BACOLOD City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod here urged business establishments to strictly comply with minimum health standards issued by various government agencies intended to stem the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This move came after Councilor Simplicia Distrito revealed that several establishments in the city failed to comply with the guidelines issued by the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department of Labor and Employment.
Thus, she filed a resolution requesting all business establishments that are allowed to operate in the city to comply with the minimum health standards. The SP recently approved this measure during its regular seeesion.
“Some establishments failed to enforce physical distancing. They allow their customers to get inside without considering their number nor they place lanes with proper distance for queuing clients,” the councilor said.
There are even pharmacies operating without plastic barriers with personnel not wearing face shields or face masks, Distrito added.
She also pointed out that establishments should not take health protocols for granted, saying these are among the best ways to reduce or to stop the spread of the infection.
DOH Administrative Order No. 2020-0015 mandates that barriers must be installed to practice physical distancing and as a way to prevent transmission of COVID-19./PN
