Marcos retains Covid-19 alert level system; new classification expected by mid-August

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered to retain the Covid-19 alert level system in the country “for the time being.”

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the retention of the present Covid-19 alert level system in the country for the time being.

During a meeting with Department of Health officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, July 18, the DOH committed to come up with a new alert level classification by mid-August. Vergeire said that mid-August is a suitable period to loosen up to allay fears of the medical community and give them time to make Covid-19 cases more manageable.

Based on current projections, more relaxed compliance to minimum public health standards would result in a higher number of Covid-19 cases, Vergeire said. She, however, said that it is preventable.

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