The updated quarantine classifications take effect on Sunday, Jan. 16, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said.
In NCR, total beds utilization was at 60.03 percent as of Jan. 13, while ICU beds utilization was at 55 percent. “First of all, we do not recognize the terms matured surge and the other terms that had been used. What we want the public to know is that cases continue to rise not just in NCR. We have other areas that we have escalated to Alert Level 3,” Vergeire said.
Under Alert Level 3, a number of establishments or activities are allowed up to 30 percent indoor capacity for fully vaccinated persons and 50 percent outdoor venue capacity. In a report yesterday, David said that NCR recorded an average of 16,599 new cases from Jan. 7 to 13, with the “growth rate” dropping from 11 percent to just five percent.
Citing DOH data, he noted “very high” average daily attack rates in the highly urbanized cities of Baguio, Angeles, Naga and Santiago as of Jan. 13.
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