No need to restore facemask mandate,even as Covid-19 cases see rise – DOH | Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco

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The Philippines may continue to record an increase in Covid-19 cases until June based on the projections of the Department of Health (DOH), Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported on Tuesday. Know more:

The Philippines may continue to record an increase in Covid-19 cases until June based on the projections of the Department of Health , Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reported on Tuesday.

The DOH said Covid-19 cases registered an uptrend with the National Capital Region still exhibiting the steepest increase.“Nationally, while cases are on an upward trend, ICU and severe/critical admissions remain at a plateau,” the DOH said.Vergeire, on the other hand, clarified that no deaths were reported recently due to “lack of data.”

Over the weekend, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said he is mulling over the reimposition of mandatory masking curb the increase in Covid cases. “Ang Kagawaran ng Kalusugan at ang iba’t ibang miyembro ng IATF ay nakapagpasa na po ng rekomendasyon sa ating Pangulo tungkol sa hindi na kinakailangang pagbalik ng mga restriction katulad ng mandatory masking at pagsuot na lamang nito sa mga at-risk nating mga kababayan and in high-risk situation ,” she said.

 

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