February 23, 2021 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has directed Cabinet members to postpone relaxation of quarantine restrictions nationwide and conduct of in-person classes in pilot areas until the rollout of the vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in a virtual press conference Tuesday, February 23, 2021, said the President issued the directives during the Cabinet Meeting in Malacañan Palace Monday evening, February 22.
The President turned down the recommendation of the economic team to place the entire country under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive form of community quarantine, in March to allow the further reopening of the economy.
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2:40 With a new quarter underway at San Luis Obispo’s Cal Poly, the university’s testing program has expanded since the fall, when students living on-campus only had to get tested every other week. Now it applies to students who live in university housing, are enrolled in face-to-face classes, work on campus, use on-campus resources or live with a student who meets any of these requirements.
“Two-times-a-week testing of students that are on campus for any reason is really the best practice from a university setting,” said Cal Poly president Jeffrey Armstrong, adding the new program is a response to the number of coronavirus cases in California and the rest of the country.
President of Texas Tech University Dr. Lawrence Schovanec joined Dave King and Matt Martin to talk about the spring 2021 semester, in-person classes & more.