ILOILO – Aside from protective masks, Ilonggos should wear full coverage face shields at all times whenever they go out of their homes.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said the mandatory wearing of these protective gears is one of the new rules under his Executive Order No. 183-I, Series of 2020.
He described his order, which goes into effect by Jan. 1, 2021, as an added measure to lower the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Studies have shown, according to Defensor, that there is a lower chance of people contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus when they wear face shields.
He did not say, however, whether wearing half-face shields was considered a violation of public health rules.
EO 183-I likewise required the public to use earloop masks, indigenous, reusable, or do-it-yourself masks, or other facial protective equipment outside of their residences.
According to Defensor, his order was in accordance to Resolution No. 88, Series of 2020 of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Aside from the mandatory use of full coverage face shields, Defensor also decreed the following:
* performance of personal hygiene procedures, like hand washing and/or application of disinfectants before entering or leaving the residence, or any establishment, office, facility or building
* maintenance at all times of a distance of 1.5 meters between persons
* barangays shall establish and maintain a record for residents working/conducting business in establishments, industries and livelihood sectors, with name; contact number; complete home address, and/or place of origin; occupation/employer/complete work address; work/business schedule with work/business hours; destinations; and date, time of entry and exit
* residents of the province exiting the barangay and travelling to a place/destination where there are a large number of people, such as, but not limited to, public markets/ malls, transportation terminals, fishing ports and government offices and facilities, or to a public gathering under Section 14, shall issue a travel declaration that shall be submitted to the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams at the barangay monitoring and control points
The travel declaration shall be by travel declaration card, submitted upon exit from the barangay. Non-residents entering barangays shall also be required to issue a travel declaration card
* regular or daily travel of residents to work/conduct of business in establishments, industries and livelihood sectors shall not require submission of a travel declaration card
* barangays shall have travel monitoring and control points that shall monitor and control the entry and exit of persons to and from the barangay
* in the event of COVID1-19 transmission, especially in the above-mentioned places/destination accommodating and large number of persons or public events/gathering under Section 14,
reverse contact tracing may be undertaken by the contact tracing team starting from the RRCT, tracing possible contact to the event of transmission
* Reverse Isolation and Contact Tracing Application (RIsC TrAp) shall be the software application for the implementation of reverse contact tracing
* RIsC TrAp shall augment the use of StaySafe.ph and TanodCOVID software applications, pursuant to IATF Resolution No. 88, Series of 2020./PN
