More areas placed under COVID Alert Level 4, Alert Level 3

MANILA - The government on Thursday approved the recommendation to place more areas under COVID-19 Alert Level 4 and Alert Level 3 until the end of the month amid a spike in new coronavirus infections. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, 4 more provinces were placed under Alert Level 4 starting Friday:

• Kalinga

• Ifugao

• Mountain Province

• Northern Samar

Other areas were placed under Alert Level 3:

Luzon

• Apayao

• Puerto Princesa City

• Masbate

Visayas

• Siquijor

Mindanao

• Zamboanga del Norte

• Zamboanga Sibugay

• Lanao del Norte

• Davao de Oro

• Davao Oriental

• North Cotabato

• Sarangani

• Sultan Kudarat

• Surigao del Norte

• Maguindanao

• Basilan

The Philippines is currently experiencing a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections most likely driven by the omicron variant. On Thursday, the Department of Health confirmed over 31,000 new COVID-19 cases, pushing active infections to more than 275,000.

Source: news.abs-cbn.com