Pacquiao wants to penalize careless spitting in public areas
Pacquiao wants to penalize careless spitting in public areas (ANTI-DURA BILL)
A
bill seeking to prohibit and penalize careless, intentional and indiscriminate
spitting and expelling nasal mucous in public areas as well as other places
which the public has access.
The
Department of Health has recently raised “Code Red” as it confirmed local
transmission and another case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the
country.
Senator
Emmanuel “Manny” D Pacquiao has filed a Senate Bill No 1406 or the
“Anti-Spitting Act of 2020” that seeks to ban spitting mucus in public places.
Sen.
Pacquiao said respiratory illness has spread in rapid pace. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention says the virus is thought to spread from
person-to-person, most likely through droplets of saliva or mucus carried in
the air for up to six feet or so when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Considering
the gravity of the situation, there is an urgent need to institute a concrete
preventive measure to stop the spread of the disease that has become a global
health emergency. This shall not only prevent the spread of the coronavirus and
other contagious and airborne diseases.