Despite the demonstration on Thursday of the merchants in Pétion-ville who demanded the daily opening of public markets https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30611-haiti-news-zapping.html , Dominique Saint-Roc, the mayor of Pétion-Ville confirmed Friday that before the risk of spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the opening days Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm remain unchanged https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30462-haiti-news-zapping.html

In addition to the carelessness of many residents who do not respect the measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Mayor Saint-Roc, before the endangerment of all the residents of Pétion-ville, announced the publication on Monday of a municipal decree which will allow, in the event of non-compliance with the barrier measures, to punish offenders with fines of up to several thousand gourdes and prison terms of up to 15 days.

The police have been instructed to enforce this order.

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