He Ministry of Labor decided this Friday that the restaurants of the provinces under red alert Due to the passage of tropical storm Melissa, they will only be able to operate through the home delivery service (delivery), keeping its establishments closed to the public until further notice.
- The measure is part of the preventive provisions adopted by the Government to safeguard the lives of workers and citizens during the effects of the atmospheric phenomenon.
“The restaurants They will be able to offer their services through home delivery (delivery), but they must keep their establishments closed to the public,” the institution indicated through a statement published on its social networks.
Likewise, the ministry reported that in shopping malls Only supermarkets, pharmacies and commercial banks will be able to open, while other establishments must remain closed until the authorities lift the suspension of work.
“We warn shopping malls that they will only be able to remain open in them supermarketspharmacies and commercial banks, while other establishments must remain closed until the suspension is lifted,” the institution highlighted.
The Minister of Labor, Eddie Olivares, urged the population and the business sector to strictly comply with the official regulationsremembering that its main objective is to protect human life, a “sacred and irreplaceable” good.
Olivares also called on citizens to stay informed only through the official channels of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the Dominican Government, and reiterated that citizen collaboration is essential to safely overcome the effects of Tropical Storm Melissa.
“We make a energetic call to the population and the business sector to strictly respect official provisions, remembering that these measures have the fundamental purpose of protecting human life, which constitutes a sacred and irreplaceable good,” said the Ministry of Labor.
Alert levels
The COE reported that 12 provinces remain on Red Alert, 11 on Yellow Alert and three provinces on Green Alert, due to possible sudden urban and rural floods, flooding of rivers, streams and ravines, as well as landslides.
In addition, he specified that people should refrain from crossing rivers, streams and ravines that have high volumes of water, do not use of spasdue to the turbidity and the volume of water that they maintain.
