Aurora and Quezon are now classified as “very low risk” for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 26. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, in a tweet, said that with its improved COVID-19 indicators, Aurora and Quezon are now under the “very low risk...
As the viral transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country wanes, an OCTA Research fellow briefed the public on how the “new normal” on a COVID-19 endemic would be. Molecular biologist and OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, during the Go Negosyo’s...
An OCTA Research fellow, on Thursday, Feb. 24, said that “no dangers are currently seen” in Metro Manila and that the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in the region will likely transition into “green” by next week. The color green, based on the OCTA’s legend, means that...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, Feb. 23, said the positivity rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in four highly urbanized cities remained "very high." In an update via Twitter, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David shared that Puerto Princesa City (39...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) will analyze first data analytics on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila and other areas before deciding on any proposal to downgrade the COVID alert status in any part of the country,...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) Metro Manila could be placed under a more relaxed Alert Level 1 quarantine classification by next week, according to the OCTA Research Group. "Sa amin ang tinitingnan lang naman namin iyong metrics at dahil less than 5 percent na ang positivity rate, ang...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 4.9 percent for the first time since Dec. 26, 2021--prior to the Omicron wave of the pandemic, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of the month, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (Unsplash) “Ang projection natin for National Capital Region (NCR) sa katapusan nitong February ay maaaring...
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, has been listed with zero new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. According to OCTA Research’s Dr. Guido David, Pateros had zero COVID-19 on Feb. 17 and 15, becoming the only LGU in the National Capital...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces remained under "low risk" classification as they continued to see improvements in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 18. "The positivity rates and ADAR in the NCR and...
The slight increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila “feels like a Valentine spike,” an OCTA Research fellow said. “632 new cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). With mostly fresh cases, this feels like a Valentine spike. The figure shows that...
Taguig City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases decreased to 298 from peaking to 598 in the previous days. The City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) reported on Feb. 16 that as of Feb. 15, Taguig has 298 active COVID-19 cases out of 64,228 confirmed cases, 63,466...
