Mozambique eases some of the preventive measures!
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi announced in an address to the nation on 27 August 2021 the easing of several preventive measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Schools in Mozambique are allowed to re-open, but might be forced to close again depending on the epidemiological trend and the capacity to comply with preventive measures against the pandemic. Pre-school education remains banned.
The curfew in Mozambique now begins at 22:00.
Restaurants are allowed to open between 06:00 and 20:00 hours every day of the week. The new trading hours for shopping centres are between 09:00 and 18:00 on Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays and holidays shops must close at 17:00. Other commercial establishments and services are allowed to operate between 09:00 and 18:00 and have to be closed on Sundays and holidays. Bakeries and convenience stores can operate between 06:00 and 19:00.
Casinos in Mozambique are allowed to re-open. Large and medium sized gymnasiums are also allowed to re-open. However, large gyms are restricted to operating at no more than 25% of their capacity and medium sized gymnasiums at 10%. Small gymnasiums remain closed.
All religious ceremonies remain suspended. All private social events in Mozambique are banned with the exception of weddings. A maximum of 20 people can attend a wedding, but there can be no parties or receptions afterwards.
