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"We can t say if this is the start [of a surge] because there are some instances where the reported cases are low. And we have to be careful when interpreting this growth rate."
The decision to downgrade the metro's COVID-19 Alert Level was questioned online as the country continues to battle the highly contagious Omicron variant.
A data analytics researcher from the University of the Philippines Pandemic Response Team says higher cases in regions outside Metro Manila could pose a problem since provinces also have lower vaccination rates.