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Metro Manila, many areas stay under Alert Level 1 until August 15: DOH

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Makati residents line up to get their second booster shot against COVID-19 inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/28/20220728-covid-vaccine-makati-gc-13.jpg"/><figcaption>Makati residents line up to get their second booster shot against COVID-19 inside a mall in Makati City on July 28, 2022. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><h3>DOH: 10 areas deescalated to Alert 1</h3><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATE</strong>)— Metro Manila and dozens of areas will remain under the lowest of the country&#x27;s 5-tier COVID-19 alert level system from August 1 until August 15, the health department announced Saturday. </p><p>The following areas are under Alert Level 1 until mid-August, according to the Department of Health (DOH): </p><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>Region I</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>Region II</strong></div><ul>	<li> Batanes</li>	<li> Cagayan</li>	<li> Isabela</li>	<li> Nueva Vizcaya</li>	<li> Quirino</li>	<li> City of Santiag</li></ul><div><strong>Region III</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>Region IV-A</strong></div><ul>	<li> Batangas</li>	<li> Cavite</li>	<li> Laguna</li>	<li> Rizal</li>	<li> Lucena City</li></ul><div><strong>Region IV-B</strong></div><ul>	<li> Marinduque</li>	<li> Oriental Mindoro</li>	<li> Romblon</li>	<li> Puerto Princesa City</li></ul><div><strong> Region V</strong></div><ul>	<li> Albay</li>	<li> Catanduanes</li>	<li> Naga City</li>	<li> Sorsogon</li></ul><div><strong>Region VI</strong></div><ul>	<li> Aklan</li>	<li> Capiz</li>	<li> Guimaras</li>	<li> Iloilo Province</li>	<li> Bacolod City</li>	<li> Iloilo City</li></ul><div><strong>Region VII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Siquijor</li>	<li> Cebu City</li>	<li> Lapu-Lapu City</li>	<li> Mandaue City</li></ul><div><strong>Region VIII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Biliran</li>	<li> Eastern Samar</li>	<li> Southern Leyte</li>	<li> Ormoc City</li>	<li> Tacloban City</li></ul><p>Region IX</p><ul>	<li> Zamboanga City</li></ul><div><strong>Region X</strong></div><ul>	<li> Camiguin</li>	<li> Bukidnon</li>	<li> Misamis Occidental</li>	<li> Misamis Oriental</li>	<li> Cagayan de Oro City</li>	<li> Iligan City</li></ul><div><strong>Region XI</strong></div><ul>	<li> Davao City</li>	<li> Davao Oriental</li></ul><div><strong>Region XII</strong></div><ul>	<li> South Cotabato</li>	<li> General Santos City</li></ul><div><strong>CARAGA</strong></div><ul>	<li> Agusan del Norte</li>	<li> Agusan del Sur</li>	<li> Surigao del Sur</li>	<li> Butuan City</li></ul><div><strong>Bangsamoro</strong></div><ul>	<li> Cotabato City</li></ul><p>These component cities and municipalities will also be under the loosest alert level: </p><div><strong>Region VI</strong></div><ul>	<li> Barbaza</li>	<li> Antique</li></ul><div><strong>Region VIII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Bato and Tabontabon, Leyte</li></ul><div><strong>Region IX</strong></div><ul>	<li> Payao</li>	<li> Zamboanga Sibugay</li></ul><div><strong>Region XI</strong></div><ul>	<li> Braulio E. Dujali</li>	<li> Davao Del Norte</li></ul><div><strong>Region XII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Maitum, Sarangani</li></ul><div><strong>CARAGA</strong></div><ul>	<li>Pilar, Surigao Del Norte</li></ul><div><strong>Bangsamoro</strong> </div><ul>	<li> Calanogas, Marogong</li>	<li> Tagoloan II, Lanao Del Sur. </li></ul><p>DOH also downgraded the alert status of the following component cities and municipalities to Alert 1: </p><ul>	<li> Region VI: Barbaza, Antique</li>	<li> Region VIII: Bato, Leyte</li>	<li> Region VIII: Tabontabon, Leyte</li>	<li> Region IX: Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay</li>	<li> Region XI: Braulio E. Dujali, Davao Del Norte</li>	<li> Region XII: Maitum, Sarangani</li>	<li> Region XIII (Caraga): Pilar, Surigao Del Norte</li>	<li> BARMM: Calanogas, Lanao Del Sur</li>	<li> BARMM: Marogong, Lanao Del Sur</li>	<li> BARMM: Tagoloan II, Lanao Del Sur</li></ul><div><strong>ALERT LEVEL 2 </strong></div><p>The following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs), on the other hand, will remain under Alert Level 2 &quot;without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification,&quot; the DOH said. </p><p>Alert Level 2 allows face-to-face classes, dine-in services, religious gatherings, and personal care services, among others to accept fully vaccinated individuals at 50 percent of indoor venue capacity. </p><div> </div><div><strong>Cordillera Administrative Region</strong></div><ul>	<li> Benguet, Ifugao</li></ul><div><strong>Region IV-A</strong></div><ul>	<li> Quezon Province</li></ul><div><strong>Region IV-B</strong></div><ul>	<li> Occidental Mindoro</li>	<li> Palawan</li></ul><div><strong>Region V</strong></div><ul>	<li> Camarines Norte</li>	<li> Camarines Sur</li>	<li> Masbate</li></ul><div><strong>Region VI</strong></div><ul>	<li> Antique</li>	<li> Negros Occidental</li></ul><div><strong>Region VII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Bohol</li>	<li> Cebu</li>	<li> Negros Oriental</li></ul><div><strong>Region VIII</strong></div><ul>	<li> Leyte</li>	<li> Northern Samar</li>	<li> Western Samar</li></ul><div><strong>Region IX</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>Region X</strong></div><ul>	<li> Lanao del Norte</li></ul><div><strong>Region XI</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>Region XII</strong></div><ul>	<li> North Cotabato</li>	<li> Sarangani</li>	<li> Sultan Kudarat</li></ul><div><strong>CARAGA</strong></div><ul>	<li> Dinagat Islands</li>	<li> Surigao del Norte</li></ul><div><strong>Bangsamoro</strong></div><ul>	<li> Basilan</li>	<li> Lanao del Sur</li>	<li> Maguindanao</li>	<li> Sulu</li>	<li> Tawi-Tawi</li></ul><p>The Philippines recorded 4,127 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said, raising the country&#x27;s total active infections to more than 30,000. </p><p>The number of active cases is considered the highest since April 5 this year. </p><p>The DOH attributed the slight rise in new COVID-19 cases to the population&#x27;s waning immunity and the presence of omicron subvariants.<br/> <br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></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=2148623" 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 class="iwantbar"> </div>

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Metro Manila, many areas stay under Alert Level 1 until August 15: DOH

Job Manahan,

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Published July 30, 2022 04:41 PM PHT

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Updated July 30, 2022 06:43 PM PHT

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