Journal 2020 Vol.21 No.2
Infection Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission: Interim Recommendations for Schools in the Philippine Setting (as of August 6,2020)
John Andrew Camposano, M.D., Sally Jane Aro, M.D., Benjamin Co, M.D., Robert Dennis Garcia, M.D., Maria Angela Maronilla, M.D., Maria Carmen Nievera, M.D. & JayRon Padua, M.D.
THIS GUIDANCE AIMS TO SUPPORT PHYSICIANS WHO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT IN CREATING INFECTION CONTROL POLICIES FOR SCHOOL RE-ENTRY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHILE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE OVER-ALL HEALTH OF EVERYONE, BASED ON AVAILABLE EVIDENCE. THE GUIDANCE IS DYNAMIC AND MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING KNOWLEDGE, DATA, AND UNDERSTANDING OF SARS-COV-2 IN THE COUNTRY.
Important Considerations:
1. Decisions for school resumption must always be in full cognizance of the risks vs. benefits of doing so, with constant re-evaluation of such decision based on ongoing risks and the success of implementing mitigation strategies in each school setting
https://doi.org/10.56964/pidspj20202102010
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