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The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) included municipalities in the localities that can be downgraded to Alert Level 1 in COVID-19 risk classification, Malacañang said on Friday.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday said that all areas in the country should be under Alert Level 1 before any downgrading to lower status of COVID-19 risk classification could be imposed.

The government's pandemic task force has amended the criteria for the de-escalation of provinces, highly urbanized and independent component cities (HUCs and ICCs) to Alert Level 1, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing, Communications Undersecretary Kr

BACOLOD CITY—The Negros Occidental provincial government aims to inoculate more elderly population against Covid-19 to increase its coverage rate in the 60 and above age group. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) who visited the province last week pushed the need to…

BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government aims to inoculate more elderly population against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to increase its coverage rate in the 60 and above age group. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) who visited the province last week pushed the need to prioritize vaccination among the seniors. "There is still a large number of senior citizens that have not been vaccinated. That is our ...

150K seniors in CV need jab to make it to Alert Level 1 status

4th National Vax Days in Cebu set In March

Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Sunday that Malacañang will announce the new alert status in the country, including the National Capital Region (NCR), on Monday, February 28.

(File photo) MANILA - The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Sunday approved the amendments to the guidelines on the nationwide implementation of the Alert Level System for Covid-19 response. This, after the IATF also approved on Sunday placing the National Capital Region and 38 other areas under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15. Under Alert Level 1, the IATF said there are no restrictions in terms of indoor and outdoor capacities. Everyone c...

The government's pandemic task force has amended the metrics that will be used to determine what alert level would be raised in provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2,