The Palace on Thursday announced that Metro Manila would retain its Alert Level 1 classification until April 15, citing the latest decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Also under Alert Level 1 are:
Luzon:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, and Baguio City
Region I: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Dagupan City
Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, City of Santiago, and Quirino
Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Angeles City, Tarlac, Zambales, and Olongapo City
Region IV-A: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Lucena City
Region IV-B: Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Puerto Princesa City
Region V: Albay, Catanduanes, and Naga City.
Visayas:
Region VI: Aklan, Guimaras, Capiz, Bacolod City, and Iloilo City
Region VII: Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City
Region VIII: Biliran, Ormoc City, and Tacloban City
Mindanao:
Region IX: Zamboanga City
Region X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Iligan City, and Cagayan de Oro City
Region XI: Davao City
Caraga: Surigao del Sur, Surigao City, and Butuan City.
Alert Level 1 is the lowest in the government’s current set of risk classifications.
More than 72 percent of the country’s target population are considered fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
The country averaged 389 new daily infections from March 21 to 27. John Ezekiel J. Hirro