JTF-COVID Shield: Mall-Goers Must Have Quarantine Passes
JTF-COVID SHIELD – The Joint Task Force COVID Shield (JTF-COVID Shield) suggested that mall-goers should have a quarantine pass.
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Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, who is the commander of the said task force, said that this was suggested to mall security managers across Metro Manila in a meeting in the PNP Headquarters, according to GMA News.
“Ngayon nagpropose tayo, dahil nga dito sa Metro Manila, well almost all of them ay mayroong quarantine pass at dahil required naman talaga, sinasabi ng IATF guidelines na only one member per household would avail the goods and services provided by the permitted establishments…”
“So irerequire natin ngayon itong mga malls na dapat may quarantine pass sila (customers) pag pupunta doon,”
“Sinuggest nga natin doon dapat may quarantine pass ka kasi supposed to be ikaw lang maga-avail niyan.”
Eleazar said that the task force also urges the checking of parking areas of shopping centers by law enforcers so that they could control the number of people who want to enter the mall.
“‘Yung parking area napakaganda ring ma-check na kasi doon pa lang puwede na nating malaman kung ‘yung pupunta doon ay allowed to avail of the services. Kung workers sila walang problema ‘yun, kung sila ‘yung bibili ng goods and services, remember we are in MECQ, isa lang ang allowed na bumili noon,”
As per the report, Elazar added that police officers are currently coordinating with mall owners in order to ensure the implementation of health measures during the reopening of shopping centers.
This came after repports of overcrowding in some malls over the weekend.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) also warned mall owners that health protocols must be observed during the resuming of operations in malls. Otherwise, they will be urged to shut the doors.
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