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(Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 2 until February 28, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force which also placed seven areas under Alert Level 3 in Visayas and Mindanao. The IATF also placed several several areas under Alert Level 2 in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao: The new Alert Level classifications for the rest of the country that would take effect from February 16 to 28 was announced on Monday, February […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila could be placed under a “very low risk classification” by next month, as reproduction numbers and health care utilization rates decrease, according to Octa Research. Metro Manila or the National Capital Region “targets very low risk classification by March,” said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, February 11. “The magic number to achieve very low risk classification is 140 new cases per day, which seems possible by […]
(Eagle News) – Starting Tuesday, February 1, the “No Vaxx, No Ride Policy” in Metro Manila will be lifted as the Philippine capital region reverts to the less restrictive Covid-19 alert level 2. The Department of Transportation said this policy of not allowing unvaccinated passengers from riding public transport will be automatically lifted or suspended when the Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila is lifted. The National Capital Region and seven other provinces will […]
But new COVID cases in Metro Manila decreasing (Eagle News) – Rising COVID-19 cases outside Metro Manila is driving the renewed increase in virus cases in the country, according to OCTA Research. This came about as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 32,744 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, January 21, with new COVID-19 deaths also rising to 156. This is the second straight day that new virus cases have increased. Those who recovered were […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases could peak by middle of February when the number of active cases could even double, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. While there has been a slight slowing down in the doubling time of cases — from 2.2 days to four days — this does not mean that the cases have already peaked. “Nakikita po natin base sa mga projections po ng ating mga eksperto at saka iyong […]
(Eagle News) – Because of “very high transmission rate and high infection rate” of COVID-19 in the National Capital Region, the Department of Health said that contact tracing is a challenge and is not prioritized anymore. Health Undersecretary and Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said that “contact tracing is not a priority intervention anymore” because of rising infection rates in Metro Manila. The DOH official said that the shift in strategy from less tracing to more […]
Omicron characteristics noted in Metro Manila, other regions with high cases (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and in other regions recently is “characteristic” of the Omicron variant. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that in the country’s capital, the National Capital Region, there is already a confirmed local transmission of the Omicron variant although the genome sequencing results from the latest […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Transportation ordered the immediate enforcement of the “no vaccination, no ride/no entry” policy in all public transportation and related facilities in Metro Manila. Transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade said this was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to restrict the movement of the unvaccinated in view of the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Tugade’s order was issued on January 11, 2022, a day after President […]
Dr. Herbosa says Alert Level 4 “possible” to be raised in NCR in the next few days with increasing hospital admissions and rising number of health workers getting infected (Eagle News) – Metro Manila and other areas under Alert Level 3 could be elevated to Alert Level 4 if the health care utilization in hospitals and health care systems reaches high-risk level, health experts said. Dr. Ted Herbosa, the special adviser of the Inter-Agency Task […]
Alert Level 3 in these areas to remain in effect until January 15 (Eagle News) — Starting Friday, January 7, Laguna will be placed under Alert Level 3 joining Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal which are also under the higher alert level until January 15. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the recommendation of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics “to escalate Laguna to Alert Level 3, due to […]
Lowest case numbers of around 500 a day being recorded in PHL with lowest hospitalization numbers, even as more Filipinos are moving around (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed satisfaction that the country’s is experiencing the lowest number of COVID-19 cases, averaging about 500 in the last few days, as experts noted that the Philippines has already achieved “substantial population immunity. “I have always invoked the intervention of God to pull us out […]
(Eagle News) — There were no COVID-19 cases reported among participating learners and school personnel in the first week of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes, according to the Department of Education on Thursday, December 2. Because of this Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended the “tremendous efforts that our valued stakeholders have provided for the successful and safe pilot run of limited face-to-face classes.” “The involvement of everybody is crucial to the expansion of […]
