The business will have to adjust its opening hours due to the fact that the curfew was brought forward to 20:00 in the Greater Concepción. The same will be done by public transport, which has already been officiated by the authority for companies to plan services.
As of this Saturday, November 21, the curfew is brought forward to 8:00 p.m. in Greater Concepción, a provision that was announced in the latest report on the advance of the pandemic in the country.
That is why the seremi de Transportes, Jaime Aravena, confirmed that the companies in the field have already been informed so that they can adapt their services. He also called on employers so that workers can move without problems.
For its part, the seremi of Economy, Mauricio GutierrezHe pointed out that the business can begin to operate at the time that the owners or employers estimate, adding to the call to provide facilities to return to their homes before 8:00 p.m.
“We ask that you be very empathic with your workers during the closing hours (…) they have to close at a prudent hour so that their workers return, return to their homes,” the authority remarked.
Regarding public transport services, the Seremi de Transportes indicated that the frequency begins to decrease two hours before the start of the curfew.
This is how the most extensive services, for example, between Hualqui and TalcahuanoThey should have their last departure from the terminal at 18:00. While the shorter tours at 7:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, it is expected that this Friday the new hours that Biotrén will have will be announced due to the early curfew.