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(PLTM) - Select businesses will be allowed to operate under a new curfew regime starting Monday, April 27 and continuing for the next 14 days as part of new measures against the coronavirus COVID-19.
Cabinet, in special meetings on 22 April, 23 April and 24 April, made some very important decisions to help the Territory with the way forward.
Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon. Andrew Fahie announced this evening,April 24 that the reopening of the local economy will be done in a phased manner with extreme caution because the Territory is not out of the woods.
"Cabinet is allowing the current Curfew Order to be lifted from Monday April 27 6:01 a.m. to 1:00 P.M. daily for the next 14 days. This means that businesses will operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. daily to ensure that the employees will get home by the curfew. This also means that businesses should ensure that their opening hours give allowance for their staff to report and leave work within the hours of the imposed Curfew," Premier Fahie announced.
The Premier disclosed that during this phase of the reopening strategy, the borders will remain closed so no one can travel into the Territory during this time. He stated that private and commercial boats, except ferries and freight, are prohibited from moving within the Territory waters except when authorised for essential supplies and by Cabinet.
"When the borders do open up, for an initial period, only persons deemed to belong to the Territory and persons with resident status will be allowed entry, but with strict conditions," Premier Fahie disclosed.
Cabinet Approved Businesses To Open
Among the businesses approved to for reopening are supermarkets; bakeries; fishers and farmers; pharmacies; banks; fuel stations; ferries (inter-island transportation only and let me repeat ferries but inter-island transport only); buses and Taxis (limited passengers adhering to the social distancing measures in the buses and the taxis); construction companies, building and concrete supplies businesses; laundries; home delivery services; insurance, legal and financial services that cannot be carried out remotely; office supplies; automotive parts and repairs; manufacturers of hand sanitisers and PPEs; water and ice production and deliveries; and emergency household and business repairs as approved.
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