22 Mar 2021 | 09:57 AM UTC
Honduras: Officials extend COVID-19-related curfew through March 28 /update 41
Honduras extends 22:00-05:00 curfew until March 28 under COVID-19 response. Other measures, travel protocols remain.
Event
Authorities in Honduras announced the extension of the COVID-19-related curfew 22:00-05:00 until at least March 28. All other measures remain in place unchanged. Nationally, senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities will continue to have special access to authorized commercial establishments 07:00-09:00 and banks 09:00-10:00.
Officials will continue to strictly enforce health, sanitization, and other operating protocols at commercial establishments regardless of the curfew. All banks, supermarkets, shopping centers, and shops nationwide must remain limited to a 50-percent operating capacity. Authorized businesses must ensure that customers have covered their mouths and noses, use hand sanitizer, and practice social distancing. All persons are required to wear protective facemasks in public. Social gatherings are to be limited to no more than 10 people. Bars, discotheques, movie theaters, gyms, and convention centers are required to remain closed; several other establishments that encourage large group gatherings also remain closed.
International Travel
Authorities have reopened the country's airports and land border crossings to international travel following an extended closure but are enforcing enhanced entry requirements for all travelers. All travelers must present a negative result from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before departure for Honduras and a completed pre-arrival (prechequeo) travel form. Passengers departing via the land borders are also required to complete the online prechequeo form. Travelers may be subjected to additional COVID-19 testing upon arrival. The use of a facemask is required at all times while traveling.
Authorities could reimpose, extend, tighten, or otherwise amend any restrictions with little-to-no notice, depending on local disease activity.
Advice
Follow all official instructions. Abide by national health and safety measures. Reconfirm all travel arrangements. Ensure contingency plans account for further disruptive measures or extensions of current restrictions.
Resources
World Health Organization (WHO)
Government of Honduras - COVID-19 (Spanish)
National Police of Honduras (Spanish)
National Institute of Migration - Pre-check in Form (Spanish)
