Angeles City requires face masks in gov’t offices due to COVID-19 threat

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ANGELES CITY—The mayor in this city has ordered the strict wearing of face masks in the city hall and all local government buildings and offices as a measure against the possible spread of COVID-19.

In a memorandum on Wednesday, May 29, Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. said this was in line with the City Health Office’s recommendation after the Department of Health reported an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country and the World Health Organization’s update on three new variants of the coronavirus.

“The wearing of face masks shall be strictly enforced inside all city government offices, especially inside Angeles City Hall,” he said.

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Lazatin also encouraged residents and transients in the city to always wear face masks in public places and on public transportation.

The mayor also advised the observance of the one-meter physical distancing and urged private establishments to place hand sanitizing stations and regularly disinfect their premises.

The DOH recently disclosed the “small” increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. It said 877 new cases were reported in the second week of May, with an average of 125 cases detected each day.

The cases did not include individuals who did not get to hospitals or clinics for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests.

Lazatin asked his constituents to isolate themselves for at least 10 days if they tested positive for COVID-19. INQ