Use of surgical masks in areas with huge Covid-19 cases recommended – DOH

Aug 18, 2021 | Nation

The Department of Health (DOH) said that instead of cloth masks, surgical face masks are more recommended to use in locations with a huge spike of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the World Health...

Wearing double face masks not yet recommended – DOH

Jan 30, 2021 | Nation

There is no evidence yet to prove that wearing double face masks lessens the chances of getting infected with Covid-19. The Department of Health (DOH) made this statement amid the rising concerns on the more infectious coronavirus variants emerging in some...

SWS: 79% of Filipinos follow gov’t’s face mask-wearing protocols

Sep 30, 2020 | Top Stories

The Social Weather Stations (SWS) has found that majority of Filipinos have remained adherent to the government’s health protocols against Covid-19. In a survey conducted from Sept. 17 to 20, a huge percentage of Filipinos assured compliance to the four health...

Palace slams bishop discouraging mask-wearing

Sep 24, 2020 | Nation

Palace spokesman Harry Roque on Thursday shot down Lipa Archbishop Emeritus Ramon Arguelles’ statements discouraging the use of face masks and face shields, saying he should instead encourage people to adhere to the country’s minimum health standards....

IATF makes wearing of face shields mandatory in markets, malls

Sep 7, 2020 | Top Stories

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has required the public to wear face shields in supermarkets, public markets and malls, Malacañang said on Monday. “Ang pagsuot ng face shield, required na rin sa supermarkets, public markets, malls at...