A person fully vaccinated should be given greater ease of access to certain establishments in Metro Manila, according to President Duterte's business adviser.
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has proposed the creation of "safer bubbles" by allowing only people with complete vaccination to enter restaurants and other establishments in Metro Manila after the hard lockdown.
“We are pushing for establishments in NCR (National Capital Region), such as malls, restaurants and others, to allow only fully vaccinated individuals so we can create safer bubbles," Concepcion said in a statement Tuesday, August 17.
"For example, dining areas with fully vaccinated restaurant crew serving fully vaccinated dine-in customers. This is of course upon having enough fully vaccinated residents in a certain city in Metro Manila,” he added.
People who have yet to be vaccinated, on the other hand, must look after their health by limiting their mobility, according to Concepcion. Citing an example, he said unvaccinated employees should travel only between their house and workplace until they are fully inoculated.
“We want to protect the unvaccinated individuals; they are the most vulnerable ones,” he said.
Metro Manila has escalated to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 in an effort to curb the rising cases of infections. The government has yet to decide if the hard lockdown, that requires stay-at-home rule except for going to work in permitted offices and getting food and other essentials, will be lifted or extended in the capital region.