iskup2015 posted: " 13 Hulyo 2021, Martes In the news... Marshalls for kids outdoors-Abalos "Everybody is excited to go out; there might be overcrowding…aside from face masks, one component of the minimum public health protocol is social distancing…so if people"
"Everybody is excited to go out; there might be overcrowding…aside from face masks, one component of the minimum public health protocol is social distancing…so if people are crowding, it might become super spreader event," Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos told media after government allowed children outdoors, MMDA warned public overcrowding in open spaces can lead to COVID-19 super spreader events.
Abalos reminded public to observe physical distancing and avoid flocking to open public areas like Baywalk in Manila, especially if they plan to bring their children along.
He also reminded public to continue practicing health and safety protocols like wearing of face masks and face shields even for children.
Abalos said Metro Manila Council (MMC) came up with common set of measures to ensure safety of children and their parents or guardians while in open areas.
Abalos hinted local governments could limit capacity of public spaces and ask private owners of open spaces to deploy marshals. He would also clarify with Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) if malls with open areas can admit customers with children.
IATF recently allowed kids aged five and above in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas like Metro Manila to leave their homes and engage in outdoor activities in public spaces like beaches, parks and playgrounds.
Meanwhile, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua yesterday said government is looking to establishing more vaccination sites in malls and offices to speed up inoculation amid the threat of new variants.
"Our effort should be on accelerating vaccine deployment…as supply resumes next week, we will exert effort to increase vaccination centers, including malls and workplaces, and prioritizing areas of highest risk of infection," Chua said, adding government hopes to achieve herd immunity by December.
"We recognize higher risk brought about by Delta variant…this can be better managed by guarding our borders and enforcing health standards, as well as imposing localized lockdowns in areas of transmission, rather than placing entire country or large areas in GCQ or higher level of quarantine," he added.
Chua said workers could no longer afford to lose their jobs to lockdowns, as they need to earn to address non-COVID concerns, particularly hunger.
Last week, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said government may achieve its goal of vaccinating 70 percent of Filipinos by yearend, but admitted it may only cover first dose because of supply constraints and administration issues.
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