* El Salvador’s 84-member unicameral national legislature has passed a bill which provides a framework for a phased reopening of the country’s economy in four phases over a 120-day period. The first phase, lasting from day eight to day 30 after the bill is enforced, will reopen airports, migration offices, and land borders to repatriate Salvadoreans and their families who are stuck abroad. Ports will also reopen, and public and private transport, as well as cargo transport, will resume. All employers must adjust to the new sanitary and social distancing protocols, such as the use of face masks. The other phases plan for the reopening of churches and places of worship (with reduced capacity) as well as football stadiums. While President
Nayib Bukele yesterday agreed on a road map with the private sector to begin reopening the economy as of 6 June, he is conditioning this on the legislature approving a strict 15-day quarantine prior to this date and the local press is reporting that he will veto the congressional bill.
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