NCR's alert level 2 status assures 'merrier Christmas, brighter 2022' — Concepcion
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is brimming with optimism following the Inter-Agency Task Force’s sudden but welcome decision to de-escalate the National Capital Region to alert level 2 in connection with the coronavirus disease pandemic.
The Palace official thanked the IATF for lowering Metro Manila’s alert level from alert level 3 to alert level 2–something that he and the business sector have called for since Oct. 17 in light of the huge drop in fresh daily COVID-19 cases and rising local vaccination rate.The new classification was announced Thursday night.
Since NCR has already exceeded the 84 percent vaccination target, businesses can add an additional 20 percent capacity, plus another 10 percent if they have a safety seal. This would bring the total possible indoor capacity to 80 percent. The increased spending is expected to save many micro, small, and medium enterprises that have suffered massive losses because of the pandemic.
Concepcion believes that while the country will eventually move to alert level 1, it needs to address several issues to sustain the momentum.
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