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On April 6 , 2020 Cayo District was placed on complete lockdown:
Belmopan. April 9, 2020. 10:15 a.m.
As announced by the Prime Minister on April 6, 2020, additional measures including a lockdown
for the Cayo District have been implemented in response to COVID-19 through a Statutory
Instrument effective Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

The Statutory Instrument provides for further amendment to the Emergency Powers regulations
and offers additional measures to protect the citizens of Belize. The two main changes include
specific restrictions on movement in the Cayo District and further reduced hours of operation for
some businesses.

Below is a summary of Statutory Instrument No. 52 of 2020:

CAYO DISTRICT ONLY
The entire district of Cayo is on lockdown for 14 days in the first instance.
“Cayo District” means the whole[e1] of the area described by electoral divisions namely
Belmopan Electoral Division, Cayo Central Electoral Division, Cayo North-East Electoral
Division, Cayo North Electoral Division, Cayo South Electoral Division and Cayo West
Electoral Division.

The curfew remains in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 4:59 a.m. and for children from 6:00 p.m. to
5:59 a.m.

Movements which are allowed in the Cayo District including operations of businesses
People are permitted to move between the hours indicated and for the sole purposes of:
 Food and medicine (essential needs) –
 Convenience stores, food stores, supermarkets, meat shops, butchers, (excluding potable
water) and food can operate from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (movement is for purchase
of food and essentials)
 Markets: 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 Pharmacies: 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
 Bakeries and tortilla factories: 5:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
 Fuel (fuel stations, depots, including LPG suppliers, depots and distributors) 5:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m.
 Financial institutions (banks, credit unions, ATMs) 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon
 Exercise (jogging, walking or running, only, during hours of 5:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.) (no
cycling)
 Veterinary and medical attention 5:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
 If you are a caregiver or an essential worker (allowed to move in the Cayo District) going
to and from work
 Services by waste disposal and sanitation companies and auxiliary personnel
 Maintenance and housekeeping by hotel, villa or other accommodation service personnel

Operations which cannot operate in the Cayo District for a period of 14 days: