フェイスシールドは強制　変異種予防

今月に入ってからは保健省内でもフェイスシールドの必要性を問う声が出るなど、意見の対立も起きていました。

しかし、大統領はフェイスシールド着用義務化の維持を決定し、警察も命令に従うよう国民に呼びかけました。
フェイスシールドはフィリピンを蝕むCOVID変異種から身を守るために大切だと訴えています。

フェイスシールドはマスクと併用することで高い感染予防効果を得られます。
通行中の感染率は低いと言われているものの、変異種を警戒しての再度着用の義務化をアピールし、対策を求めています。

以下、MANILA BULLETINより

Face shield an added protection vs Delta variant- PNP

As President Duterte finally decided to retain the mandatory wearing of face shield, the Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public to follow the order, citing the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the reason.

PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar said the Delta variant was already detected in the Philippines and face shield would be an extra protection from being infected.

“We appeal to the public to follow the directive of the President. This is for the safety of everybody,” said Eleazar,

The PNP is in charge of the enforcement of the minimum public health safety and is usually at the forefront of confrontation with defiant people.

So far, the Department of Heath said there were already 17 COVID-19 Delta variant cases that have been detected in the Philippines.

Eleazar assured the strict enforcement of minimum public health safety standards to prevent the spread of the more infectious variant.

But Eleazar reminded police personnel to also follow the rules on wearing of face shields. He also reminded police personnel to exercise maximum tolerance and to refrain from imposing sanctions on those who fail to wear face shields.