A worker disinfects classrooms as part of a sanitation drive at a school in Marikina City, Oct. 13, 2025. Photo: Marikina PIO
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday clarified that there is no new virus spreading in the country amid reports of rising cases of influenza and influenza-like illnesses (ILIs), emphasizing that the recent class suspensions announced by the Department of Education (DepEd) are precautionary and partly linked to earthquake preparedness.
“At the national level, the number of influenza-like illnesses is lower than last year thus far,” DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo told reporters in a Viber message.
“It is sound precaution for local and institutional health authorities to practice preventive measures to keep the numbers down.”
Domingo stressed that the DepEd’s two-day suspension of face-to-face classes in Metro Manila i
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