PH, NCR still at 'moderate' risk for COVID-19

PH remains at 'moderate' risk for COVID-19; Metro Manila on downward trend

MANILA — The Philippines is still at "moderate" risk for COVID-19 even as a decline in recent cases had been observed, the Department of Health said Monday.

In the press briefing, Vergeire also disclosed that Metro Manila was showing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, but is still classified under "moderate" risk for the disease. But Metro Manila's health systems capacity remained at high risk with ICU utilization at 75 percent, she said.

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