DepEd: Students who get COVID-19 during in-person classes to be excused

MANILA, Philippines — Students who contract COVID-19 once face-to-face classes start will be excused from their classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) said Tuesday.

DepEd spokesman Michael Poa was responding to the query on assistance the DepEd will give to students being infected with COVID-19 once in-person classes start.

“Doon sa assistance sa mga estudyante, basically, ang magagawa lang natin is ma-excuse sila sa classes nila as soon as may sintomas,” he said in a public briefing.

(For the assistance to students, basically, what we can do is to excuse them from their classes as soon as they exhibit symptoms.)

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