When can an area deescalate to Alert Level 1? IATF revises rules on quarantine classification

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Market-goers navigate the Marikina Public Market on February 20, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/02/24/20220220-marikina-public-market-md-4701.jpg"/><figcaption>Market-goers navigate the Marikina Public Market on February 20, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The country&#x27;s COVID-19 task force has revised the rules on determining an area&#x27;s alert level classification, which will be used beginning March, Malacañang said on Thursday. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/09/12/21/what-to-remember-as-ph-shifts-to-alert-level-system">EXPLAINER: What to expect in new alert levels scheme in NCR, Philippines</a></li></ul><p>According to acting Malacañang spokesperson Karlos Nograles, the IATF approved the revised metrics based on the recommendation of their data analytics group. </p><p>The alert level classification of an area will now be based on following, the Palace said:</p><ul>	<li> Health care utilization rate (case classification vs total number of COVID-19 beds).</li>	<li> Low risk areas should have an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of less than 6.</li>	<li> Moderate risk areas should have an ADAR of between 6 and 18. </li>	<li> High risk areas should have more than an ADAR of more than 18. </li></ul><p>An ADAR is the number of new cases in a city or province over a two-week period, divided by the population of the city or province.</p><div><strong> ALERT LEVEL 1</strong></div><p>Areas that will meet the following criteria, on the other hand, can shift to Alert Level 1, according to Malacañang:</p><ul>	<li> Low to minimal risk case classification.</li>	<li> Total bed utilization rate of less than 50 percent.</li>	<li> Full vaccination of 70 percent of its target population (denominator is 80 percent of its total population).</li>	<li> Full vaccination of 80 percent of its target population in the elderly (denominator is 85 percent of its population).</li></ul><p>Restrictions on public health and transportation will be lifted once the country shifts to a new normal system, in line with the protocol under Alert Level 1, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire had said. </p><p>This means that public transport and establishments would be allowed to serve at capacity.</p><p>Under Alert Level 1, intrazonal and interzonal travel would be allowed despite age and comorbidity, according to the Department of Health (DOH) website. </p><p>All establishments and activities, meanwhile, will be permitted to operate &quot;full on-site or venue/seating capacity,&quot; the DOH said. </p><p>Metro Manila mayors this week urged the inter-agency task force (IATF) to place the capital region under Alert Level 1 beginning March 1, as new COVID-19 cases continue to drop.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/23/22/as-covid-19-cases-drop-mayors-recommend-alert-level-1-for-ncr">Mayors recommend Alert Level 1 for NCR beginning March</a></li></ul><p>The country has recorded less than 2,000 new cases the past 6 days, data showed. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/10/22/guide-new-philippine-entry-rules-for-foreign-travelers">GUIDE: Revised rules for foreign travelers entering the Philippines</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1915718" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><br/> </div>

According to acting Malacañang Spokesperson Karlos Nograles, the IATF approved the revised metrics based on the recommendation of their data analytics group. 

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When can an area deescalate to Alert Level 1? IATF revises rules on quarantine classification

When can an area deescalate to Alert Level 1? IATF revises rules on quarantine classification

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Published Feb 24, 2022 08:40 PM PHT

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