Curfew Relaxed in Guatemala

  • Monday, April 20, 2020
The government decided to extend the travel restrictions until April 27, but now the ban on people and vehicles applies only between 6 p.m. and 4 a.m. the next day.
Supermarkets, grocery stores and corner shops will be able to adjust to the new restricted hours, that is, from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., as long as they ensure that their workers are in their residences before 6 p.m., President Alejandro Giammattei reported on a national channel.

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An Agexport report explains that "... The conditions of restriction of movement outside the department of your home are changed, resulting in the following:

- The inhabitants of the Departments of Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez and El Progreso, will not be able to move outside the department of their residence. Exceptions are made for persons who work in departments other than their home for an activity without the option of closure or who can operate, which are contained in numbers 8 and 9 of this press release.

- The inhabitants of the rest of the country's departments will be able to circulate and move outside their department of residence, but will not be able to enter the departments of Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Sacatepéquez and El Progreso.
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See full report (in Spanish).

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