Catholic Church health care commission favors continued use of face masks

An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Health Care advises that the people should continue to wear face masks for protection, according to a post on the CBCP website.

"Ang mask naman natin, it can be a barrier. Hindi lang naman COVID ang iiwasan mo kaya ka nagsusuot nito. Pwede itong proteksyon mula sa usok, pati sa ibang sakit tulad ng tuberculosis. So, kung makikita mo, marami rin talaga siyang benefits," CBCP-ECHC Executive Secretary Camillian Father Dan Cancino said in an interview on Radio Veritas.

"Kaya nga ‘yung conscientization, increasing nung kamalayan na ‘yan ay napakaimportante talaga. Kasi baka isipin na magma-mask lang ako dahil baka may COVID, pero paano ‘yun kapag wala nang COVID, ibig sabihin ‘di na tayo magma-mask? Kung mababa ang iyong resistensya ay gawin mo ‘yung nararapat para sa iyong mga mahal sa buhay at para din sa ating sambayanan," he added.

The health department reported on Thursday that there were 503 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the country’s active cases to 7,896.

The nationwide caseload increased to 4,164,360, and the total recoveries climbed to 4,089,980.  The death toll remained at 66,484. — BAP, GMA Integrated News