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MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases may announce this coming weekend the COVID-19 alert level classifications for the month of March.
“‘Yung procedure kasi namin sa (Our procedure in the) IATF is before we announce any alert level for a particular period, we want to study the numbers as close to the [implementation] period as possible,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles explained during Tuesday’s Palace press briefing.
“Maybe perhaps during the weekend pa talaga namin ma-announce ang ating alert level system for March 1. Although on Thursday, mayroon na kaming indicative na alert level classification sa lahat ng mga areas,” the IATF co-chair also said.
(Maybe perhaps, we will announce the alert level system for March 1 during the weekend. Although on Thursday, we will already have an indicative alert level classification in all areas.)
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Currently, Alert Level 3 is raised in Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Guimaras, Iloilo City, Iloilo Province, South Cotabato, and Zamboanga City.
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Metro Manila and the rest of the country are under Alert Level 2 until the end of February.
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