Meanwhile, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., said he cannot accept Magalong’s resignation. (File photo: National Task Force Against Covid19/Facebook)
MANILA – Top officials of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 on Friday refused to accept the resignation of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as the country’s contact tracing czar, saying it would be a huge loss to the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Magalong was recently criticized over his attendance at a celebrity’s birthday party wherein health protocols such as wearing face masks and physical distancing were violated.