Ministry of Health: Clarifications for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday - Travel and gatherings

Clarifications on the measures applicable to travel and social gatherings in homes during the Easter period

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Clarifications on the measures applicable to travel and social gatherings in homes during the Easter period:

In view of the Easter holidays and with the aim of celebrating safely and in the best possible way the customs and traditions, observing at the same time with attention to its provisions Decree, the following are recalled:

1. Exceptionally and only for Holy Saturday (May 1), to facilitate the participation of the faithful in the Resurrection Sequence on the night of Holy Saturday, is allowed to move only for the purpose of going to a place of religious worship until 1 in the morning (Holy Saturday to Easter Sunday).

All other days, the curfew starts at 9 p.m..

2. Exceptionally and only for Easter Sunday (May 2), the moving people twice by sending a text message to 8998 and for a reasonable period of 3 hours at a time.

The purpose of each movement can be:

  • different for the two cases (2 different message categories) in two different time periods of the day. For example, sending SMS 5 to go to relatives / friends' house at noon and sending SMS 6 to get around for physical exercise in the afternoon.
  • same at two different times of the day. For example, sending SMS 5 to go to relatives / friends at home and sending SMS 5 to go to provide care to a person who can not self-care.
  • himself in consecutive time periods (time renewal). For example, sending SMS 5 to go to relatives / friends home and sending SMS 5 to stay in the same place for an additional 3 hours.

For all three of the above cases and given that a text message is sent to 8998, movement is allowed for a total of 6 hours per person.

All other days, movement is allowed only once a day by sending a text message to 8998.

3. Exceptionally and only for Easter Sunday (May 2), the presence of persons in the home is allowed, in addition to permanent residents, provided that the total number of people in the home does not exceed 10 persons, including minors.

For example, if a house has 3 permanent residents, it can accommodate an additional 7 people, regardless of age, or if a house has 6 permanent residents, it can accommodate an additional 4 people, including children.

All other days, the presence of persons in a home other than permanent residents is prohibited.

4. Until 9 May, it is allowed to move to another privately owned property (eg holiday home, etc.) in the Province of permanent residence and / or in another Province outside the permanent residence, with send a text message by selecting the number 8. The movement can completed either the same day within a reasonable time of 3 hours and during the permitted travel hours or on another day during the allowed travel hours (5 in the morning until 9 in the evening). It is understood that in case of return to the place of permanent residence on a different day from the initial movement, It is required to send a text message by selecting the number 8.