Church officials should coordinate with LGUs with regards their plans on how they intend to implement physical distancing during religious gatherings upon transition to the GCQ, Roque said. | DJEsguerraINQ
According to Roque, it is the local officials, not the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases , whom the church officials should convince that it is safe to conduct religious gatherings despite the lingering threat of the coronavirus disease.
“Binawi na nga ng IATF ‘yung rekomendasyon na i-allow na ang religious meetings sa GCQ areas. So they need not be convinced,” Roque said in a televised press briefing in Malacañang. “Ang tumutol po talaga ang mga local officials dahil ang sabi po nila there’s no way we can implement social distancing sa ating mga simbahan at other places of worship dahil hindi naman sila pupwedeng pumasok dun habang sumasamba,” he added.
Duterte first placed Metro Manila under community quarantine on March 15, but an enhanced community quarantine was later imposed covering the entire Luzon region until April 12.Metro Manila and several “high-risk” provinces were ordered to remain under strict movement restrictions until May 15 while “low risk” areas were placed under GCQ where some movement restrictions are eased.
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