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Governor Wanda Vázquez implements curfew 1:58
(CNN Spanish) - The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, signed an executive order on Sunday establishing a curfew on the island in the face of the emergency faced by the coronavirus.
“I have ordered to establish a curfew for all residents of Puerto Rico. It will begin at 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following day, which will run until March 30, ”Vázquez said in a televised message.
Why we should flatten the curve of COVID-19 1:43In the same way, he informed that also this Sunday at 6:00 pm in Puerto Rico all the shopping centers, cinemas, theaters, casinos, gyms, amusement parks, bars, discos and private businesses, as well as government agencies that provide service They will be closed to the public until March 30.
The businesses that may be open in Puerto Rico in the period from March 15 to 30 will be the wholesale companies of food products, medicines or medical equipment, pharmacies, supermarkets, gas stations, banking or financial institutions, care centers. from the elderly, gas stations or businesses related to the distribution chain of food, medicine, medical items or fuel.
Governor Vázquez Garced also confirmed a fifth positive case of coronavirus in Puerto Rico. This fifth case is a 65-year-old woman who traveled to New York and was treated at a health center in the Mayagüez region. The test was performed in the Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Health.
Two strains of COVID-19 discovered 7:44At a press conference on Friday, the governor announced the total closure of school activities in all public schools on the island and urged the private sector to do the same in private schools. The school year will be closed from Monday March 16 and activities will restart on March 31, after a period of 14 days. Vázquez also announced “the total closure of the cruise ship entrance” to Puerto Rico, with the facilities of San Juan, Ponce and Mayagüez dedicated to cruises being closed, as well as the ferry that connects the island with the neighboring Dominican Republic.
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