MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday pitched once more for allowing the resumption of face-to-face classes for schoolchildren, saying government should take its cue from the findings of a United States study that showed “little evidence” that having physical schooling increased community transmission of the coronavirus.
Gatchalian said the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases should study the January 2021 journal article published by experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even as the country prepares the rollout of theCovid-19 vaccination program.
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