Protection against Liability (COVID-19) Order No.M094 of 2020 under the Emergency Program Act.

This Order establishes that a person is not liable for damages resulting, directly or indirectly, from an individual being infected or likely being infected, when the person was operating or providing the essential service in accordance with all applicable emergency and public health guidance. Specified categories are (i) Health Services; (ii) Law Enforcement, Public Safety, First Responders and Emergency Response Personnel; (iii) Vulnerable Population Service Providers (including food banks and community kitchens); (iv) Critical Infrastructure Service Providers; (v) Food and Agriculture Service Providers (including food cultivation, including farming, livestock, aquaculture and fishing, businesses that support the food supply chain); (vi) Transportation, Infrastructure and Manufacturing; (vii) Sanitation; (viii) Communications, Information Sharing and Information Technology (IT); and (ix) Non-Health Essential Service Providers (including feed, water, bedding, veterinary care, veterinary supply, transport and processing services for livestock, animal shelters and pets).