MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is urging the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to downgrade Metro Manila to alert level 2 by Nov. 15. ADVERTISEMENT“We are slowly and gradually easing the alert level system to avoid sudden surge of COVID-19 cases,” said presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. But according to Concepcion, the country’s capital region should be placed in the lower alert level 2 status following the increased vaccination rate and decline of new cases in the Metro. The Go Negosyo founder said that beginning Nov. 15 until the end of the year, “we have to be on alert level 2 or we stand to lose a lot.”“The Christmas and election spending will act as a stimulus to many businesses. “With hope, we can look forward to an alert level 1 status by the start of the year.” INQRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 31, 2021 21:52 UTC