The Department of Health on Sunday clarified the 26 provinces and cities under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 were not escalated from Alert Level 1.
Instead, the DOH noted these areas have maintained their Alert Level 2 status since June 2022.
The DOH continues to encourage those that are still unvaccinated, unboosted, or under-boosted to get the vaccines as soon as possible while it is still free of charge, especially for senior citizens. “This is not the time to get sick. We have seen reports that some hospitals have increasing admissions for other diseases and these diseases account for admissions during pre-pandemic time,” it said.The DOH encourages everyone to keep safe and healthy.Alert Level 2 remains over Cebu province, Benguet and 24 other provinces until the end of April.
Metro Manila, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region I, RegionII, Region III, and Region IVA and IV-B, Region VII, VIII, IX, X, XI,XII, Caraga and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao remain at Alert Level 1, the lowest in the alert level system.
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