(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The number of cases in the Philippines is increasing
China News Agency, Manila, October 13 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Presidential Palace of the Philippines announced on the 13th that from October 16 to October 31, the level of epidemic prevention and control in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines, will be reduced from the current level 4 alert to 3 class. On the same day, the Philippine Ministry of Health reported that there were 7181 newly diagnosed cases in the Philippines, the lowest since August 4, of which less than 2,000 cases have been added in Metro Manila for several days.
On the same day, the Philippine Presidential Office spokesperson Harry Locke issued a statement that due to the continued decline in the number of infections in the metropolitan area of the capital, the Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF-EID) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) decided to lower the alert level in the area to make it even better. Pave the way for multiple enterprises to resume business. At the same time, IATF-EID also approved the adjustment of community isolation levels in many places.
According to the Philippine News Agency, the Director of the Metro Manila Development Agency (MMDA) Benhur Abalos Jr. reported to President Duterte on the 12th that since the implementation of the Level 4 alert on September 16, the infection rate in Metro Manila has increased from The 1.25 on September 16 fell to 0.61 on October 8.
At present, the Philippine quarantine and medical resource tensions have eased. The occupancy rate of quarantine facilities in Metro Manila has dropped from 72% on September 15 to 42% on October 10; the occupancy rate of temporary treatment and testing facilities has dropped to 32%. . According to the announcement of the Philippine Ministry of Health on the 13th, 65% of the 1,500 intensive care beds in Metro Manila, 44% of 4900 isolation beds, 48% of 4300 general beds, and 50% of 1100 ventilators for new coronary pneumonia are currently in use.
The Philippine National Immunization Program is actively advancing. As of October 10, more than 23.18 million people in the Philippines have been fully vaccinated, and more than 26.48 million people have received one dose of the vaccine. The complete immunization rate is 21.27%. More than 70% of the population in Metro Manila has been vaccinated. One dose. The country plans to vaccinate 50-70% of the population at the end of the year to achieve herd immunity. (over)
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