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Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-041

Executive Order extending the lockdown, continuing the phased reopening of various economic sectors, and other purposes related to the measures adopted to control the risk of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Puerto Rico

Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced · Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - Governor (Territorial)

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Jurisdiction
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - Governor
Level
Territorial
Authority
Act 20-2017 art. 6.10 (recited)
Issued
2020-05-21 May 21, 2020
Effective
2020-05-26 (restaurants); order in force from May 21 (read as 2020-05-26)
End
2020-06-15 (superseded by OE-2020-044) (read as 2020-06-15)
In force
May 26, 2020 to June 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all citizens
  • restaurants
  • shopping malls and tenants
  • all businesses
  • hospitals
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms 25%
  • SF retail and malls 50% from June 8; Sunday closures
  • CB curfew 7:00 p.m.
  • EMP masks and protocols
  • WF
Collection
Territorial governments AGY-TERRITORIES

Operative words

LOCKDOWN. A lockdown remains in effect in Puerto Rico. ALL [citizens] may leave their shelter between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.... the use of a face mask, scarf, or mouth cover shall be required at [all times]... [From] May 26, 2020, restaurants are authorized to open their [dining rooms at] twenty-five percent (25%) of their maximum occupancy... 17. Enclosed shopping malls... Shopping malls shall be allowed to open to the general [public] starting on June 8, 2020, except for movie theaters... [not to] exceed fifty percent (50%) of the maximum occupancy

Enforcement

Act 20-2017 penalties; PROSHA and DACO fines

Notes

Phased reopening: restaurants dine-in 25% from May 26; open-air malls May 26 and enclosed malls June 8 at 50%; businesses closed to the public on Sundays; hospital capacity trigger at 50%

Retrieval note

Enacted May 21, 2020; Spanish original https://docs.pr.gov/files/Estado/OrdenesEjecutivas/2020/OE-2020-41.pdf.

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