Manila Bulletin
Mayor Olivarez: No relief yet for health workers despite drop in COVID-19 cases
Metro Manila Council chief and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez stated that health workers in the National Capital Region are still not at ease despite the declining COVID-19 healthcare utilization.
Olivarez noted that healthcare utilization in NCR has gradually decreased, which was a factor in lowering the region's alert level.
Metro Manila is set to transition from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 starting October 16, 2021.
The decision to move to Alert Level 3 was also influenced by a decrease in the reproduction number of COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Olivarez emphasized that the government must balance the needs of the economy with the protection of public health.
The inter-agency task force approved the recommendation to place NCR under Alert Level 3 from October 16 to 31, 2021.
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