Wednesday May 20, during an extraordinary Council of Ministers (by videoconference) and faced the progression of the coronavirus-19 on all the national territory which has already contaminated 663 people and made 22 dead https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30825-haiti-flash-663-cases-the-covid-19-is-gaining-ground.html President Jovenel Moïse taking into account the advice of the committees decided to renew the state of health emergency in the country for 2 months.

"I have just chaired an extraordinary Council of Ministers by videoconference. The Government has decided to renew the state of health emergency for two months and to make the wearing of the mask compulsory in public places, under penalty of sanctions."

The details of the new measures adopted are eagerly awaited...

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