FACT CHECK: NO lockdown due to Nipah Virus
Several posts online claim authorities are planning to impose a lockdown in the coming days due to the threat of Nipah virus. This is fake.
Tag Archives: LOCKDOWN
FACT CHECK: No flu outbreak, mask mandate, nor lockdowns this October
The Department of Health clarified that the government has no plans to implement a lockdown. There is no flu outbreak.
FACT CHECK: Lockdown, class and work suspension advisories due to flu-like cases FAKE
A Facebook page shared several posts claiming that there will be a lockdown and suspension of classes and work due to the rising cases of influenza-like illnesses. These are fake.
FACT CHECK: DOH says NO lockdown due to monkeypox
A public advisory on the supposed implementation of a lockdown in the country to contain the rapid transmission of mpox virus is circulating on Facebook. This is false.
FACT CHECK: NO lockdown in NCR due to ‘Mpox COVID-19’ variant
A Facebook page claims that Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 10 due to a so-called "Mpox COVID-19" variant. This is fake.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE infog claims NCR, 4 provinces under GCQ with heightened restrictions
“This announcement is FAKE. The government no longer uses quarantine levels such as ‘GCQ’ in favor of the Alert Level system, the Department of Health (DOH)’s official Facebook page said in a May 13 public advisory.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Netizens MISLEAD with year-old announcement of ECQ extension
Their respective posts rehashed by netizens were all originally published on April 7 last year after the whole Luzon was first put under ECQ as part of the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pre-pandemic photos of Visayas, Mindanao used to contrast current Luzon lockdown
The photos of people swimming and frolicking on the beach in the central and southern regions are misleading.
Crisis upon crisis: teen pregnancies, child marriages amid the pandemic
Teen pregnancies and child marriages have been pressing concerns in the Philippines but the pandemic and the lockdown intended to curb it aggravated the problems, officials and rights advocates say.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No ‘total lockdown’ in Luzon, entire country
No such announcements have been made by the president nor the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
