Published April 5, 2021, 3:50 PM Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday, April 5, that hospitals must be decongested first before lifting the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus bubble. A signage showing full capacity for COVID-19 cases is displayed outside the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay city on Monday, April 05, 2021 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual briefing, Vergeire said hospital utilization must be at least 60 percent before considering they are on a “safe level.” Current hospital occupation is at 78 to 80 percent. Intensive care unit beds in the NCR is almost 100 percent.