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Metro Manila stays under COVID-19 Alert 1 until mid-June: Palace

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People spend more time outdoors in Manila on the first day of Alert Level 1 on March 1, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/03/25/20220301-covid-alert-level-1-manila-gc-4011.jpg"/><figcaption>People spend more time outdoors in Manila on the first day of Alert Level 1 on March 1, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATED)— Metro Manila and dozens of other areas will remain under pandemic Alert Level 1 until the middle of June, Malacañang announced on Friday. </p><p>Deputy Palace spokesperson Kris Ablan said the following areas will be under loosest of five COVID-19 alert levels from June 1 to June 15. </p><div><strong>National Capital Region </strong></div><div><strong>Cordillera Administrative Region</strong></div><ul>	<li>Abra</li>	<li>Apayao</li>	<li>Kalinga </li>	<li>Mountain Province</li>	<li>Baguio City </li></ul><div><strong>Ilocos Region</strong></div><ul>	<li>Ilocos Norte</li>	<li>Ilocos Sur </li>	<li> La Union</li>	<li>Pangasinan</li>	<li>Dagupan City </li></ul><div><strong>Cagayan Valley </strong></div><ul>	<li>Batanes</li>	<li>Cagayan</li>	<li>Isabela</li>	<li>Nueva Vizcaya</li>	<li>Quirino </li>	<li>Santiago City </li></ul><div><strong> Central Luzon </strong></div><ul>	<li> Aurora</li>	<li> Bataan </li>	<li> Bulacan</li>	<li> Nueva Ecija</li>	<li> Pampanga </li>	<li> Tarlac</li>	<li> Zambales </li>	<li> Angeles City</li>	<li> Olongapo City</li></ul><div><strong>Calabarzon </strong></div><ul>	<li> Batangas </li>	<li> Laguna</li>	<li> Cavite </li>	<li> Rizal</li>	<li>Lucena City </li></ul><div><strong> Mimaropa</strong></div><ul>	<li> Marinduque</li>	<li> Oriental Mindoro </li>	<li> Romblon</li>	<li> Puerto Princesa City </li></ul><div><strong>Bicol Region </strong></div><ul>	<li> Albay</li>	<li> Catanduanes</li>	<li> Naga City </li></ul><div><strong>Western Visayas</strong></div><ul>	<li> Aklan</li>	<li> Capiz</li>	<li> Guimaras</li>	<li> Iloilo</li>	<li> Bacolod City </li>	<li> Iloilo City</li></ul><div><strong> Central Visayas </strong></div><ul>	<li> Siquijor</li>	<li> Cebu City </li>	<li> Lapu-Lapu City </li>	<li> Mandaue City </li></ul><div><strong>Eastern Visayas </strong></div><ul>	<li> Biliran</li>	<li> Eastern Samar</li>	<li> Southern Leyte</li>	<li> Ormoc City</li>	<li> Tacloban City </li></ul><div><strong>Zamboanga Peninsula </strong></div><ul>	<li> Zamboanga City </li></ul><div><strong>Northern Mindanao </strong></div><ul>	<li> Bukidnon</li>	<li>Camiguin </li>	<li> Misamis Occidental </li>	<li> Misamis Oriental </li>	<li> Cagayan de Oro City </li>	<li> Iligan City </li></ul><div><strong> Davao Region </strong></div><ul>	<li>  Davao Oriental </li>	<li> Davao City</li></ul><div><strong>Caraga Region </strong></div><ul>	<li> Surigao Del Sur </li>	<li> Butuan City </li></ul><p>Under Alert 1, establishments and public transportation can operate at full capacity, while schools can also implement in-person classes. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/multimedia/infographic/03/01/22/new-guidelines-under-alert-level-1">New guidelines under Alert Level 1</a></li></ul><p>The following areas, meanwhile, were placed under Alert Level 2 from June 1 until June 15: </p><div><strong>Cordillera Administrative Region</strong></div><ul>	<li> Benguet</li>	<li> Ifugao </li></ul><div><strong>Calabarzon </strong></div><ul>	<li> Quezon Province </li></ul><div><strong> Mimaropa </strong></div><ul>	<li> Occidental Mindoro</li>	<li> Palawan </li></ul><div><strong>Bicol Region </strong></div><ul>	<li> Camarines Norte</li>	<li> Camarines Sur</li>	<li> Masbate</li>	<li> Sorsogon</li></ul><div><strong>Western Visayas </strong></div><ul>	<li>Antique</li>	<li> Negros Occidental</li></ul><div><strong>Central Visayas </strong></div><ul>	<li> Bohol</li>	<li> Cebu Province</li>	<li> Negros Oriental</li></ul><div><strong>Eastern Visayas </strong></div><ul>	<li> Leyte</li>	<li> Northern Samar</li>	<li> Western Samar </li></ul><div><strong>Zamboanga Peninsula</strong></div><ul>	<li> City of Isabela</li>	<li> Zamboanga del Sur</li>	<li> Zamboanga del Norte</li>	<li> Zamboanga Sibugay</li></ul><div><strong> Northern Mindanao </strong></div><ul>	<li>Lanao del Norte</li></ul><div><strong> Davao Region </strong></div><ul>	<li> Davao del Norte</li>	<li> Davao del Sur</li>	<li> Davao de Oro</li>	<li> Davao Occidental</li></ul><div><strong>Soccsksargen </strong></div><ul>	<li> General Santos City</li>	<li> North Cotabato</li>	<li> Sarangani</li>	<li> Sultan Kudarat</li>	<li> South Cotabato</li></ul><div><strong>CARAGA</strong></div><ul>	<li> Agusan del Norte</li>	<li> Agusan del Sur</li>	<li> Dinagat Islands</li>	<li> Surigao del Norte</li></ul><div><strong>Bangsamoro </strong></div><ul>	<li> Basilan</li>	<li> Cotabato City</li>	<li> Lanao del Sur</li>	<li> Maguindanao</li>	<li> Sulu</li>	<li> Tawi-tawi</li></ul><p>Under Alert Level 2, casinos, horse racing, cockfighting and operation of cockpits, lottery and betting shops are banned, unless authorized by the COVID-19 task force or the Office of the President.</p><p>Authorities earlier said areas in the country cannot deescalate to the loosest Alert Level 1 if their vaccination rate remains low. </p><ul 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IATF revises rules on quarantine classification</a></li></ul><p>Malacañang had said areas that would meet the following criteria can shift to Alert Level 1:</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).<br/>	 </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=2013702" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><br/> </div>

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Metro Manila stays under COVID-19 Alert 1 until mid-June: Palace

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Published May 27, 2022 01:09 PM PHT

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