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Single COVID-19 alert level to be implemented across NCR during system test –DILG
Metro Manila will pilot a new alert level system from September 16 to 30, 2021, which replaces previous quarantine classifications.
During the pilot, only one alert level will be implemented across the entire National Capital Region (NCR).
This revised approach aims to keep industries open, with granular lockdowns still possible under stricter measures.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stated that this policy aims to keep industries open, except in areas designated as Alert Level 4.
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases provisionally approved these guidelines.
The pilot implementation aims to assess if granular lockdowns can be as effective as wide-scale community quarantines in reducing COVID-19 transmissions.
Local government units (LGUs) will be given the authority to act and implement actions based on their own risk assessments.
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The Philippine national government has introduced new alert level systems and granular lockdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19 variants, with a pilot run in Metro Manila starting September 16, 2021.
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The National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under Alert Level 4 starting September 16, 2021, with adjusted curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
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Metro Manila's shift to general community quarantine (GCQ) with granular lockdowns, initially set for September 8, has been deferred.
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Fifty-seven areas in Metro Manila are currently under granular lockdown.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered the intensified enforcement of health protocols in Metro Manila as it transitions to Alert Level 4.
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