28 May READ: Guidelines For Areas Under General Community Quarantine (GCQ)
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Mga higala! Here are official COVID-19 guidelines (as of May 20, 2021) for areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ), according to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)!
GCQ areas will be required to observe the following protocols:
- Minimum public health standards shall be complied at all times.
- The movement of all persons shall be limited to accessing goods and services from permitted establishments, for work in such establishments, or for such other activities allowed in this section.
- The following people are required to remain in their residences at all times (except for obtaining essential goods and services, for work in such establishments, or for such other activities allowed in this section):
- Persons below 18 years old
- Persons above 65 years old
- Pregnant women
- Persons with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks
- All establishments, persons, or activities permitted to operate, work, or be undertaken during ECQ shall be allowed to operate at anywhere between 50% to 100% on-site capacity as may be determined by the DTI.
- The following shall not be permitted to operate, work, or be undertaken during GCQ:
- Entertainment venues: Karaoke bars, bars, clubs, concert halls, theaters, and cinemas
- Recreational venues such as internet cafes, billiard halls, arcades, bowling alleys, and others
- Amusement or theme parks
- Casinos, horse racing, cockfighting, lottery, and betting shops (depends on the IATF)
- Outdoor sports courts or venues for contact sports games, or activities
- All construction projects shall be allowed but should strictly comply with construction safety guidelines issued by DPWH
- Only hotels or accommodation establishments with valid DOT Accreditation shall be allowed to accommodate guests and clients for legitimate purposes under a state of a public health emergency. Restaurants, cafes, gyms, spas, and others inside said establishments will be subject to guidelines issued by DOT and IATF.
- Gatherings outside of residences shall be prohibited under GCQ. But:
- Religious gatherings shall be allowed up to 30% of the venue capacity.
- Gatherings for wakes, funerals and similar events shall be allowed up to 30% of the venue capacity.
- Visits to memorial parks, cemeteries, etc. shall be limited to not more than 10 persons per group.
- Outdoor non-contact sports and forms of exercise are allowed.
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