DepEd monitors individuals for COVID-19, some under quarantine

The Department of Education (DepEd) is monitoring individuals for possible COVID-19 infection, including one employee from Pangasinan II Division who is under quarantine after arriving from Taiwan.

As of February 13, a Grade 7 student and two elementary students in Cagayan are on home quarantine after exposure to a mother who traveled from Macau, and their tests were negative.

Two learners in Cebu with upper respiratory tract infections are being monitored after exposure to a father with travel history to an affected area.

One quarantined personnel from Misamis Occidental Division had a travel history to Australia, while another from Malaybalay Division had a layover in China.

DepEd allows in-campus activities to push through as long as precautionary measures are observed, but activities requiring gatherings outside school premises remain suspended.

Schools are instructed to disallow students and teachers exhibiting symptoms of contagious infections from joining activities.

Alternative Delivery Modes of education are provided to quarantined learners exhibiting symptoms.

DepEd officials are authorized to suspend classes based on confirmed positive cases within schools or adjacent areas, in coordination with local government units and health authorities.