MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire island of Luzon under “enhanced community quarantine” until April 13 in a bid to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has so far infected over 200 people in the country, 17 of whom have died.

The restriction includes the stoppage of public transportation and the strict imposition of home quarantine with the exemptions of businesses, services, and activities related to the production or provision of food, medicine and health, banking and finance, public utilities and mass media.

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On Wednesday, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases released a comprehensive list of exemptions from the mandatory home isolation.

Here’s the complete list of persons exempted from the mandatory home quarantine:

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BASIC SERVICES

Medical Services

All DOH Officials and Staff

All health and service personnel stationed at LGU Health Facilities

All PRC vehicles bearing the Red Cross Logo and Staff with Red Cross IDs

Core Staff from the WHO Country and Regional Offices

Doctors and their drivers

Hospital Staff and Employees including janitorial services

Medical Professionals and other Employees

Private CareGivers

Funeral Services

Employees

Immediate family of the deceased

Emergency Responders

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BFP

DRRMC

DSWD

Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT)

LGU Officials

Security Services

PNP, AFP, PCG, BJMP, NBI, OTS, BOC, BI, PPA, MMDA, and other Law Enforcement Agency Personnel

Company Security Officers and Security Guards

Force Multipliers (Brgy Officials, Brgy Tanods)

DAILY ESSENTIALS

Banks

Bank Employees

Armored Vehicle Crew

Money Transfer Services

Employees

Groceries/Convenience Stores

Employees

Public Markets

Vendors

Pharmacies/Drugstores

Pharmacists and Employees

Food Chain/Restaurants

Staff and Crew

ESSENTIAL GOODS

Delivery personnel (2 including the driver) of cargoes

Employees working at food and medical manufacturing establishments

UTILITIES

Telecommunications

Key Officials and Employees

Employees of Cable and Internet Service Providers

Water Companies

Key Officials and Employees

Water Delivery and Refilling Stations Crew

Energy Companies

Power Plant Maintenance Employees

Petroleum Tanker Drivers

Gasoline Attendants

Coal Delivery Drivers

Sanitation

Garbage Collectors

OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONS

Private Individual (1 per household) availing the services of the mentioned establishments

Government Skeletal force of the Executive Branch

Capital Markets (based on skeletal workforce) Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Securities and Exchange Commission Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation Philippine Securities Settlement Corporation Philippine Depository and Trust Corporation

DOLE Skeletal Staff for Tulong Hanapbuhay sa Ating disadvantage/displaced Workers (TUPAD)

Senators and Congressmen with their CoS

Department Secretaries, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries

Bureau Directors

Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman

Justices of Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Tax Appeals, and Sandiganbayan

Judges of the Regional, Metropolitan, City and Municipal Trial Courts and Prosecutors

Governors

Media Personalities including PCOO and its attached agencies Unified ID Cards issued by PCOO are required starting March 21, 2020

Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) and Export-Oriented Businesses Personnel and those facilitating for their work from home arrangements

Critical Transportation Facilities Employees (i.e.; MRT, LRT, PNR, Airport and Toll Facilities)

Outbound and Inbound International passengers and driver

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For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.

What you need to know about Coronavirus.

For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

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