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The Philippines remains at low risk for COVID-19, enough for the government to consider easing its face mask policy in outdoor settings.
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Philippines to ease face mask policy
The Philippines is set to ease its face mask policy as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “verbally” approved coronavirus task force’s recommendation to make wearing masks optional when outdoors.
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles made the announcement in a press briefing on Wednesday, September 7. She said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) recommended to make wearing of face masks optional.
“We stress that this is outdoors. Wearing of face masks will be optional in open spaces or non-crowded outdoor areas with good ventilation, provided that senior citizens and immunocompromised individuals are encouraged to wear masks,” Angeles said.
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