LGUs to Ban Karaoke Sessions Due to Higher Chance of COVID-19 Infection

Año Urge LGUs to Ban Karaoke Sessions Due to COVID-19 Higher Threat

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday, local government units (LGUs) should ban the karaoke sessions due to higher threat of COVID-19.

In an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo, Año urges governments of neighboring provinces and cities to include karaoke session in the list of the prohibited event amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Isama na rin natin dito ‘yung kantahan katulad ng karaoke session kasi sabi ng DOH mas higit na nakakahawa pag ikaw ay kumakanta kumpara sa nagsasalita,” he said.

Ban Karaoke Sessions

Some city officials earlier banned daytime karaoke sessions as it causes disturbance to students having an online class or while studying on modules, which is part of the distance learning amid pandemic.

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Año added that singing in karaoke has 448 percent more infectious because of the aerosol coming out when you open your mouth to sing. “Mga 448 percent daw na mas nakakahawa sapagkat talagang ‘yung aerosol mo d’yan lalabas kasi bibirit ka.”

Año, meanwhile, warned local officials to strictly implement and monitor health protocols in their areas. This after videos and photos of parties were held in a Batangas resort and in a private Boracay residence circulated online.

He also asked Filipino people to finish this year with good numbers of COVID-19 infections and pleads not to abuse it because it might go back to what happened in March to August record. Coordinate and understand each other as possible, “we don’t want to go return to lockdown because it has many effects on the lives of people,” said Año.

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