The country’s total COVID-19 cases stood at 2,779,943. On Friday, the Philippines recorded 4,043 more COVID-19 cases with active infections reaching over 50,000. 1 to 14 is enough to observe if a spike is going to happen and also the effect of the variant in the next two weeks would spike in the UK and other countries so we can impose a travel ban because after that it's Christmas.) 1 to 14 to observe kung 'yung Dolomite ay may spike na mangyayari at ang effect din ng variant in the next two weeks ay mag-spike sa UK or other countries para makapag-travel ban ka sa ibang country kasi after that Pasko na,” he said. Malacañang on Friday said Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 3 until Nov. DENR sacks Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach ground commander amid influx of visitors.(I was expecting that we would ease into Alert Level 2 because the cases are low and the positivity rate was at single digit but the presence of variants is being monitored.) “In-expect ko na nga na maluwag na 'yung alert level 2 kasi mababa na 'yung cases at single digits na 'yung positivity rate pero dumagdag itong presence ng mga variants na mino-monitor natin,” he said.

Last week, the environment department recorded a total of 121,744 individual that went to the artificial white beach at the Manila Bay despite the continuing COVID-19 threat. The B.1.1.318 variant was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization last June 2. The patient recovered from the respiratory illness on March 21. The first case of the B.1.1.318 was detected in a 34-year old male patient who returned to the Philippines from the United Arab Emirates last March 5. Philippines detects first case of B.1.1.318 variant 380 more Delta variant cases.I think, it's my hunch, that it's connected to the Dolomite incident, they want to find out if it will result in a spike in the next two weeks that's why they delayed it.) (I think that's the context of why Alert Level 2 was delayed. Tingin ko they want to find out, doon muna sa Dolomite nakaugnay 'yan, that’s my hunch, they want to find out na baka ito ay mag-spike in the next two weeks, dinelay muna nila 'yan. “I think 'yan ang konteksto kung bakit 'yung alert level 2 ay dine-delay. Tony Leachon said government probably took into consideration in its decision the new variant, the B.1.1.318 first detected in Mauritius, that was found in a patient from Negros Oriental, the subvariant of the Delta strain AY.4.2 currently being monitored, and the influx of visitors to the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach. COVID-19 alert level system expanded to more areas from Nov.MANILA- A former adviser to the government’s pandemic task force on Saturday expressed support for it's decision to retain Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila for at least two more weeks despite the decline in COVID-19 infections.

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