Commerce and shopping centers will operate only three days in Grande Vitória

Starting next Monday (05), the stores and shopping centers on the street will only operate three days a week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, in the municipalities classified in the extreme transmission level of Covid-19 on the Map of Government State Risk. With that, the entire Gran Vitória, which is in this classification, will have to follow the rules. The announcement was made by Governor Renato Casagrande in a statement on Friday (02).

The new rules are part of the state government’s Risk Matrix, which brings new qualitative measures to combat Covid-19 in Espírito Santo. For extreme and high risk municipalities, the restrictions are in effect for 14 days starting Monday.

In extreme risk cities, the governor announced restrictive measures for non-essential activities: they will only operate three days a week: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Each sector will have a specific schedule, they are:

• Street commerce: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Shopping centers: from 12:00 to 20:00
• Restaurants: from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Lottery: 10 a.m. M. At 6 p. M. (Banks generally only work to help aid)
• Bars: remain closed.

In high-risk cities, non-essential activities can operate Monday through Saturday, with restricted hours. On Sundays and holidays the establishments should not open. Each sector continues to have a specific schedule. Are they:

• Shopping on the street: from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays;
• Shopping centers: from 12 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, and from 12 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays;
• Restaurants: from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Saturday, in addition to these days and times only delivery;
• Lotteries: 10 a.m. M. At 6 p. M. Monday through Friday (banks normally operate for assistance only)
• Bars: remain closed.

The president of the Espírito Santo Federation of Commerce, Goods, Services and Tourism (Fecomércio ES), José Lino Sepulcri, commented on the decision. According to him, the segment views with great concern the restriction of days of operation, something that was outside the planning of the sector.

“We receive this news with great concern. The planning, the calendar of the entrepreneurs was that this Monday we would start our activities again, that we would return to normal office hours. The situation of entrepreneurs is very serious. We are already receiving a demand from the interior and Gran Vitória segments. Our vision is that there will be massive layoffs and a general collapse, because the merchant has no one to appeal to, ”he said.

Raphael Brotto, state coordinator of the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers (Abrasce) and director of Shopping Vitória, said, in a note, that he awaits the publication of the decree to study how it will work for three days a week, both for commercial purposes. operations and for the food operations of the Grande Vitória shopping centers. The other types of sales in the sector, such as delivery, take-away and drive-thru, are also pending definition.

The ordinance with the new rules for all segments, including the day and time, will be published in the Official Gazette this Saturday (3) by the State Government.