Wearing of face masks in Dagupan mandatory

By April 19, 2020Headlines, News

THE Dagupan Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed an ordinance on April 14 that made wearing of face masks mandatory by all persons in the city, particularly when outside of their residences, at their workplaces, inside government buildings and offices and in all public areas during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.

Persons must wear face masks, too when riding all forms of vehicles, i.e, buses, jeeps, vehicles offering free rides, shuttles and vans that ferry individuals and employees to and from their homes and places of work during the period of ECQ.

Authored by Councilor Dennis Canto, chairman on the community on public health, Ordinance No. 2198-2020 took note of the following factors: city is under the Extreme Enhanced Community Quarantine till April 30, Barangay Pogo Chico is on a total lockdown, that is as of April 13, six cases are confirmed positive of COVID-19, 72 cases are listed as Patients Under Investigation (PUI) and there are 1,830 Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) in the city.

Cantos said the mandatory wearing of face masks, coupled with proper sanitation and frequent washing of hands with soap and water, practicing social or physical distancing, staying at home and using of quarantine pass during the period of ECQ, could stop the spread of COVID-19.

To effectively encourage compliance of the ordinance, all business establishments in the city are required to display a copy of the ordinance at the entrance, and to strictly prohibit entry of any person without a face mask.

Penalty for a person who violates the ordinance the first time will be required to attend a community service or awareness campaign on COVID-19 for at least three hours as conducted by the barangays and other local government offices.

For second offense, the offender will be monitored and strictly prohibited from leaving his/her residence for the duration of the ECQ except for emergency medical situation or when in imminent danger. (Leonardo Micua)

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