All regions in the Philippines now minimal risk for COVID-19 – DOH

"COVID-19 cases in the country continue to decline in all areas of the country. Because of this, all of our regions remain under minimal risk case classification," says Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario VergeireMANILA, Philippines – After reeling from the surge in infections driven by the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant, all regions in the country are now under minimal risk case classification, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, March 22.

“Pababa na po nang pababa ang mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa lahat ng lugar sa ating bansa. Dahil dito, lahat ng rehiyon natin ay nananatili sa minimal risk case classification at may low risk health system capacity,”Minimal risk is the lowest risk case classification for COVID-19.The health spokesperson said that hospital admissions for critical to severe cases have also dropped from 1,874 in mid-January to 805.

“Ang pagbaba po ng mga malubha at kritikal na kaso ay bunga po ng patuloy nating pagsunod sa ating minimum public health standards at pagkukumpleto ng primary series at booster shots for vaccination. Patotoo lamang po ito na ang ating mga bakuna ay ligtas at garantisadong mabisa para sa COVID-19,At a recorded address aired on Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not scrap face mask wearing policy yet despite continued decrease in infections.

On March 17, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Philippines would likely remain under Alert Level 1 until the end of the President’s term, or until June 30, 2022.Under Alert Level 1 or what the government considers as the “ ,” establishments and public transportation are allowed to be fully operational. There are also no restrictions on the movement of people of different age groups, though this is subject to specific rules that vary among local government units.

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