At the top of the news, we told you how the Barrow Government is relaxing some of the strict State of Emergency regulations, now that Belize has been COVID-free for 31 days and counting. This morning, the Prime Minister briefly discussed them in his virtual press conference. In the afternoon, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte appeared as a guest on the Ask the Experts Webcast to provide a bit more clarity on what rules are changing and which ones remain the same.
Here's what is mostly unchanged. The borders are still closed unless a Belizean stranded abroad has gone through the proper application process to enter legal quarantine.
The 6 p.m. children's curfew and the 8 p.m. curfew for adults are still on. Everyone is expected to maintain strict social distancing protocols, and if you are outside of your home, and in a public place, you are required to wear a face mask. The Government is still encouraging persons to work from home of they are able to. Also, movement outside of the curfew hours must still be purposeful. Loitering, and wandering about aimlessly is still being actively discouraged.
Here's what the Attorney General had to say this afternoon about the rules that have been amended to free up Belizeans just a little:
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