Kahit limitado lang — CHED… 56 estudyante at guro, nagka-COVID-19 sa face-to-face classes

ni Lolet Abania | August 31, 2021

Limampu’t anim na indibidwal ang nagpositibo sa test sa COVID-19 simula nang ibalik ang limitadong face-to-face classes sa college level nito lamang Enero.

Ayon kay Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Prospero De Vera, sa nasabing bilang, 41 ang estudyante habang 15 naman ang faculty members.

Subalit, sinabi ni De Vera na nasa tinatayang 1% lamang ito sa kabuuan na nag-participate sa limited face-to-face classes sa tertiary education level.

“This is not a cause for concern because less than one percent is very, very low compared with the infection rate [happening] outside the universities,” ani De Vera sa Laging Handa briefing ngayong Martes.

Ayon pa kay De Vera, lahat ng mga apektadong estudyante ay asymptomatic.

“This is safe compared with other activities individuals do,” dagdag ni De Vera patungkol sa limited face-to-face classes.

Ipinaliwanag naman ni De Vera na mahalaga ang pagsasagawa ng limitadong face-to-face classes dahil sa kinakailangan ng bansa ng mas maraming mahuhusay o may kakayanang health workers sa gitna ng nararanasang pandemya ng COVID-19.

Diin pa niya, ang mga kursong nai-prioritize sa limitadong face-to-face classes ay 'yung mga nangangailangan ng clinical internships gaya ng mga doktor, nars, physical therapists, midwives at iba pang health workers.

“If they don’t do clinical internships, they are at risk of not acquiring needed skills. We have to remember that they are dealing with human lives,” sabi ni De Vera.

“Without the clinical internship, they might miss skills and that would put their patients at risk,” aniya pa.

Giit ni De Vera, ang clinical internship ay isang requirement bago payagan na makakuha ng licensure exam.

“Without this, they won’t be able to finish their studies, and we need more doctors right now,” saad ni De Vera.