Metro Manila COVID reproduction rate plunges

Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number has decreased, but an OCTA Research fellow reiterated that efforts should be “sustained” to avoid further transmission of the virus.

Dr. Guido David, an OCTA Research fellow, said Metro Manila’s COVID-19 reproduction number has decreased from 6.12 on Jan. 3 to 3.77 as of Jan. 10. But David said the