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Everyone is now required to wear a mask and face shield every time they leave the house.
In an online press conference Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) made the decision in its Resolution 88, 2020 Series, which was issued on last Monday.
“All people are mandated to wear full coverage face shields, along with face masks, ear hook masks, indigenous, reusable or DIY masks or other face protection equipment,” the IATF said in its issue of five pages.
Roque said this was part of the government’s efforts to minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during the Christmas holidays.
He noted that he is confident that almost everyone will be able to comply with the new policy as there are now more affordable face shields on the market.
Before that issue, face shields were only required for people who will enter shopping malls and gated areas, or board public transportation.
In addition to the mandatory use of face shields, the IATF-EID also intensified the community quarantine in the province of Isabela, except in the city of Santiago, to general community quarantine (GCQ) from modified GCQ (MGCQ).
This was in response to the request of the local government of the province amid the increase in cases of infections in its jurisdiction.
Isabela’s new classification will be effective until December 30, 2020.
Roque said that the IATF-EID also allows the resumption of the operation of provincial buses on point-to-point routes approved by the Terrestrial Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), including their transit / stopover terminals.
“For this purpose, the Department of Transportation through the LTFRB, is directed to elaborate the necessary operational guidelines,” the IATF said in its latest resolution.
The IATF also allowed the resumption of training for national athletes, who will compete at the Tokyo Olympics in a “bubble-like” environment, as well as qualification exams for insurance agents in the GCQ areas.
