DepEd suspends pilot face-to-face classes amid new virus strain

Education Secretary LeonorBriones DEPED PHOTO

While the Department of Education (DepEd) was all set for the dry run of face-to-face classes in low-risk areas beginning January 2021, Secretary Leonor Briones said the agency heeds President Rodrigo Duterte’s recall of his earlier approval of the pilot implementation amid concern over the reported new strain of the virus that causes Covid-19