A teachers’ group has urged the Department of Education to conduct widespread testing on workers in the education sector before they are required to work. | MatthewINQ
Education Undersecretary Tonisito Umali has told senators they could consider extending to September the period that DepEd has to set the opening of classes.Last week, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian told reporters that the Senate might amend Republic Act No. 7977 to give the President the power to delay class openings if necessary.
“The virus is still here and is a clear and present danger to us all. We are still in the early stages of managing this pandemic. We are not yet on the other side of the curve as we are barely managing transmissions,” the professors said in a report published on Wednesday. While it noted a decrease in the number of cases on May 10 to May 16 in Quezon City, Manila and the cities of San Juan, Malabon and Navotas, the team said the numbers could still rise with new data coming in.“The government must ensure that health systems are capable of detecting, testing, isolating and treating every case of COVID-19, as well as tracing every contact,” it said.
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