MANILA – The alert level in the Philippine capital region will be eased further to 2 on a scale of 5, starting today, as COVID-19 infections slows and vaccination rate increases, Philippine presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said yesterday.

The downgrading of the alert level in Metro Manila will remain until Nov 21, Roque said, in a brief statement, adding that, starting Dec 1, the alert level assignments will be determined every 15th and 30th of each month.

“Escalations, on the other hand, may be done at any time, in the middle of the implementation period, as warranted, while de-escalations can only be done at the end of the two-week assessment period,” he said.

Yesterday, the Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,766 COVID-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,795,642.

The DOH has reported less than 2,000 daily cases for two days, since Wednesday, when 1,591 cases were recorded, the lowest since Feb 24.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK