Latest Breaking News On - Acting presidential spokesperson karlo nograles file photo manila the inter agency task force for management of emerging infectious diseases iatf eid approved on thursday revised metrics to determine covid 19 alert level classifications all areas in country effective march 1 ina statement - Page 1 : comparemela.com
Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles (File photo) MANILA - The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved on Thursday the revised metrics to determine the Covid-19 alert level classifications of all areas in the country effective March 1. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting presidential spokesperson, said under the new alert level matrix, the cutoffs for the average daily attack rate (ADAR) of Covid-19 cases shall be less than six for low risk classification; six to 18 for moderate risk; and more than 18 for high risk. Nograles said areas can be de-escalated to Alert Level 1 upon meeting all of the following criteria: low to minimal risk case classification; total bed utilization rate of less than 50 percent; full vaccination of 70 percent of its target population; and full vaccination of 80 percent of the target population for senior citizens. He said the alert level metrics were amended based on the r