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Alert Level 2 in NCR 'unlikely'

A POSSIBLE escalation to Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR) is unlikely even if cases have slowly increased, according to the Department of Health (DoH), clarifying an earlier statement it made on Monday.

People, wearing face masks, walk along Blumentritt Market in Manila, on 15 June 2022. The national government’s order on the mandatory wearing of face masks against COVID-19. (PHOTO: MIKE ALQUINTO)