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The new curfew on the island of São Miguel comes into effect at 00:00 on January 16, 2021 and will be from 20:00 to 05:00 on weekdays.
On Saturdays and Sundays, the prohibition to circulate on public roads is from 3:00 p.m., having already been implemented last weekend.
There are several exceptions to the ban on driving on public roads, such as traveling for health reasons, working and buying essential goods.
It should be noted that, according to the President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, on Wednesday the two fences and the new curfew would enter into force at 00:00 hours on January 15, however and in accordance with Decree Regional Regulatory No. 1-B / 2021 / A of January 14, 2021 – Regulates, in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, the application of the Decree of the President of the Republic No. 6-B / 2021, of January 13, which renews the state of emergency, published this Friday in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, only the sanitary fences are in force (00:00 hours on January 15) and the curfew will only come into force at 00:00 hours on January 16.
The new Regional Government diploma also determines the closure of gyms, indoor swimming pools, casinos and gaming establishments throughout the island of São Miguel.
With the implementation of the fences, which will remain in force until January 22, circulation and permanence on public roads and the closure of teaching, catering, drinks, similar establishments and cafes and the cancellation of all cultural or life events is prohibited. extended social.
“The assessment we make is that we must renew the measures of this pioneering system within the framework of the extension of the state of emergency for the country, thus we will reinforce those that are justified and in places where transmission is most serious,” said the president. by the executive of the regional PSD / CDS-PP / PPM coalition, José Manuel Bolieiro, on Wednesday.
Defending that it is preferable “to be excessive in prudence than to be negligent in action”, José Manuel Bolieiro said that the epidemiological reality in the Azores “is very specific and different from one island to another.”
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