DOH clarifies Covid-19 Alert Level 2 status of 26 areas

The Department of Health (DOH) issued a clarification on the Covid-19 situation of 26 areas under the Alert Level 2 status until the end of this month. ManilaBulletin

These areas “were not escalated from Alert Level 1; rather, these have maintained their Alert Level 2 status since June 2022,” the DOH said in a statement on Sunday night, April 23.

“While these areas have reached low risk classifications for cases and utilization rates, these have vaccination rates lower than 70 percent of the target total and population and/or 70 percent of the total A2 population . Meeting these targets will allow these areas to be de-escalated to Alert Level 1,” the DOH said.

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