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DOH extends Alert Level 1 in NCR until end-August

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Residents, mostly senior citizens, at the Marikina Sports Complex wait and receive their COVID-19 booster shot in Marikina City on July 22, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/20/20220722-covid-booster-marikina-jc-3994.jpg"/><figcaption>Residents, mostly senior citizens, at the Marikina Sports Complex wait and receive their COVID-19 booster shot in Marikina City on July 22, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><h3>DOH: 2 provinces, 4 towns deescalated to Alert 1</h3><p>MANILA — Metro Manila and several other areas remain under the lowest of the country&#x27;s 5-tier COVID-19 alert level until the end of the month, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday, 5 days after the previous classifications lapsed. </p><p>The health department said the following areas will remain under Alert Level 1 until August 31. Places under this level means that their establishments will be allowed to operate at 100 percent capacity, including other mass gatherings but for only those with full vaccination status.</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, Isabela</li>	<li>Nueva Vizcaya</li>	<li>Quirino</li>	<li>City of Santiago</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>Occidental Mindoro</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>Camarines Sur</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><div><strong>Region IX</strong></div><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 class="op-related-articles">	<li>Cotabato City</li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/22/ph-must-boost-immunity-before-lifting-covid-restrictions-doh">Philippines must first boost immunity to gradually lift COVID restrictions, says DOH</a></li></ul><p>The following provinces and municipalities was also downgraded to the loosest alert level, said DOH: </p><ul>	<li>Occidental Mindoro</li>	<li>Camarines Sur</li>	<li>Poro, Cebu</li>	<li>Talalora, Western Samar</li>	<li>Pualas, Lanao Del Sur</li>	<li>Binidayan, Lanao del Sur </li></ul><p>The following component cities and municipalities are also under Alert Level 1: </p><ul>	<li>Region VII - Poro, Cebu</li>	<li>Region VIII- Talalora, Western Samar</li>	<li>Bangsamoro- Binidayan and Pualas, Lanao Del Sur</li></ul><div><strong>ALERT LEVEL 2 </strong></div><p>DOH said the following areas will be under Alert Level 2 during the same period: </p><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>Palawan</li></ul><div><strong>Region V</strong></div><ul>	<li>Camarines Norte</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>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><strong>WATCH</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; 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Metro Manila and several other areas remained under the lowest of the country's 5-tier COVID-19 alert level until the end of the month.

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DOH extends Alert Level 1 in NCR until end-August

Job Manahan,

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Published Aug 20, 2022 05:50 PM PHT

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