Client Alerts

New COVID-19 Curfew and Business Operation Rules

On December 3, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, announced the new curfew and business operation rules that will be incorporated into the Executive Order that will become effective next Monday, December 7, and which will remain in effect until Monday, January 7, 2021 to address the recent peak in COVID-19 cases .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES NEW COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES

On August 21, 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of Health approved additional regulations to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.  The “Regulation for the Establishment of Preventive Measures for the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Administrative Penalties for Noncompliance” imposes stricter hygiene requirements on all businesses that have been authorized to operate during the pandemic . A .

NEW COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDERS MANDATING CLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced issues new Executive Order No. 2020-54, amended by Executive Order No. 2020-57, extending the COVID-19 lockdown and citizen curfew while  ordering closure of several business activities due to a recent increase of positive COVID-19 results in the Island.   Executive Order No. 2020-054 issued on July 16, 2020 (“EO 2020-54”), extended .

PUERTO RICO ISSUES RULES FOR PASSENGERS VISITING PUERTO RICO

On July 3, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued Executive Order No. 2020-052 establishing new requirements for tourists and passengers arriving Puerto Rico through the island’s airports as part of the measures taken to avoid further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico. Executive Order 2020-52 will be effective from Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Requirements .

Client Alerts

New COVID-19 Curfew and Business Operation Rules

On December 3, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, announced the new curfew and business operation rules that will be incorporated into the Executive Order that will become effective next Monday, December 7, and which will remain in effect until Monday, January 7, 2021 to address the recent peak in COVID-19 cases .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES NEW COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESSES

On August 21, 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of Health approved additional regulations to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.  The “Regulation for the Establishment of Preventive Measures for the Management of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Administrative Penalties for Noncompliance” imposes stricter hygiene requirements on all businesses that have been authorized to operate during the pandemic . A .

NEW COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDERS MANDATING CLOSURE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced issues new Executive Order No. 2020-54, amended by Executive Order No. 2020-57, extending the COVID-19 lockdown and citizen curfew while  ordering closure of several business activities due to a recent increase of positive COVID-19 results in the Island.   Executive Order No. 2020-054 issued on July 16, 2020 (“EO 2020-54”), extended .

PUERTO RICO ISSUES RULES FOR PASSENGERS VISITING PUERTO RICO

On July 3, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued Executive Order No. 2020-052 establishing new requirements for tourists and passengers arriving Puerto Rico through the island’s airports as part of the measures taken to avoid further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico. Executive Order 2020-52 will be effective from Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Requirements .