‘NCR daily cases may drop to 500 by mid-February’The national government allows the voluntary use face shields mandate in areas under Alert Levels 1, 2 and 3 as the Philippines sees a new surge in COVID-19 infections in January 2022. MANILA, Philippines — Daily new cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) may drop to less than 500 per day by Valentine’s Day, a member of the OCTA Research Group said yesterday. OCTA fellow Guido David said actual cases in the region in recent days are below his earlier projection of around 1,000 daily new cases by mid-February. “At this rate, new cases in the NCR could go below 500 by Feb. 14,” he said, noting that reproduction number in the region is now at just 0.71. On Tuesday, only 2,751 new cases were recorded in NCR, out of 17,677 reported nationwide.

Source: Philippine Star January 26, 2022 22:09 UTC