A HEALTH expert called on the Department of Education to be transparent on the number of Covid19 infections in schools.

Dr. Tony Leachon said that data should be disclosed to help schools and communities respond better and prevent an outbreak especially with the full implementation of face-to-face classes in November.

“I think for the safety of the kids, we need to be transparent about our data,” the former adviser to the government’s task force against Covid19 said.

“Wala naman may gusto na hindi pumasok but how can we protect ourselves if we are not empowered, educated and engaged about our data?” he added.

Since the Department of Health only records positive RT-PCR test results, Leachon said that the number of Covid19 may be “underreported.”

“I think ang mode of diagnosis natin ay rapid antigen tests, so I expect na underreported ‘yan,” he said.