FILE PHOTO A man getting swabbed for COVID-19. Image from OVP / Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 until February 28, Malacañang announced Monday.
The National Capital Region has been under Alert Level 2 since the start of this month.
Malacañang also said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has decided to place seven areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16-28. These areas are:
- Davao de Oro
- Davao Occidental
- Guimaras
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo Province
- South Cotabato
- Zamboanga City
Earlier, Metro Manila mayors have recommended that COVID-19 Alert Level 2 status stays in the capital region until the end of February.
Philippine Medical Association (PMA) president Dr. Benito Atienza said also on Monday that anti-coronavirus vaccination should first increase among senior citizens, immunocompromised people, and children aged 5 to 11 before the government considers relaxing pandemic restrictions in Metro Manila.
Aside from Metro Manila, areas that will be placed under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 from February 16-28 are:
Luzon
- Abra
- Albay
- Angeles City
- Apayao
- Aurora
- Baguio City
- Bataan
- Batanes
- Batangas
- Benguet
- Bulacan
- Cagayan
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Cavite
- City of Santiago
- Dagupan City
- Ifugao
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Isabela
- Kalinga
- Laguna
- La Union
- Lucena City
- Marinduque
- Masbate
- Mountain Province
- Naga City
- Nueva Ecija
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Occidental Mindoro
- Olongapo City
- Oriental Mindoro
- Palawan
- Pampanga
- Pangasinan
- Puerto Princesa City
- Quezon Province
- Quirino
- Rizal
- Romblon
- Sorsogon
- Tarlac
- Zambales
Visayas
- Aklan
- Antique
- Bacolod City
- Biliran
- Bohol
- Capiz
- Cebu
- Cebu City
- Eastern Samar
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Leyte
- Mandaue City
- Negros Occidental
- Negros Oriental
- Northern Samar
- Ormoc City
- Siquijor
- Southern Leyte
- Tacloban City
- Western Samar
Mindanao
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Basilan
- Bukidnon
- Butuan City
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Camiguin
- City of Isabela
- Cotabato City
- Davao City
- Davao del Norte
- Davao del Sur
- Davao Oriental
- Dinagat Islands
- General Santos City
- Iligan City
- Lanao del Norte
- Lanao del Sur
- Maguindanao
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
- North Cotabato
- Sarangani
- Sultan Kudarat
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Sulu
- Tawi-Tawi
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Zamboanga Sibugay
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