MANILA, Philippines — Along with the downward trend in coronavirus infections in Metro Manila, the region’s health-care utilization rate (HCUR) is back in the “safe zone,” the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday.
The DOH, however, warned against complacency in following health protocols during the coronavirus pandemic. It said hospital occupancy remained high in several cities and towns in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the nearby provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan, collectively called “NCR Plus.”
“Our health-care utilization rate and ICU (intensive care unit) utilization rate in the NCR is now in the safe zone but still at high risk in some NCR Plus …
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