This acronym came into widespread use in the Philippines in the year 2020, during the COVID-19 scamdemic.
MGCQ
It follows the use of the acronym GCQ, which stands for “General Community Quarantine” and ECQ, which stands for “Enhanced Community Quarantine.”
MECQ = Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine
For areas under GCQ, establishments are allowed up to 50-percent capacity while shops in areas placed under modified GCQ are allowed up to 75-percent capacity.
Under DTI guidelines, all dine-in services and transactions should be delivered as fast and as contactless as possible.
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)
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Modified General Community Quarantine

