IN VIEW OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) INFECTIONS IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN REGION, AND THE PHILIPPINES’ AND HOST GOVERNMENTS’ RESPECTIVE SAFETY PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, ALL FILIPINO NATIONALS IN CHILE, PERU AND ECUADOR ARE INSTRUCTED TO:
AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SPECIALLY TO CROWDED PLACES;
AVOID PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC GROUP EVENTS AND MASS GATHERINGS;
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING OF APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET SHOULD TRAVEL TO PUBLIC PLACES BE UNAVOIDABLE;
THOROUGHLY WASH HANDS AFTER TAKING PUBLIC TRANPORTATION AND/OR LEAVING THEIR HOMES;
MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES OF FOOD, BASIC NECESSITIES AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS—PARTICULARLY SOAP, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, TOILET PAPER AND OTHER DISINFECTANTS;
REGULARLY WIPE AND DISINFECT DOORKNOBS, SWITCHES, TELEPHONES, SEATS AND TABLES IN RESIDENCES AND WORKPLACES AT LEAST 3 TIMES A DAY;
AVOID SHARING OF UTENSILS, COFFEE MUGS AND GLASSES IN THE WORKPLACE, AND BE INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THESE ITEMS;
FOLLOW ALL PREVENTION PROTOCOLS AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES;
AVOID SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION AND UNCONFIRMED REPORTS REGARDING COVID-19 ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE CHAT APPLICATIONS TO AVOID PANIC; AND,
REPORT ANY CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED CASE OF COVID-19 INFECTION IN THE FILIPINO COMMMUNITY TO THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY’S ASSISTANCE-TO-NATIONALS (ATN) SECTION THROUGH ATN HOTLINE: +569 42720320 AND EMAIL ADDRESS: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
