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The de-escalation of the NCR to Alert Level 2 is ‘too early,’ according to the Department of Health.

On Saturday, the Department of Health (DOH) warned it was still too early to determine whether Metro Manila would be able to de-escalate to a less severe Alert Level 2 by February.

According to forecasts, the peak might occur by the end of January or the middle of February, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire.

“Araw-araw po binabantayan natin, pero ngayon hindi pa natin masasabi if we can already de-escalate by February dito sa NCR,” she said in a Laging Handa briefing.

She went on to say that while the number of active coronavirus infections has decreased in recent days, this does not always reflect the true situation on the ground because many cases go unreported.

“Kahit sa tingin natin bumabagal na po ang pagdami ng kaso, bumababa ang numero araw-araw, alalahanin natin na mayroon pa rin tayong mga kababayan na hindi na nagpapatest, mayroon ding mga kababayan na

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved any self-administered antigen test kits.

The Department of Health is currently writing recommendations for its correct use, according to the official, while the Food and Drug Administration is in the “final stages” of examining 11 test kit manufacturer applications.

“Once FDA gets all of the documentation, the ‘yong dossier nila’ is first examined and forwarded to RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine). When the FDA gets all of the documentation in their dossier, it is first examined and given to RITM. RITM undertakes performance review or validation after it passes the initial screening) “Vergeire remarked.

“With RITM and ibabalik sa FDA, this takes about four to five days. Overall, the procedure may take up to seven days “she continued.

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