{"id":253316,"date":"2020-04-28T03:23:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T07:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=253316"},"modified":"2020-04-28T03:23:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T07:23:28","slug":"prrd-urges-malls-bazaars-to-ensure-workers-safety-vs-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/28\/prrd-urges-malls-bazaars-to-ensure-workers-safety-vs-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD urges malls, bazaars to ensure workers\u2019 safety vs. Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government’s efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on April 27, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte urged owners of malls, bazaars, and other shopping centers to ensure the health and safety of their workers once the general community quarantine (GCQ) or the \u201cnew normal\u201d starts on May 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyong mga tindahan<\/em>\u00a0(Those stores),\u00a0\u2018yung mga<\/em>\u00a0(those) bazaars, mga malls \u2014 big or small \u2014 it behooves upon you to see to it that the workers are protected,\u201d Duterte said in a televised public address on Monday night.<\/p>\n

He said mall owners should also disinfect their workplaces and provide durable masks for their employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sanitation of the place must be guaranteed and that the employees are provided with durable and workable masks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said since the government has granted the request for \u201cnon-leisure stores\u201d in malls to partially open, they should also comply with quarantine protocols.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you asked us to open, we agreed but there are the protocols to be followed. Not immaculately clean but just sanitize it for Covid not to thrive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also thanked Filipinos for following the guidelines under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) which will lapse on May 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagpapasalamat ako sa inyo for heeding the warnings of government na mag-quarantine kayo para maprotektahan ninyo \u2018yung sarili ninyo at \u2018yung kapwa tao ninyo<\/em>\u00a0(I am thanking you for heeding the warnings of government to observe quarantine to protect yourselves and others),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the number of people accosted for quarantine violations went down by 45 percent after the police beefed up its crackdown on individuals defying the guidelines.<\/p>\n

Modified quarantine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the ECQ ends, Duterte was hopeful that priority construction projects may resume under a \u201cmodified\u201d quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe might open partially — construction workers and things like that. You wait for the\u2026\u00a0Lalabas na ho, lalabas na \u2018yung modified — modified ang ano natin quarantine<\/em>\u00a0(It will be released soon–the modified quarantine),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the IATF-EID\u2019s recommendations to extend the ECQ in high-risk areas for Covid-19 until May 15 and place the areas considered moderate-risk and low-risk of the coronavirus infections under GCQ from May 1 to 15.<\/p>\n

Select workers in non-essential services are allowed to go to work, once areas that have low or moderate risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections are placed under GCQ.<\/p>\n

Under the GCQ, non-leisure shops in malls operating in low-risk or moderate-risk areas are likewise allowed to resume their operations.<\/p>\n

High-risk areas placed under ECQ until May 15 are Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Pangasinan, Benguet, Albay, Catanduanes, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Antique, Iloilo, Cebu, and Cebu City.<\/p>\n

Other areas classified as moderate-risk and low-risk of spreading Covid-19 were placed under GCQ. These areas are still subject to further evaluation.<\/p>\n

If the infection rate does not progress, low-risk areas will no longer be placed under GCQ after May 15.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, the Philippines has a total of 7,777 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 511 deaths, and 932 recoveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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