MANILA- The Philippines remained at "very low risk" classification for Covid-19 while countries in East Asia are experiencing a surge in new cases, the OCTA Research Group said Sunday. In a tweet, OCTA Research Group Fellow Dr. Guido David said the country's average daily attack rate (ADAR) is 0.47 as of March 18. The growth rate is at minus 22 percent and the seven-day average of new cases is at 527 per 100,000 individuals. Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Cambodia, and China are also "very low risk" for Covid-19. Their ADARs range from 0.13 to 0.86 while their seven-day average of new cases range from 2 to 1,885. South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei are classified as severe based on their ADAR, which is the average number of cases in a week per 100,000 people. South Korea and Vietnam have high ADAR of 788.15 and 281.52, respectively, while their growth rates are at 42 percent and 38 percent, respectively. Brunei, also "severe", has an
MANILA- The Philippines remained at "very low risk" classification for Covid-19 while countries in East Asia are experiencing a surge in new cases, the OCTA Research Group said Sunday. In a tweet, OCTA Research Group Fellow Dr. Guido David said the country's average daily attack rate (ADAR) is 0.47 as of March 18. The growth rate is at minus 22 percent and the seven-day average of new cases is at 527 per 100,000 individuals. Timor-Leste, Taiwan, Cambodia, and China are also "very low risk" for Covid-19. Their ADARs range from 0.13 to 0.86 while their seven-day average of new cases range from 2 to 1,885. South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei are classified as severe based on their ADAR, which is the average number of cases in a week per 100,000 people. South Korea and Vietnam have high ADAR of 788.15 and 281.52, respectively, while their growth rates are at 42 percent and 38 percent, respectively. Brunei, also "severe", has an