SENATOR Christopher ‘Bong’ Go urged the Department of Education to implement additional safety measures during face-to-face classes amid the entry of new Covid19 variants in the country.

Go called for the deployment of health and safety personnel in every school who will immediately attend to students and teachers who will show symptoms of Covid19.

“Dagdagan natin ang ating safety measures, maglagay tayo ng staff o mga safety personnel dyan para matugunan agad kung may maging positibo lalo na kapag magpositibo ang mga estudyante o mga guro,” Go said.

“Maagapan agad ang pagkalat kasi kapag kumalat ‘yan sarado na naman ang eskwelahan, damay na naman po ang pagbubukas ng klase,” he added.

He made the call following the reported discovery of cases of XBB subvariant, said to be immune evasive.

“Ako naman po ay may tiwala sa ating education officials headed by our Vice President Sara Duterte na pinag-aaralan nila ang lahat para sa face-to-face classes ngayong Nobyembre. I’m sure pinag-aralan ito ng ating education officials,” Go said.