OCTA: With positivity rate going down, almost 40% want Alert Level 1 in NCR after electionsParents accompany their kids for the vaccination Filipinos aged 5 to 11 years at an SM mall in Sta. MANILA, Philippines — With positivity rates still dropping in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, 38% of recent survey respondents voted to move to Alert Level 1 after the 2022 elections in May, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research said Wednesday. This comes as OCTA also observed continuously decreasing positivity rates in Metro Manila and Calabarzon with all provinces in the two regions tallying positivity rates of less than 10 percent. In a survey on Feb 14 with more than 1000 respondents (3% error) regarding alert level 1 in NCR, 38% voted to move to alert level 1 after the May elections. 29% voted for alert level 1 by March 1, while 26% said there was not enough information.

Source: Philippine Star February 16, 2022 21:16 UTC