IATF recommends optional face mask use outdoors

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has recommended optional face mask use outdoors in non-crowded, well-ventilated areas.

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles reminded that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. needs to issue an executive order to implement this recommendation.

DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire clarified the recommendation applies only to low-risk individuals and settings.

Senator Christopher Go urged Filipinos to continue wearing masks, citing health concerns for vulnerable groups.