Midnight-to-4:00h national curfew remains in effect for January 2022

The Government has extended the national curfew for January 2022, which will remain in effect from 00:00h to 04:00h.
The measures are effective from January 1 to January 31 – unless earlier terminated, extended, or amended by notice of the Health Minister after an assessment of the prevailing public health conditions.
In addition, from 04:00h to 23:00h, stakeholders can continue to access services at banks, markets, supermarkets, grocery shops, gas stations, postal or shipping services, beauty salons, barbershops, hardware stores, clothing or stores, or other maintenance services.
Other services, including food services, restaurants, bars (including those at hotels) can facilitate delivery, drive-thru, curbside pickup, and take-away services between this time window. Self-service buffet dining is still prohibited. Gambling, pool, and snooker games are not allowed at bars.
Indoor and outdoor dining is also permitted within the same hours at 60 per cent capacity, tables spaced six feet apart, and patrons above the age of 12 in possession of their vaccination card with accompanying identification document.
There is still a restriction on social activities, where no one shall host or attend a private party, banquet, ball, reception, hotel swimming pool or waterpark, wage, vigil, club, discotheque, social club, civil organisation or association; fraternal society, or any other social activity. Sporting events require approval from the Ministry of Health.
Casinos, betting shops or cinemas can still operate, but only at forty percent capacity of the building or seating area. Patrons will only be allowed entry upon possession of a vaccination card to show their immunisation status.
The measures have remained unchanged for essential services to operate 24 hours a day, and these include: hospitals, pharmacies, the Judiciary, Parliament, diplomatic corps, Disciplined Services, solid waste management, airports, hotels or other accommodations, energy services, mining operations, security services, telecommunication providers, fisherfolks, limited port operations, construction, post service and freight, and funeral homes, among others.
The Lethem Crossing remains open for crossing of essential goods on Thursdays, and travel on Fridays. At the Moleson Creek Crossing, the Public Works Ministry would determine the days and times when it would be opened. Flights to and from Brazil are still prohibited.
“Before any person is allowed to enter Guyana, whether by land or sea, that person shall present to the relevant authorities a negative molecular biological PCR test, or an approved antigen test taken within 72 hours of the date of their arrival in Guyana, and proof of vaccination,” the document indicated.
The Emergency measures states that a person is only considered to be ‘fully vaccinated’ two weeks after receiving an approved single-dose vaccine; the second dose of an approved two-dose vaccine; or any mix-and-match combination of approved vaccines administered at least 17 days apart.
Any person who fails to comply with these measures commits an offence under section 48 of the Public Health Ordinance, and is liable on summary conviction to the penalty provided under that section.
Noncompliant businesses would be issued a written warning to the operator, indicating that if the operator does not comply with these measures, the business of that operator may be suspended; or where, after being warned, the operator remains uncompliant, their business will be suspended for a period not exceeding 30 days.