THE DEPARTMENT of Health said that there was a slight increase in the number of Covid19 cases after the implementation of face-to-face classes.

“Based on our trends in data, ‘pag tiningnan natin ang ating mga kaso, nakita natin na medyo may kaunting pagtaas pagkatapos na nag-umpisa ang face-to-face, and that is expected because of mobility patterns,” DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said

“Kapag tumaas ang mobility, transmission rate will happen. Mag-iincrease ‘yan,” she added.

The official said that the optional use of face masks could not be directly related with the slight increase in cases.

“It has just been how many days, seven days ba, after the issuance of the Executive Order Number 3, at hanggang sa ngayon, hindi pa natin makikita ang link nito dito sa masking mandate dito sa mga pagtaas ng kaso sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng bansa,” Vergeire said.