This Monday the Extraordinary Official Gazette of the Aragua State No. 541 was published, which establishes a reduction in the hours of operation of the commercial sector, a measure with which they seek to stop the spread of covid-19, whose cases have increased in the last weeks.
According to what is established in the gazette, businesses dedicated to the sale of food such as bakeries, cafeterias, supermarkets, butchers, delicatessens and still lifes, will not be able to work after 5:00 pm; while restaurants will be able to sell take-out food until 9:00 pm.
Other businesses such as trading companies, distributors and wholesalers are allowed to work until 1:00 pm; while pharmacies will work 24 hours according to their shift schedules.
The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages throughout the Aragüean territory is also ratified and the activation of containment barriers is ordered within the limits of the state and between municipalities.
This weekend, Governor Rodolfo Marco Torres stressed that the Aragua police have mobile classrooms installed in different parts of the state, where they provide guidance to those who find themselves on the street in breach of biosecurity measures. He insisted on the importance of going promptly to the sentinel health centers in case of presenting any
symptom, reminding the population that they have the numbers 04165430307, 02432370029 or 911 to report possible cases, as well as to report parties or crowds in their communities.
He also reported the deployment of a disinfection plan for public spaces, communities and health centers, which has the support of the different local governments of the 18 municipalities that make up the geography of Aragon.
Maracay Terminal
For his part, Ángel Gutiérrez, president of the Maracay Terminal, reported that until next Monday, April 5, commercial activity in the main land port of the Aragüeña entity will be suspended, only the operation of pharmacies and bakeries located in the terminal facilities.
Likewise, he indicated that the terminal can only be accessed through the entrance of Fuerzas Aéreas Avenue, while the routes authorized to work during the radical week will do so between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. the use of a mask, hand disinfection and due distancing being mandatory.
