"If we think the situation is bad now, it will be even worse if our evacuation centers turn into COVID superspreaders. Latest data from the Department of the Interior and Local Government shows that 345,119 individuals — or 102,806 families — are currently in evacuation centers. Protection for children affected by typhoons soughtMeanwhile, Sen. The onslaught of typhoons have necessitated the use of public school classrooms as evacuation centers, many of which went unused this school year as the pandemic forced a shift to distance learning. The group said there was a need to re-layout existing evacuation centers to a camp management set-up to prevent transmission of the virus.

Source: Philippine Star November 13, 2020 09:56 UTC