Grenada’s official State of Emergency has been set up to contain and control the spread of COVID-19 (which is planned to lapse on July 14), is set to be extended until November.
The decision of the ruling government, the New National Party (NNP) in the House of Representatives, will meet on May 21 at which time the expansion is relied upon to be supported.
Under the State of Emergency, the Emergency Powers Act, limitations incorporate a 12 pm to 4 am curfew; the mandatory wearing of face masks or face masks out in the open; conclusion of all organizations by 10 pm; a limit of 20 individuals permitted at weddings and memorial services; and no parties without consent.
In any case, the COVID-19 Committee and the Royal Grenada Police Force can give unique authorization to any individual or association that is envious of having an oddball occasion that falls outside the guidelines.
During last Tuesday’s post-Cabinet instructions, Superintendent Vannie Curwen, an official accountable for Community Relations, said lawmen will venture up authorization of the multitude of provisos in the current guidelines. Police are permitted to give passes to people in a break of the guidelines.
Violators of the Emergency Powers guidelines can be fined a limit of EC$1,000 (US$370) or a year’s detainment; violators of the isolate guidelines can be fined a limit of EC$25,000 (US$9,253) or a half year in jail while the greatest punishment under the Public Health Act is a fine not surpassing EC$500 (US$185) and detainment for a term not surpassing a year.
Grenada has recorded 161 COVID-19 positive cases since the primary individual was analyzed in March 2020.
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