'Bawal bumirit': Will COVID-19 lead to karaoke ban?

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/10/10/manila-bay-baseco-story-gc-12.jpg"/><figcaption>Retrato sa Baseco breakwater sa Tondo, Maynila noong Pebrero 3, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATE) - Ahead of the holidays, local government units are urged to prohibit karaoke sessions due to a higher chance of it spreading COVID-19, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.Some city officials earlier banned daytime karaoke sessions so the noise won&#x27;t disturb students on distance learning and those working from home.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/10/20/pnp-to-beef-up-police-visibility-in-barangays-as-cities-enforce-daytime-videoke-ban">PNP to beef up police visibility in barangays as cities enforce daytime videoke ban</a></li></ul>Officials have also prohibited caroling and Christmas parties.&quot;Isama na rin natin dito &#x27;yung kantahan katulad ng karaoke session kasi sabi ng DOH mas higit na nakakahawa pag ikaw ay kumakanta kumpara sa nagsasalita,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.(Let&#x27;s also include singing such as karaoke sessions because DOH said it is more infectious compared with speaking.)&quot;Mga 448 percent daw na mas nakakahawa sapagkat talagang &#x27;yung aerosol mo d&#x27;yan lalabas kasi bibirit ka.&quot;(It&#x27;s more infectious by 448 percent because aerosol will come out while you&#x27;re singing.)The concentration of the virus is in the throat and droplets could reach up to 2 to 3 feet, said Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious disease at San Lazaro Hospital.&quot;&#x27;Pag kumakanta ka, sumisigaw ka, lumalayo. Halo na dun ang droplet at aerosolization. &#x27;Yung delikado doon &#x27;yung aerosolization because that will cause the virus to travel 6, in fact 8 meters ang layo,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.(It reaches further if you&#x27;re singing or shouting and it mixes droplets with aerosolization. Aerosolization is dangerous because it will release the virus to up to 8 meters.)&quot;Pag humahaba na &#x27;yan talagang magiging superspreader ka.&quot;(If the distance is longer, you will become a superspreader.)Año also warned local officials to strictly implement and monitor minimum health protocols in their areas after parties were held in a Batangas resort and in a private Boracay residence.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/09/20/batangas-resort-ordered-shut-for-covid-19-protocol-violations-in-beach-party">Batangas resort ordered shut for COVID-19 protocol violations in beach party</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/26/20/dot-denounces-halloween-party-in-boracay-over-alleged-covid-19-violations">DOT denounces Halloween party in Boracay over alleged COVID-19 violations</a></li></ul>&quot;Patapusin natin ang taong ito. Maganda na ang ating numero, &#x27;wag na natin sanang abusuhin pa. Biglang babalik tayo sa nangyari s&#x27;atin noong Marso at August,&quot; said Año, who had also contracted and recovered from the virus.(Let&#x27;s finish this year with good numbers, let&#x27;s not abuse it because we might go back to what happened in March and August.)&quot;Hangga&#x27;t maaari ayaw na nating bumalik sa lockdown kasi maraming epekto sa buhay ng tao. So pakiusap, pakisama, at pang-unawa lang.&quot;(As much as possible we don&#x27;t want to go return to lockdown because it has many effects on the lives of people. So let&#x27;s please coordinate and understand each other.)<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_BTKy4LRObU?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Local governments are urged to prohibit karaoke sessions due to a higher chance of it spreading COVID-19, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.

Local governments are urged to prohibit karaoke sessions due to a higher chance of it spreading COVID-19, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday.

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Published Dec 10, 2020 07:31 AM PHT

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