QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Tuesday expressed support to place Metro Manila under Alert Level 1, the lowest alert level in the classification system.

“As of today, the City of San Juan only has 28 active cases of COVID-19. This is already a 99 percent (99%) drop from 6 weeks ago wherein we had 1,947 cases during the peak of the surge,” said Zamora.

Zamora said that the city’s quarantine facilities are only 3.7 percent (3.7%) occupied, while the San Juan Medical Center's COVID-19 beds are at 16 percent (16%).

“We have already vaccinated 259 percent (259%) of our target population,” he added.

The regional positivity rate of Metro Manila is down to 5.9 percent (5.9%) and San Juan is one of 15 cities in the NCR that are currently classified as low risk.

“Given all of these data, I am in favor of shifting to Alert Level 1 by March 1, 2022, but with each and every one of us following all minimum public health standards for our safety and protection,” the local chief executive noted. (San Juan City/PIA-NCR)