MANILA, Philippines — The health care utilization rate in all regions in the country are in the “safe zone,” except for some provinces and cities where hospitals remain overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday during the pre-recorded weekly address of President Rodrigo Duterte.
He did not, however, specify those areas that remained in the “moderate to critical zone.”
Critical level means hospitals have already utilized over 85 percent of their capacity, while moderate risk level means 60 to 70 percent of facilities are already in use.
Hospitals are classified in the safe level if the utilization rate is below 60 percent.
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