~ Increased number of COVID-19 cases, causes restricted opening hours for bars and restaurants.~
MARIGOT:— The Prefet of St. Martin Serge Gouteyron has implemented a curfew as of Sunday, May 30th from 8 pm to 6 am. The restricted movement of people will be maintained until June 9th, 2021.
Travel will no longer be authorized from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m meaning the Gendarmes will be controlling at several check-points. Persons that must move around during the curfew must have attestation in their position, said Geouteyron. There will be no border closures but stricter controls will take place.
Opening hours for bars and restaurants were also modified on May 25th whereby all these establishments must close their doors by 11 pm instead of midnight.
While the Prefecture of Saint Martin and the ARS has announced that there have been an increased amount of new cases on a weekly basis they have not released the total number of active cases that are currently being monitored.
The website “worldometer” has recorded 1,915 positive cases since March 2020, with 12 deaths, 1,399 persons recovered with 504 Active cases.
