Lebanon Just Modified Curfew & Work Hours During Lockdown
On Wednesday, Lebanon's Supreme Defense Council agreed to extend the general mobilization until the end of 2020 . In light of that, the Interior Minister introduced some amendments to the lockdown rules.
According to the updates to the official decision, which will take effect Friday, August 28th at 6 AM, the imposed curfew will start at 10 PM and end at 6 AM every day.
Public institutions and administrations will continue to open in accordance with the adopted official schedule, and the responsible ministers will be tasked with setting the operational capacity of employees, which must exceed 50%.
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The following are the most notable of the new schedules with their applicable conditions:
Artisans and self-employed persons: From 6 AM until 6 PM.
Organizing the inflow of customers based on turns to avoid crowding is mandatory.
Retail businesses, book stores, museums, commercial companies, and malls: From 6 AM until 10 PM.
Organizing the inflow of customers based on turns to avoid crowding is mandatory — cinemas and kids' playgrounds (and "kids zones") must remain closed.
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Restaurants, cafes, and fast food outlets: From 6 AM until 10 PM.
Restaurants may open with an operational capacity that does not exceed 50%.
Adopting a reservation system to organize customer inflow is mandatory.
"Kids zones" must remain closed.
Serving hookahs is prohibited.
Taxis and public transport vehicles: From 6 AM until 10 PM.
Each taxi driver may transport no more than 3 passengers at once.
Vans and buses must not exceed a third of their respective passenger capacities.
Face masks are mandatory inside vehicles at all times, for drivers and passengers, except in the cases where members of the same family are alone in one car or when the driver is alone.
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Construction sites and concrete plants: From 7 AM until 6 PM.
Opening on Sundays and holidays is prohibited.
Outdoor sports: From 6 AM until 10 PM.
Audiences are prohibited from attending.
Gyms: From 6 AM until 10 PM
The number of customers must not exceed 50% of each gym's operational capacity.
Regular disinfection is mandatory.
Organizing the inflow of customers based on turns to avoid crowding is mandatory.
Public parks and corniches: From 6 AM Until 10 PM.
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