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Add factual evidences to the following statements of claims.

1. Education in the ‘new normal’ will not be a struggle for many students

and parents.

Answer: MANILA - The Department of Education on Thursday said it would have some 1.3 million tablets, laptops and computers this year as schools shift to a blended education system during the coronavirus new normal to avoid exposing students to the virus.

The DepEd needs to ensure that teachers and students have internet-capable equipment to make the most of the DepEd Commons, an online platform that can be used for virtual classes that also serve as a repository of learning modules, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said during the Senate's Committee of the Whole hearing.

2. Staying at home will help lessen the number of COVID19-infected

persons.

Answer: The coronavirus spreads mainly from person to person. A person infected with coronavirus — even one with no symptoms — may emit aerosols when they talk or breathe. Aerosols are infectious viral particles that can float or drift around in the air for up to three hours. Another person can breathe in these aerosols and become infected with the coronavirus.

When people are in close contact with one another, droplets that are produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes may land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby, or possibly be inhaled into their lungs.

3. Schools can still provide engaging lessons during distance education.

Answer: The DepEd announced the initialization of educational classes through blended learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Among many options is to broadcast learning modules on television and radio. The department later tapped state media agency PCOO to assist in producing and airing of lessons and modules.

4. Information and communication technology play a very important role

in bringing back the economy of the Philippines.

Answer: The pandemic has exposed how important it is for information to flow freely and serve as the basis for decision-making by both governments and citizens. Never is access to information as important as at times when critical decisions are being made that will affect lives, livelihoods, and rights.

5. Radio and TV media have always been our vital partner in getting

updated information happening in our society.

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“Radio is a medium that connects tremendously because it is happening right here, right now; it is fast and interactive,” says Michael Dujardin, Channel Manager at Qmusic, the largest commercial radio station in Dutch speaking Flanders, Belgium in an interview with UNRIC.

In a world turned upside down by the pandemic, radio stations have had to adapt to assure the continuity of their programming.

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