THE COMMISSION on Higher Education on Monday said very few cases of Covid19 infections were reported among students and teachers participating in the limited face-to-face classes.

CHED Executive Director Cinderella Jaro said most of the cases had mild symptoms or were asymptomatic.

“The infection of the students attending the limited face-to-face classes has been really minimal, including ‘yong infection ng faculty… Based on the reports of our regional offices, most of them or all of them are mild to asymptomatic cases,” she said.

Jaro said the implementation of health protocols helped curb the spread of the virus.

The government initially allowed limited face-to-face classes for allied health sciences and medicine only.

Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte approved CHED’s request to allow face-to-face classes for Engineering and Technology programs, Hospitality/Hotel and Restaurant Management, Tourism/Travel Management, Marine Engineering, and Marine.