VACCINATION card for those who are found to be symptomatic is still required to enter Bohol, according to Gov. Aris Aumentado in his fb post.
“Gikinahanglan gihapon nga mupakita og vaccination card ang adunay mga sintomas sa COVID-19 aron sila tugtan nga musulod sa probinsya. Sa atong pag-abante, magtinabangay ta sa pagsugod sa bag-ong ugma,” the governor said.
The statement came even as the number of positive COVID-19 cases has dripped to double digit (84). But the deaths caused by the dreaded virus are now placed at 712 of the total 23,103 confirmed cases since the onslaught of the pandemic.
The governor, however, said that vax card is no longer needed when stepping into the province after he signed Executive Order No. 32, abolishing the COVID-19 vax card.
“Gipirmahan nako ang Executive Order No. 32 nga nagwagtang sa COVID-19 vaccination card or certificate of vaccination card isip requirement sa pagsulod sa atong probinsya alang sa mga asymptomatic nga mga indibidwal,” he said.
The governor earlier issued a statement that wearing of face mask outdoors are also lifted, but advised to wear it when indoors.
Engr. James Gantalao, manager of Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in the city, said that he lifting of vax card from health protocols helps a lot for the poor who can hardly secure the card.
He said that it is “automatic” that PPA implemented the governor’s fiat of no more vax card required when arriving in Bohol. This he told media interview.
Recently, Congresswoman Kristine Alexie B. Tutor bats for non-mandatory wearing of facemask when in outdoor.
Tutor’s position came following the national government thru President Bongbong Marcos issued executive order has decided to make the wearing of face masks voluntary in open spaces nationwide.
The move is seen as a major policy shift to ease COVID-19 protocols as the province under alert level one transitions to the “new normal” with number of positive cases is decreasing.
“I support the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in their latest recommendations based on science and the practical lives of our citizens,” she said in a statement.
In supporting the proposed protocols (non-wearing of facemask in outdoor), Tutor said that people need practical and easy-to-follow rules.
PDI quoted Tutor as saying the non-mandatory wearing of face masks in outdoor settings signals the beginning of a good change when setting COVID-19 policies. (rvo)
