CEBU CITY – Acting Mayor Michael Rama has urged residents here to plan their visit to the cemeteries ahead of the two-day observance of the All Saints’ Day and the All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, respectively.
Rama said reminded residents that people in crowded and public
areas such as cemeteries are vulnerable to Covid-19, especially those who are
not vaccinated and persons with comorbidity.
“We
cannot afford to forget our Kalag-Kalag tradition. It is on this note that your
Cebu City Government considers it while we still work to be on guard against
another probable surge of Covid-19 cases,” he said.
Rama
said residents should not be complacent and to strictly follow the public
health protocols to prevent infections or spread the deadly respiratory
disease.
The
City Government has allowed cemeteries to open beginning October 18 so visitors
can clean the graves and offer flowers and prayers for their dead relatives,
but Rama was quick to say there is a limit to the number of people going in
cemeteries to prevent overcrowding and only those fully vaccinated are allowed.
“As
you have already read and heard in the news, we are inclined to limit the entry
into all cemeteries in the City to only those who have been fully vaccinated,”
Rama said, although he is yet to issue an executive order to implement the
policy.
Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, the deputy chief for operations of the
Cebu City Police Office, said authorities also suggested dividing the time for
the visitations in the cemeteries, apart from the proposal of the Archdiocese
of Cebu to allow entry only of fully vaccinated individuals.
“We also recommended to divide (the group of people entering the
cemeteries) into age limit. There will be a time to allow entry for every age
bracket. In that way, they would not cramp together in one time,” Parilla said.
(John Rey Saavedra)
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