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Legal Order forcing closure of outlets due to Corona Virus Pandemic
In a legal notice published on Tuesday the 17th March 2020, the Public Health Superintendent has ordered the immediate closure of various outlets.
The decisions come as a follow up to the ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the Corona Virus by restricting public gatherings and travel.
The order exempts restaurants, snack bars and kiosks that provide delivery or take-away services, and hotel kitchens that shall continue providing room service to guests and delivery services to the community.
Places that have been ordered to close are:
Bars, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Snack bars, Cinemas, Gymnasiums, Museums, Exhibitions, Clubs, Discotheques, Night Clubs, Open-air Markets, Indoor Swimming Pools, the National Swimming Pool, Gaming Premises including Controlled Gaming Premises, Bingo Halls, Casinos, Gaming Parlours, Lotto Booths and Betting Shops.
In a separate statement on Wednesday the 18th March 2020, the government confirmed that schools, educational institutions and childcare centres will remain closed until at least 17 April 2020.
The decisions come as a follow up to the ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the Corona Virus by restricting public gatherings and travel.
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