Tacloban City, 89 other areas under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from Nov. 1 - 15

Tacloban City, 89 other areas under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from Nov. 1 - 15

Biliran, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City are now under COVID-19 Alert Level 1, while Leyte, Northern, Samar, and Western Samar are under Alert Level 2. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) declared 89 areas in the Philippines under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from November 1 to November 15, including Tacloban City.

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. approved the new COVID-19 Alert Level System (ALS) classifications of provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities from November 1 to 15, according to a DOH statement.

Meanwhile, DOH added that 32 out of 121 provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities were placed on Alert Level 2.

Alert Level 1 areas allow intrazonal and interzonal travel with no restrictions based on age or comorbidities.

All establishments, persons, or activities are permitted to operate, work, or be carried out at full on-site or venue/seating capacity, as long as they adhere to minimum public health standards.

Meanwhile, areas under Alert Level 2 are now required to implement restrictions such as a 50% capacity indoors for fully vaccinated adults and a 70% capacity outdoors.

The following are the areas classified as Alert Level 2 and Alert Level 1:

Alert Level 1:

LUZON

National Capital Region (NCR)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR):
Abra
Apayao
Baguio City
Mountain Province
Kalinga

Region I:
Dagupan City
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan

Region II:
Batanes
Cagayan
City of Santiago
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino

Region III:
Angeles City
Aurora
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Olongapo City
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales

Region IV-A:
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Lucena City
Rizal

Region IV-B:
Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Puerto Princesa City
Romblon

Region V:
Albay
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Naga City
Sorsogon

VISAYAS

Region VI
Aklan
Bacolod City
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo City
Iloilo

Region VII
Cebu City
Lapu-Lapu City
Mandaue City
Siquijor

Region VIII
Biliran
Eastern Samar
Ormoc City
Southern Leyte
Tacloban City

MINDANAO

Region IX:
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga del Norte

Region X:
Bukidnon
Cagayan de Oro City
Camiguin
Iligan City
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental

Region XI:
Davao City
Davao Oriental

Region XII:
General Santos City
South Cotabato

Region XIII (Caraga):
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Butuan City
Surigao del Sur

BARMM:
Cotabato City

Alert Level 2:

LUZON:
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Benguet
Ifugao

Region IV-A:
Quezon Province

Region IV-B:
Palawan

Region V:
Camarines Norte
Masbate

VISAYAS

Region VI:
Antique
Negros Occidental

Region VII:
Bohol
Cebu Province
Negros Oriental

Region VIII:
Leyte
Northern Samar
Western Samar

MINDANAO

Region IX:
City of Isabela
Zamboanga Del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay

Region X:
Lanao del Norte

Region XI:
Davao De Oro
Davao Del Norte
Davao Del Sur
Davao Occidental

Region XII:
North Cotabato
Sarangani
Sultan Kudarat

Region XIII (Caraga):
Dinagat Islands
Surigao del Norte

BARMM:
Basilan
Lanao Del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-tawi

According to DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, the new alert level system classifications demonstrate that the country is "showing improvements" in key indicators such as healthcare utilization rate.

She then urged the public to be more vigilant, emphasizing the importance of stricter implementation of COVID-19 measures and policies, particularly as the holiday season approaches and increased mobility and contact rates are expected.
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