Amid the increasing Covid-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said it did not give a recommendation to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to reimpose the mandatory wearing of face masks.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it would not push for more stringent health protocols despite the increasing Covid-19 numbers in the country as the current measures remained “effective.”
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the existing alert level system for Covid-19 will be used as a “risk communication tool” instead of being the “prescribing tool for restrictions.”
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that she is ready to become the next secretary of the department if she is appointed.
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has not given any concrete response about the DOH’s proposal to extend the state of calamity in the Philippines due to Covid-19.