(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The latest decision on the risk classification of Quirino was reached by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) during the a meeting via video conference Thursday, April 15, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque. The province, located in Cagayan Valley, was originally placed under the MECQ, the second highest in the four-level risk classification to curb the coronavirus outbreak from April 1 to April 15. As of April 15, the Department of Health reported the province has recorded 1,076 cases, including 427 active cases and nine deaths. “It is hereby resolved, that upon the recommendation of the Screening and Validation Committee, the IATF approves the extension of the risk-level classification of Quirino Province as Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, without prejudice to their reclassification as may be warranted and the declaration of localized Enhanced Community Quarantine in critical areas, until April 30, 2021,” the IATF Resolution No. 110-A read.