He said that despite the slight rise in cases, Metro Manila's hospital utilization rate remained at low risk, with 23 percent of Covid-19 dedicated beds in use. But if the numbers increase, there should be a room to re-evaluate the alert level status," he said. As long as severe and critical cases remain low, the current alert level stays, it said. In Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), there is a 30 to 40 percent uptick in Covid admissions in public hospitals. He said the group's members are ready for an influx of Covid cases, although they may experience problems due to staff shortage.

Source: Manila Times June 17, 2022 10:39 UTC