Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III brought up the possible shifting of the quarantine status in the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 4 as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections continue to rise.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos is wishing for the National Capital Region (NCR) to be placed under the lower Alert Level 3 in October with the decline of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
The Department of Health (DOH) announced that nearly 100 areas in the Philippines are considered under the highest alert level for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Fifty-four areas nationwide have exceeded the 70% mark of their health care utilization, prompting the health department to raise their alert level to Level 4, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday.