Pasig businesses reminded anew to follow health protocols

FILE: Pasig City Hall (Photo by Judgefloro/Wikimedia Commons)

MANILA – The Pasig City government reminded anew business owners and residents to continue observing health protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid a more relaxed general community quarantine.

“To all business owners, we want you to be able to do business smoothly. So please make sure you are following our health protocols,” Mayor Vico Sotto said in a Facebook post.

Sotto on Wednesday has ordered the suspension of a bakeshop after the city’s monitoring team caught its employees not wearing face masks at work, which violates the directive of the local government on its pandemic response.

The bakeshop will be temporarily suspended for a week.

Sotto said the residents should cooperate with the local government in implementing safety and health protocols amid the city’s transition to general community quarantine.

“Isipin niyo na lang po–kahit na kumita kayo ngayon, kung mag-spike na naman ang kaso ng Covid, paano na? (Just think about it. Even if you gain profit, if Covid cases spike again, then what?),” he said, noting that all commercial establishments in the city are required to observe safety measures in their daily operations to avoid the temporary closure of businesses.

“Social distancing. Face masks. Proper hygiene,” Sotto said, reiterating that business operators who fail to comply may face suspension of their business permits for seven days. “Please continue to help our monitoring team. Report businesses in violation of our minimum health safety guidelines.”

Coronavirus patients, recoveries

Meanwhile, the Pasig government has discharged another nine patients who recently recovered from Covid-19.

They were formerly housed at the Pasig’s Centralized Quarantine Facility for treatment and were released on June 23.

While the local government is doing its best to manage the local transmission of the disease within the city, Sotto said it is also providing continuous psychosocial support to all of its health workers and other front-liners in Pasig.

Sotto reminded residents to stay home and always adhere to the city’s preventive measures against Covid-19.