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OCTA supports dropping face shield requirement for NCR moviegoers
Independent research group OCTA on Thursday expressed support for the recommendation to drop the face shield requirement for cinemas in Metro Manila.
“Right now because cases are low and going down. We have at least 80% of adults in NCR are fully vaccinated. I think we can go away on our face shields,” Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research fellow, said in Ivan Mayrina’s “24 Oras” report on Thursday.
Face shields are no longer required except in certain conditions called the "3 Cs"
—crowded places, close-contact settings, and confined or enclosed spaces with poor ventilation.Cinemas in Metro Manila are now open to fully vaccinated patrons at 50% capacity,
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However, moviegoers must still sit at least one seat away from each other, while face masks will also be required to be worn all throughout the movie. Eating is still not allowed inside the theaters.
Meanwhile, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Thursday the department will propose the abolition of the policy on the use of face shields to the IATF.
“We support na paluwagin na ang polisiya sa paggamit ng face shield. We recommend to the IATF na dahan-dahan nating tanggalin ‘yung face shield, except of course in hospital setting,” Malaya said.
(We support the easing of the policy on face shields. We recommend to the IATF that we gradually remove the requirement, except of course in a hospital setting.)
Malaya, however, noted that the final decision will still be in IATF's hands, adding that the next meeting will be held on Sunday. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA News