DepEd Postpones National, Regional Events Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
DEPED – The Department of Education recently suspended all national and regional events from different areas which invlolves students.
According to SunStar, this is a preventive measure against COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019).
“In light of recent developments in Covid-19, DepEd is suspending all scheduled national and regional events involving students from different localities, such as the Palaro Regional Meets, until further notice,”
In its statement, the department, however, clarified that the suspension would be for regional athletic meets only. It added that the conduct of the Palarong Pambansa will be upon advice of the board of Palaro.
Here is the following statement, which can be seen on Facebook:
The department said that in its earlier statement, it will push through the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) and the National Festival of Talents (NFOT).
“DepEd is ready to implement all necessary proportionate response to the latest developments upon receipt of the definitive advisory from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Monday,”
As per the report, the Central Visayas division of DepEd postponed the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CViRAA) on February.
The 2020 CViRAA meet, a qualifying event for the Palarong Pambansa, is set on February 22 to 29 in Dumaguete City but was moved to March 15 to 21.
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