Amid the continuing threat of the infectious novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (nCoV-ARD), Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo ordered on Tuesday a three-day suspension of classes in public schools in the entire province starting Wednesday until Friday.
Degamo made the move after health officials in Negros Oriental said that five individuals who came in contact with country’s first two confirmed carriers of nCoV-ARD have already been placed under quarantine at Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete City.
In an executive order signed Tuesday, Degamo said the suspension “is a precautionary measure to contain and mitigate the spread of the dreaded disease … that has claimed hundreds of lives in China and has created havoc in various part(s) of our country.”
The suspension covers all levels of public schools in Negros Oriental.
Degamo, meanwhile, left to the discretion of private schools whether they would also suspend classes.
Following the announcement of class suspension, the Silliman University also announced that it will suspend classes in all levels from Wednesday until Friday. (Jhon Aldrin Casinas)