On Thursday, March 19, the Department of Education (DepEd) has organinzed an investigation on the conduct of face-to-face training of teachers in Zambales as 9 employees of its DepEd local office tested positive for SARS Cov2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The management committee meeting was held in two beach resorts in the capital town of Iba last March 12.
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Dr. Noel Bueno, provincial director of Zambales confirmed that among the virus-infected DepEd employees were school division officials and a principal. The infections surfaced when the employees were tested for the virus after the meeting and was contracted from a teacher who served as the guest speaker in both seminars.
A fact-finding team has been tasked by DepEd to investigate the division-initiated activity while monitoring the situation involving its teaching and non-teaching personnel.
At the moment, more than 400 participants have been quarantined for safety precautions.
A memorandum prohibiting face-to-face seminars and trainings has been issued by DepEd and advised officials to temporarily use online platforms in conducting trainings and other seminars.
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DepEd launches investigation on Zambales face-to-face training
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