NCR classes canceled March 10-14 due to coronavirus threat | Inquirer News

NCR classes canceled March 10-14 due to coronavirus threat

/ 10:03 PM March 09, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — Classes in all levels in Metro Manila from Tuesday, March 10, to Saturday, March 14, have been canceled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat.

President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a Monday night press briefing in Malacañang.

“Classes will be suspended in [the] NCR [National Capital Region] beginning tomorrow and will end on March 14 — the reason being tignan natin incubation period,” Duterte said.

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However, students will still have to study at home even during class suspensions as “insisted” by Education Secretary Leonor Briones, Duterte said.

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He added that the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the police would act as “truant officer.”

Meanwhile, the President thumbed down the proposed cancellation of government work.

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“The government has to function. We need all [of the employes] — at least [for] now,” he said.

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During the press briefing, Duterte also announced four new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total cases to 24.

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