Jollygoodfellow Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 'No escalation': 26 provinces under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 since June 2022 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Sunday clarified the 26 provinces under Alert Level 2 for the rest of April were not escalated from Alert Level 1. "Rather, these have maintained their Alert Level 2 status since June 2022," the DOH said in a message to reporters. "No province or city has been escalated to Alert Level 2 from Alert Level 1 since January 2023," it added. According to a resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) signed on April 14, the following areas are under Alert Level 2: Benguet Ifugao Quezon Province Palawan Camarines Norte Masbate Antique Negros Occidental Bohol Cebu province Negros Oriental Leyte Western Samar Lanao del Norte Davao de Oro Davao del Norte Davao del Sur Davao Occidental North Cotabato Sarangani Sultan Kudarat Dinagat Islands Basilan Maguindanao Sulu Tawi-Tawi The health department explained that while these areas have low COVID-19 cases and utilization rates, these provinces have vaccination rates lower than 70% of their target population and/or 70% of their total senior citizen population. "Meeting these targets will allow these areas to be de-escalated to Alert Level 1," the DOH said. Increase in admissions The country is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases as more people go out and as the economy continues to reopen. The DOH said that while admissions have increased in some hospitals, no hospital has reported full capacity. "This is not a good time to get sick. We have seen reports that some hospitals have increasing admissions for other diseases (eg. heart diseases) and these diseases account for admissions during pre-pandemic time," the department said, adding the extreme heat may trigger worsening symptoms of other illnesses. The DOH also reminded those who are still unvaccinated, unboosted or under-boosted to get inoculated against COVID-19 The Philippines has confirmed over four million COVID-19 infections, including more than 66,000 deaths, since the pandemic began in early 2020. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/04/24/2261259/no-escalation-26-provinces-under-covid-19-alert-level-2-june-2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, Jollygoodfellow said: Rather, these have maintained their Alert Level 2 status since June 2022," the DOH said in a message to reporters. Good info, but I wonder why these have been left on level 2 during this time period. Just adds to my hunch that everyone involved is incompetent or corrupt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1957 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Posted April 24, 2023 12 minutes ago, OnMyWay said: Good info, but I wonder why these have been left on level 2 during this time period. Just adds to my hunch that everyone involved is incompetent or corrupt. I think the reason for this alert level is to push the COVID shots before they expire again. They overspent and now want to justify their actions using fear tactics. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Ram1957 said: I think the reason for this alert level is to push the COVID shots before they expire again. They overspent and now want to justify their actions using fear tactics. Good point! I wonder what % of the Philippines population got vaccinated? I'm sure that many did not but got Covid and have natural immunity now. Edited April 24, 2023 by OnMyWay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onemore52 Posted April 24, 2023 Posted April 24, 2023 48 minutes ago, OnMyWay said: Good info, but I wonder why these have been left on level 2 during this time period. Just adds to my hunch that everyone involved is incompetent or corrupt. Both more than likely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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