Duterte not yet 'ready' to lift mandatory face mask rule
Duterte not yet ‘ready’ to lift mandatory face mask rule
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Duterte not yet ‘ready’ to lift mandatory face mask rule
WITH the continuous decline in Covid-19 cases nationwide, the government is now considering declaring “Alert Level 0” in some parts of the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said the Technical Advisory Group of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…
(PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is studying the administration of a second booster shot to fully vaccinated senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities, a health official said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made this statement after the vaccine expert panel (VEP) recommended a second booster shot or fourth dose of Covid-19 jabs to the concerned priority groups. "The recommendation of a second booster dose for senior citizens and the moderate to severely immunocompromised individuals stems from the decrease in antibody titers seen...
(File photo) MANILA - Slowly ditching the face mask requirement in open areas under Alert Level 1 status is possible if coronavirus cases continue to go down. National Task Force Against Covid-19 special medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said at the Laging Handa public briefing on Friday it may be considered as one of the adjustments under the so-called new normal. "Ang susunod nito ay maaring 'yung pagsuot ng mask sa outdoor areas, so sa indoor na lang tayo magma-mask lalo na kung bababa ang cases (The next step might be the removal of face mask requirement in outdoor areas. So we wi...
(File photo) MANILA - Slowly ditching the face mask requirement in open areas under Alert Level 1 status is possible if coronavirus cases continue to go down. National Task Force Against Covid-19 special medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said at the Laging Handa public briefing on Friday it may be considered as one of the adjustments under the so-called new normal. "Ang susunod nito ay maaring 'yung pagsuot ng mask sa outdoor areas, so sa indoor na lang tayo magma-mask lalo na kung bababa ang cases (The next step might be the removal of face mask requirement in outdoor areas. So we wi...