The government will ease restrictions, particularly on the unvaccinated, in areas where it will restore the more relaxed Alert Level 2 from Feb. 1 to 15. | jiandradeINQ
He was referring to Department Order No. 2022-001 which the Department of Transportation issued on Jan. 11, enforcing the no vaccination, no ride policy on commuters in Metro Manila while the metropolis was under alert level 3.
According to the task force, indoor and outdoor venue capacities in areas under that alert level would be restored, respectively, to 50 percent and 70 percent. “We will make adjustments in areas where we need to be strict,” Año also said, adding that the IATF and the National Task Force Against COVID-19 meet every week to reassess the government’s pandemic response.Affirming his own case as someone already infected thrice, Año said all members of his household had also tested positive but were cleared two weeks later.“It’s nothing to worry about as long as you’re fully vaccinated,” the interior chief said.
But according to the OCTA Research group, the positivity rate, or the percentage of people tested who were found positive, remained high in Metro Manila and Calabarzon — ranging from 20 percent in Metro Manila to 42 percent in Laguna.
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