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Metro Manila to remain under Alert Level 1
The National Capital Region (NCR) and over 60 other areas on Luzon, more than 80 in central Philippines, and almost 50 in southern Philippines will remain under Alert Level 1 until April 15, 2022.
This classification signifies the least stringent COVID-19 alert level.
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III stated that the Philippines has among the lowest daily coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia, citing figures from Our World in Data.
The country has a daily average of 389 infections from March 21 to 27, a 24% decrease from the previous week.
The Philippines remains at minimal risk from the coronavirus.
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