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Gov't extends Alert Level 1 in NCR; more areas ease restrictions

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People spend leisure time  ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/03/15/20220313-wawa-dam-visitors-md-6217.jpg"/><figcaption>People spend leisure time at Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal on March 13, 2022. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The National Capital Region will remain under Alert Level 1, while 47 areas have also shifted to the lowest COVID-19 alert level until the end of March, Malacañang said on Tuesday.</p><p>Acting Palace spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the COVID-19 task force approved placing the 48 areas under Alert Level 1 from March 16 until March 31.</p><p>&quot;The areas not in the... list shall be under Alert Level 2 beginning March 16, 2022 until March 31,&quot; said Andanar.</p><p>The following are placed under the lowest of the 5-tier lockdown level:</p><div><strong>LUZON </strong></div><ul>	<li>Abra</li>	<li>Apayao</li>	<li>Baguio City</li>	<li>Kalinga</li>	<li>Dagupan City</li>	<li>Ilocos Norte</li>	<li>Ilocos Sur</li>	<li>La Union</li>	<li>Pangasinan</li>	<li>Batanes</li>	<li>Cagayan</li>	<li>City of Santiago</li>	<li>Isabela </li>	<li>Quirino</li>	<li>Angeles City</li>	<li>Aurora</li>	<li>Bataan</li>	<li>Bulacan</li>	<li>Nueva Ecija</li>	<li>Olongapo City</li>	<li>Pampanga</li>	<li>Tarlac</li>	<li>Zambales</li>	<li>Batangas</li>	<li>Cavite</li>	<li>Laguna</li>	<li>Lucena City</li>	<li>Marinduque</li>	<li>Puerto Princesa City</li>	<li>Romblon</li>	<li>Naga City</li>	<li>Catanduanes</li></ul><div><strong>VISAYAS </strong></div><ul>	<li>Aklan</li>	<li>Bacolod City</li>	<li>Capiz</li>	<li>Guimaras</li>	<li>Iloilo City</li>	<li>Cebu City</li>	<li>Siquijor</li>	<li>Biliran</li>	<li>Ormoc City</li>	<li>Tacloban City</li></ul><div><strong>MINDANAO</strong></div><ul>	<li>Zamboanga City</li>	<li>Cagayan de Oro City</li>	<li>Camiguin</li>	<li>Davao City</li>	<li>Butuan City</li></ul><p>Forty areas earlier downgraded to the said alert level, also considered as the country&#x27;s shift to a &quot;new normal.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/27/22/ncr-38-other-areas-to-shift-to-alert-level-1-in-march">NCR, 38 other areas to shift to Alert Level 1 in March</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/10/22/iatf-de-escalates-iloilo-city-to-covid-19-alert-level-1">IATF de-escalates Iloilo City to COVID-19 Alert Level 1</a></li></ul><p>Based on government guidelines under Alert Level 1, most health restrictions have been removed. The quarantine level allows 100% capacity in government offices and public transport.</p><p>Individuals aged 18 above are still required to present vaccination proof when attending mass gatherings or entering indoor establishments.</p><p>From March 7 to 13, the country tallied 4,131 new COVID-19 cases or an average of 590 per day, which is 35 percent lower than the cases reported from the previous week.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/22/1006-severely-critically-ill-covid-patients-in-hospitals">1006 severely, critically ill COVID patients in hospitals</a></li></ul><p>A total of 1,006 patients, meanwhile, are severely or critically ill in hospitals.</p><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=1958536" 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>

Forty areas earlier downgraded to the lowest alert level, also considered as the country's shift to a 'new normal.'

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Gov't extends Alert Level 1 in NCR; more areas ease restrictions

Job Manahan,

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Published March 15, 2022 06:14 PM PHT

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