Jenielito Atillo, a spokesman for DepEd 11, said that the 53 cases of painful eyes are among the department's primary worries.
“Mao ni karon ang major concern sa Department of Education, we have 52 cases of sore eyes affecting our learners and one teaching personnel in the whole region naay sore eyes sa pagka karon,” he said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media forum on Wednesday at the Royal Mandaya Hotel.
He said these students were immediately attended by the medical personnel on the ground and were advised not to attend their classes to prevent other students from getting infected.
“There is medical personnel on the ground specifically the learners we immediately separate them they must not go to the schools because we knew for a fact nga ingon ani nga problema is highly contagious. Immediately we helped them on the alternative learning mode, modules o online sa sila and they must not with the group because they might affect the others,” he said.
In April this year, the Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to be careful with sore eyes, especially this summer.
According to the DOH, the symptoms of sore eyes are redness and itching in one or both eyes.
The health department also reminded the public to immediately consult a doctor for the right prescription for the medicine because this pain usually gets better within two weeks. The public was also advised not just put any eye drops and avoid touching or scratching the eyes so that the pain does not spread.
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