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IATF to roll out Covid-19 alert level system in remaining regions
The Philippines will implement a nationwide COVID-19 alert level system starting November 22, 2021, with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approving Phase 4 implementation.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 151 on November 11, approving the nationwide implementation of the alert level system which aims to manage and minimize the spread of COVID-19 infections at the local government unit level.
Five areas will be placed under Alert Level 3: Apayao, Mountain Province, and Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR); Dinagat Islands in Caraga; and Sulu in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Nineteen other areas will be under Alert Level 2, including Abra, Benguet, and Kalinga in CAR; Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan in Mimaropa; Butuan City, Surigao del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Norte in Caraga.
Metro Manila and most areas in the country are under Alert Level 2 until November 30.
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