NO COVID 19 CASES IN THE TERRITORY, CURFEW RELAXED; BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS CAN NOW OPEN
Written by Fuze Team on October 9, 2020
There are no Covid-19 cases in the territory.
This latest announcement by Health Minister Carvin Malone.
Minister Malone said that the final case that was detected has now recovered.
He said that the total number of recoveries recorded now stands at 70 with no active cases and one death.
Meanwhile the Health Minister said that the new curfew which took effect on Thursday, October 8th, is 12 midnight to 5am.
According to the Minister, Cabinet decided to allow all business to re-open, inclusive of bars and nightclubs, provided that those businesses pass inspection by the Social Distancing Monitoring Protocols and are certified by the Environmental Health Division in order to operate their businesses; Bars and nightclubs owners are currently in conversations with the Department and a date and time for inspections would be agreed.
Minister Malone also noted that Cabinet decided to continue the restriction of the movement of vessels in Territorial waters, and persons must be off waters from 6:00 p.m.
The exclusion zone at the border area remains in place and commercial ferries are allowed to operate up until curfew time.