Starting today, September 21, the nighttime mandatory social immobilization (curfew) will run from 11:00 p.m. to 04:00 a.m. the next day, Mondays thru Sundays, across the country, except in the regions and provinces where the targeted quarantine restriction is in place.
Also, on Sundays, mandatory social immobilization will be in force all day long until 4:00 am on Monday in said targeted places.
In the case of Trujillo Province in La Libertad region, mandatory social immobilization remains in force on Sundays all day long until 4:00 am on Monday.
Last week, the Government of Peru issued
Supreme Decree No. 151-2020-PCM, which sets the measures to be followed by citizens as part of the new social coexistence and extends the State of National Emergency due to the severe circumstances affecting the lives of Peruvians as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the decree, published in
El Peruano official gazette, strictly necessary personnel —who participate in the provision of food supply, health, medicine, financial and home food delivery services, as well as those who ensure the continued delivery of water, sanitation, electricity, gas, fuel, telecommunications services and related activities— will be exempted from mandatory social immobilization.
The staff in charge of cleaning and solid waste collection; funeral services; cargo-merchandise transportation; economic resumption-related activities; and valuables transportation —as stipulated by the ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)— are also shielded from the order.
During mandatory social immobilization, pharmacies and drugstores are allowed to operate according to the provision thereon.
Written, radio, and television press members are allowed to be outside during the period of mandatory social immobilization provided that they carry their special transit permits, respective badges, and ID cards for identification purposes. The authorization includes mobile units that transport them.
In addition, the people who require urgent or emergency medical attention —because their health is at serious risk— are allowed to circulate as well.
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Publicado: 21/9/2020