IATF: No need to reimpose mandatory face mask

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There is no need to reimpose the mandatory use of face masks, Department of Health officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Tuesday.

“We already recommended to the Office of the President, based on agreements coming from IATF discussions, that we don’t need to bring back the mandates,” said Vergeire, who recommends wearing masks even if they are not required.“Our policies do not need to be back and forth. We all need to help each other so that we can overcome this situation,” she said.

She also pointed out the the current spike in COVID-19 infections does not compare to the numbers recorded during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.“This increase in cases did not translate to more hospital admissions, and it did not translate to more severe and critical cases and even deaths,” she added.

At present, Metro Manila is still under Alert Level 1, the lowest of the Alert Level System adopted by the government during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.In its case bulletin on Tuesday, the Department of Health recorded 637 daily infections, which is higher than the 450 cases logged between April 17 and 23.

 

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