President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday night withdrew his order to conduct a government-monitored dry run for face-to-face classes as fears over the more infectious coronavirus strain, which scientists said was highly infectious among children, continued to grow.
In a Laging Handa briefing, Briones cited results of a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) study, which she said showed that more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections among children were developed at home.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said he saw no reason to suspend classes in Metro Manila amid fears of the spread of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) from China, after some Chinese schools ordered pupils to stay home.