Phase 2 to start on June 19 : What you can and cannot do.

Phase 2 comes much earlier than expected.

Initially, Phase 2 was supposed to be considered by the end of the month. Now, it has pushed earlier to THIS FRIDAY, June 19. It's a surprise considering that the average number of community cases actually went up for the past 2 weeks.

What can you do in Phase 2

Dining

• Restaurants and hawker centres to allow dining in with no more than 5 per table

• Standalone stores such as Bubble Tea will reopen

Elderly

• Face to face visits at a nursing home can resume with precautionary measures

• All healthcare services and services for seniors, including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), aesthetic services, eldercare services and senior activity centres will gradually be allowed to open

Home

• Social Gathering in groups of 5 would be allowed

• Households can receive up to 5 visitors at any one time

Retail

• Retail shops will be able to reopen

• Larger public venues with high human traffic such as malls and standalone retail outlets will be subject to capacity limits

School

• From June 29, students will return to school daily. No more alternate weeks for primary and secondary schools

• Institutes of Higher Learning- Will gradually increase the number of students back on campus for face to face learning

• Private tuition centers , enrichment or piano lessons can resume

• Homebase Tuition to resume 

Sports

• Personal Health and Wellness are allowed

• Parks, sports and other public facilities including stadiums, swimming pools, golf courses, bowling centres and fitness studios to be reopened

• Sports facilities in condominiums and clubs to reopen

• Playgrounds, beaches, lawns, stadia to be reopened

• Registered clubs and societies will be allowed to operate at their registered premises

Wedding, wakes and funerals

• Up to 20 people will be allowed to attend weddings at other venues outside one's home or the Registry of Marriage excluding Solemnizer.

• Up to 20 people can be present at wakes and funerals, up from the current limit of 10

Work

• When possible, employees should continue to work from home

• Companies should maintain split team arrangements, which will allow the business to continue to function in the event of an outbreak

The list of permitted activities can be found here

What you cannot do

Attend Religious Services

• Religious service and congregations, conferences and trade fairs will not be allowed yet

Don’t wear masks 

• Masks will remain a must when people head outdoors including schools. 

Go for a wild night of Entertainment

• Live music, television and video screenings will not be allowed at all food and beverage outlets

• Liquor sales and consumptions to ceased by 1030om

• Karaoke outlets, bars, nightclubs, cinemas, theatres are not allowed to open

Ignore Safe  distancing 

• Safe Distancing is still a must with at least 1m from others.

• If not feasible, groups of no more than five persons should be at least 1m apart with no mixing between the group.

Selected enrichment classes are not allowed

• Classes such as  singing or voice training classes not allowed

Visit Attractions

• Libraries, museums and other large cultural and entertainment venues will not be allowed to resume

• Indoor and outdoor attractions will take more time

Full press release here