By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St.Kitts (Friday 8th May 2020) — Limited beach access, a different nightly curfew, and an extra day of limited operations have been included in a fresh two-week schedule for the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, slated Saturday 9th May to Saturday 23rd May 2020.
Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris gave details in an address to the nation on Thursday 7th May, saying “these regulations will continue the process of gradually opening our Federation to more economic and social activity” while cautioning that “danger still lurks and the war against this global pandemic is far from over or won.”
Businesses will now operate five days a week, with the operating hour extended to 8:00pm instead of 7:00pm, allowing businesses to close to the public at 6:00pm. The nightly curfew will now start at 8:00pm and end at 5:00am the following day.
On beaches, the Chief Medical Officer recommended they can be re-opened for swimming and exercising only between 5:30am and 9:00am. “A physical distance of at least six feet must be maintained between individuals unless they are members of the same household. But there should be absolutely no beach parties nor picnics allowed,” Dr. Harris said.