The Department of Education (DepEd) said that it has no budget allotted for the treatment of teachers who contract COVID-19.
The Department of Education said on Monday, August 10, that it has no budget allotted for the treatment of teachers who contract COVID-19.
Sevilla said that what has been allowed to be charged to DepEd funds are the supplies needed for the compliance with minimum health standards. This development came after a teachers' group demanded assistance from the agency after reports that several teachers have contracted the virus while being asked to report physically in schools amid the rising cases of COVID-19.
Rappler asked DepEd last week for data on the number of teachers who have contracted the virus, but it has yet to respond as of posting., including 2,270 deaths and 67,673 recoveries.
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