MANILA, Philippines – The reopening of cinemas and other entertainment institutions was postponed until March 1 as soon as possible and will be subject to local government guidelines, Malacaang said Monday.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement after mayors of the metropolitan area of Manila, which is generally quarantined from the network in February, opposed the working group’s resolution against the pandemic to allow cinemas and other amenities to reopen in GCQ areas.
“The opening of cinemas, if it materializes, will take place on March 1. We want to continue consultations and local officials want to set rules before they can reopen,” said Roque, who is also the spokesman for IATF. Instructions.
In an interview on CNN Philippines on Monday, Paraaque city mayor Edwin Olivarez, who chairs the Metropolitan Council of Manila, said the reopening of cinemas in the capital region would be postponed as this could lead to construction in COVID-19 cases. He spoke of the threat of spread of the virus in enclosed and air-conditioned spaces.
Roque said IATF, the decision-making framework on measures to deal with the fitness crisis, and local business leaders are “discussing” the decision. Although the IATF develops policies, President Rodrigo Duterte has also reversed his decisions in the past.
He rejected a policy that allowed more minors to faint in spaces subject to the most lenient general quarantine of the network a few days after the IATF’s announcement.
The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that the rules on the ventilation needs of enclosed enclosures such as cinemas will be published through the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
“They consulted an epidemiologist so that they could only provide ventilation requirements, especially for confined spaces, to prevent the spread of infection,” Vergeire said.
In addition to cinemas, IATF has also enabled schools, video and interactive games rooms, libraries, archives, museums, cultural centres, meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions and social events of accredited establishments through the Ministry of Tourism to operate in GCQ areas.
The Philippines has the second worst coronavirus outbreak in Southeast Asia after Indonesia, with nearly 550,000 cases and more than 11,000 deaths.
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