5 Essential Services Added For MCO Phase 2, This Is The Full List
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Phase 2 of the Movement Control Order (MCO) meant tighter restrictions and the list of essential services was shortened to only 10 industries.
However, the list has now been expanded on 3rd April to include 5 more industries under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within Infected Local Areas) (No.2) (Amended).
The full list of essential services now includes 15 industries as follows:
- Transportation by land, water or air
- Port, dock and airport services and undertakings, including stevedoring, lighterage, cargo handling, and pilotage, and storing or bulking of commodities
- Production, refining, storage, supply and distribution of fuel and lubricants
- Hotels and accommodations
- Any services or works determined by the Minister as important or critical to public health or safety.
- Food
- Water
- Energy
- Communications and Internet
- Security and Defense
- Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management and Sewage
- Healthcare and Medical (Including Dietary Supplements)
- Banking and Finance
- E-commerce
- Logistics confined to the provision of essential services
For those not in the essential services list above, movements have been restricted to a 10km radius from home.
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