COVID-19 cases also rising in 4 regions outside Metro Manila

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Passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 2 wait at the Departure Area after several domestic flights were canceled on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said Wednesday it has observed spikes in coronavirus infections in regions outside Metro Manila as it urged local governments to accelerate vaccination.

 

Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Ilocos region and Cagayan Valley are seeing increase in cases, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said.

 

"That is why I call upon the regional directors of DOH, the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the local government units in these areas to ramp up more aggressively the vaccination of their citizens," he said in the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum.

 

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