'Face shield, when?'
The lifting of the curfew was meant to consider the hours of shopping malls which the MMDA has asked to open at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. during the holiday season.
This is to supposedly ease vehicular traffic, especially since the number coding scheme remains suspended. “The lifting of curfew hours in Metro Manila will help spread out influx of people coming to and from malls to further reduce the risk of virus’ transmission,” Abalos was quoted as saying in a statement.The curfew, which has been in place in the metro since the first surge of the coronavirus cases in March 2020, currently lasts from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.of public transportation crowding and an increase in traffic jams since commuters would attempt to reach their homes before the curfew starts.
It was initially implemented in a bid to reduce people’s mobility to supposedly slow down COVID-19 transmission. Coronavirus cases in the National Capital Region saw a significant decrease and slowly returned to pre-Delta numbers. The health department on Wednesday reported itsFollowing reports of curfew removal, some Filipinos renewed appeals to ditch another pandemic protocol—the use of face shields.
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