Covid-19: Movement Control Measures - ‘Essential Services' List Expanded *Update No.4*

The  Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 2) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2021 ('MCO No. 2 Amendment No. 4 Regulations') were gazetted on 5 February 2021 and came into force on the same day.

The MCO No. 2 Amendment No. 4 Regulations substituted the Second Schedule of the  Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (Movement Control) (No. 2) Regulations 2021) which sets out a list of 'essential services'.

The substituting schedule is substantially similar to the original schedule except that item 31, namely 'digital creative content development in studio including film editing' has been amended to 'creative content development in studio including film editing'. The updated Second Schedule is available  here.