Manila Bulletin
IATF revises metrics for determining COVID alert levels
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has revised the metrics for determining Covid-19 alert level classifications nationwide, effective March 1.
Under the new matrix, the average daily attack rate (ADAR) cutoffs for risk classifications are set at less than six for low risk, six to 18 for moderate risk, and over 18 for high risk.
Areas can be downgraded to Alert Level 1 if they meet criteria including low to minimal risk case classification, total bed utilization rate below 50 percent, and vaccination rates of 70 percent for the general target population and 80 percent for senior citizens.
These changes were implemented based on recommendations from the Sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics.
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