AS the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended on Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded Muslim Filipinos who attended the Eid prayers to “immediately isolate” for a minimum of 14 days.
The DOH said those who went to their places of worship or any public places where they held prayer assemblies should “stay in a room separate from family members who did not physically attend any gathering.”
Earlier, the DOH issued a reminder for worshipers to strictly follow the minimum public health standards and local community quarantine at all times.
“Monitor if you will experience any of the following symptoms: fever, colds, lethargy, loss of smell and taste, body aches, headache, sore throat, clogged nose, red eyes, diarrhea ,and skin rashes,” the DOH said.
Eid’l Fitr is the Muslim celebration marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Covid cases
The DOH, meanwhile, logged 6,385 additional Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,124,724 on Thursday.
There were also 4,289 recoveries and 107 deaths.
Of the total number of cases, 4.9 percent (55,260) are active cases, 93.4 percent (1,050,643) have recovered, and 1.67 percent (18,821) have died.
Moreover, 59 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
All laboratories were operational on May 11, 2021 and all were able to submit their data to the Covid-19 Document Repository System.
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