Barbados announces two-week curfew
Barbados
has been placed under a two-week curfew following new COVID-19 cases that
suggest local transmission of the virus.
The
nightly curfew takes effect tonight and will last from 12:00 am to 5:00 am
until January 14, announced Prime Minister Mia Mottley today.
During
that period, all commercial fetes are been prohibited with the Government committing
to reimbursing organisers for perishable foods and set-up during the period.
The
nation reported 10 new cases, taking its total to 382, with 63 active cases.
Five of the cases suggest local transmission of the virus but not community
spread.
Additionally,
the reopening of schools, scheduled for January 5, has been delayed two weeks.
Further, January 4 and 5 have been declared bank holidays .
Mottley
encouraged citizens to not be panicked by the announced measures and to
continue practising the recommended preventative measures including mask
wearing and sanitising.
