Metro Manila could move to Alert Level 4 if bed use hits 71%

Updated Wed, January 12, 2022 at 12:05 AM Published Mon, January 10, 2022 at 9:47 AM

Metro Manila may be escalated to Alert Level 4 if total bed utilization in the NCR reaches 71 percent to 84 percent.

Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles stated that the threshold has not yet been breached, and the capital region remains under Alert Level 3.

Currently, total bed utilization in the NCR is between 50 to 70 percent.

Nograles urged hospitals and temporary treatment and monitoring facilities nationwide to increase their bed capacities in anticipation of a potential surge.

Local government units are instructed to activate their triage systems to prioritize vulnerable individuals for hospitalization.

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