Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that it was unlikely Metro Manila will be downgraded to a lower quarantine level after July 15, citing recent data that showed the capital region could not yet reopen further.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday, July 13, that it was unlikely Metro Manila will be downgraded to a lower quarantine level after July 15, citing recent data that showed the capital region could not yet reopen further.
"While the President has yet to make a decision on the issue, we look at data when deciding to further ease quarantine restrictions and perhaps at this point, the data does not indicate that we can loosen [restrictions] at least in Metro Manila," Roque said in Filipino. It also takes into account the positivity rate, or share of tests that come back positive, and the reproduction number which measures the number of people one confirmed coronavirus case can infect.Though the Department of Health said case doubling time for Metro Manila slowed down to 8.89 as of July 12 vs 8.39 in July 13, the increase in cases has added a strain on hospitals.
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