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Alert Level 2 not yet seen amid rise in COVID-19 cases, Año says
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año stated that raising the alert level status to 2 is not yet seen by the national government.
Año mentioned that metrics set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) still need to be considered following the rise in COVID-19 infections.
He explained that the decision to raise the alert level would involve discussions within the IATF and consideration of metrics such as the number of cases and hospitalization rates.
The Philippines logged 257 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the active tally to 3,130.
OCTA Research expects the number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday to hit 450 to 500, with 250 from the NCR, where the single-day positivity rate has increased to 4%.
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