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Muntinlupa sets rules on COVID-19 Alert Levels System, granular lockdowns
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.
These new policies aim to mitigate the spread of coronavirus variants by implementing a "3C's (Closed, Crowded and Close Contact) Strategy."
Metro Manila is currently under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Alert Level 4 until September 30.
The alert level system will categorize entire cities or municipalities from Level 1 to Level 5, with the Department of Health responsible for assigning these levels based on infection transmission and healthcare facility utilization rates.
Alert Level 1 pertains to areas with low and decreasing case transmission and low healthcare facility utilization, while Alert Level 2 applies to areas with low but increasing case counts or increasing healthcare facility utilization.
Granular lockdowns refer to micro-level quarantines specifically for areas identified as "critical zones" by local government units.
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Metro Manila will pilot a new alert level system from September 16 to 30, 2021, which replaces previous quarantine classifications.
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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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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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Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano expressed confidence that the new alert system on quarantine classifications could help avert the rising COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila.
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