Philippines requires wearing of face shields in public transportation from Aug. 15

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Passengers in all modes of public transport will be required to wear face shields together with anti-virus masks from next week, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday. </p><p>The DOTr in a memo instructed the heads of all transport sectors to &quot;enjoin within their respective divisions the mandatory wearing of face shields (aside from face masks) for all passengers in areas where public transportation is allowed, effective on 15 August 2020.&quot; </p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/photos/a.84382255167/10158664777410168/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>There were no immediate details on specifications for the face shield and penalties for violating the rule. </p><p>Public transport is suspended in Metro Manila and 4 surrounding provinces that are under the second strictest level lockdown level until Aug. 18. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/03/20/duterte-again-puts-metro-manila-under-mecq-as-virus-cases-surge">Duterte again puts Metro Manila under MECQ as virus cases surge</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/03/20/public-urged-to-cooperate-as-govt-focuses-on-community-covid-19-response">Public urged to cooperate as govt focuses on community COVID-19 response</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines as of Tuesday logged another record-high number of daily virus cases at 6,352, raising the nationwide total to 112,593. Of this number, 2,115 patients died while 66,049 recovered.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/04/20/philippines-covid19-cases-coronavirus-infections-update-august42020">PH logs record-high 6,352 new COVID-19 cases; total soars past 112,000</a></li></ul><div><strong>-- With a report from Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News </strong></div>

<p>Passengers in all modes of public transport will be required to wear face shields together with anti-virus masks from next week, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday. </p>

Passengers in all modes of public transport will be required to wear face shields together with anti-virus masks from next week, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.