PANGASINAN – The number of active Covid-19 cases in this province dropped to 14 as 39 of the 48 towns registered zero cases, the Pangasinan Provincial Information Office reported on Monday, March 28.

Still, the Provincial Health Office is advising the Pangasinenses to continue following the health protocols notwithstanding the decreasing number of active cases and the lowering to Alert Level status of the province.
“It is necessary to promulgate guidelines on the implementation of Alert Level 1 in Pangasinan, in accordance with the Guidelines on the Nationwide Implementation of Alert Level System For Covid-19 Response (Alert Level System Guidelines) currently in force and pertinent issuances of the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and other government agencies,” said governor Amado Espino III.
On February 28, Espino signed and issued Executive Order (EO) 0015-2022 on the Implementing Guidelines on Alert Level 1 in the province of Pangasinan.
Among those towns with active covid cases are Rosales, Lingayen, Binmaley, Bani, Mangaldan, San Carlos City, Sta Barbara, Urbiztondo and Dagupan City.
Pangasinan recorded a total of 43,070 Covid-cases but has a high recovery rate with 41,725 cases who have recovered, 1,331 have died, and 14 active cases as of March 27.
Espino added that all private offices and workplaces may operate at 100 percent capacity, consistent with national issuances on vaccination requirements for on-site work.
He added agencies and instrumentalities of the government shall adhere to 100 percent on-site workforce.