LEARNING TASK 1
Directions: To check whether you have concrete understanding between fact and opinion, draw
if the statement is fact and if the statement is an opinion.
1. The new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom is now in the
Philippines, the Department of Health reported on Wednesday.
2. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed that the patient is a 29-year-old real estate
agent from Brgy. Kamuning.
3. The DOH believed for a stricter implementation and observance of protocols against
COVID-19.
4. According to Duque, the patient attended a business meeting in Dubai with another
individual on Dec. 30.
5. An expert earlier warned that the new UK variant could result in a 15-fold increase in
infections in just a month if it becomes the dominant variant in the country.​