DOH: Now is not the time to drop rules on face masks

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A woman walks past a mural depicting frontline health workers wearing masks, along a street in Manila on November 10, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — Now is not the time to take face masks off, the Department of Health said Friday after the Cebu provincial government issued an order making it optional for people to wear masks outdoors.

 

The province's rule on masks contradicts guidelines from government's communicable diseases task force.

 

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reiterated the agency’s position that the mask mandate plays a “valuable” role in the government’s COVID-19 response, noting that face coverings protect people not only from the severe respiratory disease but also from other illnesses.

 

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