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NCR placed under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from March 1 to March 15
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved placing the National Capital Region (NCR) under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from March 1 to March 15, 2022.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III noted that the NCR was ready for de-escalation, with 83% of senior citizens vaccinated and over 100% of the target population fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
OCTA Research reported that the NCR's COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 4.9%, falling below the World Health Organization's recommended 5%.
This marks the first time the NCR's positivity rate has been below 5% since December 26, 2021, before the Omicron variant surge.
The NCR remains classified as 'low risk' for COVID-19, with an average daily attack rate of 2.85 and a reproduction number of 0.21.
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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated that the National Capital Region (NCR) is ready to be downgraded to Alert Level 1 based on its current metrics.
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The National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas in the Philippines will be placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15.
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The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has finalized the metrics for downgrading areas to Alert Level 1.
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