Published July 23, 2021, 10:01 AM
Kids should stay home for now.
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) recalled its resolution allowing children aged five and above outdoors due to the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.
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“Latest natin diyan ay hindi na muna nating papayagan sa ngayon (Out latest for that is we will not allow it for now),” Duque said in an interview over TeleRadyo on Friday, July 23.
The decision came after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the previous day the detection of local transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus variant in the country.
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