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With only two days before the month ends, a new Covid-19 alert level has yet to be finalized and remains under review, Malacañang said Friday, July 29.

Malacañang said that the existing alert level classifications for different areas in the country had been extended after the government’s pandemic task force failed to declare the new status on July 15.

The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will continue under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Malacañang said.

The government’s pandemic task force has approved the recommendation of retaining the Alert Level 1 status of the entire National Capital Region (NCR) from May 16 to 31, 2022, Malacañang said Sunday evening.

Despite the fear of a surge in coronavirus infections next month and an Omicron subvariant entering the country, the government’s pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) and many other areas in the Philippines under Alert Level 1, Malacañang announced.

Malacañang expressed confidence that there will be fewer Filipinos with no jobs in the future as the government develops concrete plans to sustain economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government’s pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) in its current Alert Level 1 status from April 16 to 30, 2022, Malacañang said.

Malacañang said that 51 percent of adult Filipinos thinking that the country’s economy will improve in the next 12 months is a clear indication of the effectiveness of the government’s Covid-19 pandemic response efforts, particularly the Alert Levels System.

As Covid-19 cases continue to drop in the country, an infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, March 15 that minimum public health standards should still be practiced whilst transitioning to more relaxed protocols.

The Department of Health (DOH) reminded on Monday, Feb. 28 that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is not yet over as various areas in the country de-escalates to Alert Level 1 status by March 1.

The government’s pandemic task force is set to discuss Metro Manila’s possible deescalation to Alert Level 1 for the second half of February 2022 and may make the announcement on the weekend, Malacañang said.

Malacañang does not think that it is already time to remove the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Levels System (ALS) being implemented in the country but is open to placing areas under Alert Level 1.

The government’s pandemic task force has escalated six areas to Alert Level 3 due to the rising number of local coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases.

Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate.

As the country continues to face a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the government’s pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month.

As the country faces a spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang has issued a new memorandum circular (MC) laying down the requirements and procedures for reducing the on-site workforce in government offices below the minimum that was set under the Alert Level System (ALS).

The government’s pandemic task force is being extra cautious about placing areas in the country under the least strict coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level due to the many uncertainties about the new Omicron variant.

The Department of Health (DOH) said that areas in the Philippines should remain under the Alert Level 2 amid concerns about the new Omicron coronavirus variant.