Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez on Monday said most restaurants and barbershops were compliant with health standards enforced by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Establishments’ compliance with health protocols such as conduct of thermal scanning, wearing of face masks, distancing of chairs, sanitation practices were checked. The IATF-EID earlier approved the gradual opening of dine-in services in restaurants in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) at a 30-percent seating capacity. “The temporary closure of establishments is enforced to allow businesses to correct their deficiencies. Once they have addressed these and are found compliant with the protocols, they may resume operations,” he added.

Source: Manila Times June 22, 2020 16:18 UTC