In the know: What to expect under ‘GCQ with heightened restrictions
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In the know: What to expect under ‘GCQ with heightened restrictions

May 14, 2021, 3:12 AM
OpinYon News Team

OpinYon News Team

News Reporter

There’s a very little difference between the normal general community quarantine and GCQ with heightened restrictions but still it pays to know those slight differences.

Yesterday (May 13), the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) decided to place the National Capital Region Plus Bubble (which includes the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal) under a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until May 31 — but with “heightened restrictions.”

For Filipinos already confused with the myriad of quarantine classifications the government has already imposed, one question looms: what does “GCQ with heightened restrictions” mean for them?

According to Parañaque City Mayor and Metro Manila Council head Edwin Olivarez, under GCQ with heightened restrictions, indoor dining in NCR Plus shall be allowed at 20-percent venue or seating capacity while outdoor or al fresco dining shall be at 50 percent.

However, gatherings for religious events as well as for funerals for those who died of causes other than COVID-19 will be limited to up to 10 percent of the venue capacity.

The mayor said only those between the ages of 18-65 are allowed outdoors.

Only essential trips are allowed outside NCR Plus, while public transport will be allowed to operate subject to health protocols.

Personal care services that allow for services not requiring mask removal, such as salons, parlors, and beauty clinics among others are allowed at 30 percent capacity.

Sports events are also allowed, but only non-contact sports, games and scrimmages held indoors.

Establishments that are still not allowed to operate during “GCQ with heightened restrictions” include:

•entertainment venues, such as bars, concert halls, theaters

•recreational venues, such as internet cafes, billiards halls, arcades

•amusement parks, fairs, playgrounds, kiddie rides

•indoor sports courts and venues

•indoor tourist attractions

•venues for meetings, conferences, exhibitions

(ONT)

Tags: #Covid19, #quarantineclassifications, #IATF, #GCQwithheightenedrestrictions


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