of UP Diliman said this in response to a newspaper report titled “DepEd Confirms COVID Cases In Schools; Numbers Still Being Verified” published last Saturday.confirmed new COVID-19 cases reported among students, teachers and non-teaching personnel since the beginning of the school year last August.
Poa said that the development was expected, adding that physical classes are no different from in-person setups such as offices, where people also turn up positive at times. DepEd’s policies for in-person classes include strict monitoring for possible symptoms of COVID-19 before going to school and mandatory mask wearing indoors.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)