency Task Force approved the mayor's recommendation. He said it was acted upon swiftly.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is due to make an announcement on virus quarantines late Friday, after the Department of Health confirmed the night before that there had been a local transmission of the Delta variant.
Children are allowed in public places except in shopping malls.