AN official of the Department of Health (DoH) reiterated that individuals should assess the risk before considering whether to wear their masks again or not amid the presence of highly infectious subvariants of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, Dr. Alethea de Guzman, DoH Epidemiology Bureau director, said that with the predominance of Omicron and its subvariants in the country, people should subscribe to their "personal risk assessment" before considering to either wearing or not wearing their mask in high-risk environments.

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