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CAR, Davao Region, eyed for stricter quarantine classification
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Davao Region are being considered for a stricter community quarantine level in February due to increasing COVID-19 bed occupancy rates.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that CAR's bed utilization rate is at 60 percent and Davao Region's is at 54 percent, both nearing the moderate risk threshold.
Roque mentioned that these regions are candidates for escalation of Community Quarantine, with the final decision to be announced by Malacañang before February 1.
The new United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 was recently found in CAR, adding to concerns about the region's healthcare capacity.
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Metro Manila and Davao City will remain under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until the end of February.
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The Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) are considering elevating the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) from Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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