Governor Silvestri 2020-03-30

Summary of Facebook Live Chat by Governor Silvestri at 2020-03-30 15:15

Skip to 45 minutes to get to mostly English (there’s some English spread throughout the Spanish part too).

Note that it’s been re-ordered and some repetition collapsed.

Curfew

NB: There’s a curfew page with a summary

Food:

• Deliveries still going on, even when people are not allowed to go to the supermarkets themselves (including Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun).

National ordinances:

• No local exception, so need to follow the national ones
• If need to go do bank, supermarket, petrol station or pharmacy can only go on Mon, Wed, Fri
• Delivery can operate on other days
• Pregnant, elderly, handicapped: 07:00-09:00 Mon, Wed, Fri and last digits of ID don’t matter.
• If have mask and gloves to wear, please do
• If run a food business:
  • Need to follow curfew, only run 06:00 - 18:00.
  • Please let employees finish by 17:00 so they can get home before curfew.
  • Pupleria can also be open

Banking:

• Banpais made a mistake, they should be open 07:00 - 09:00 for seniors
• Bac say their ATM not open until Roatan borders open

Food banks:

• Humanitarian causes can run any time in the 06:00 - 18:00 time, not restricted by the latest ordinance

Opening up the islands:

• Not sure, working on it tomorrow.
• This is what the Mayors ordinance was hoping to solve

Leaving boats in the harbour to get deliveries from supermarkets?

• Yes, you can

People in vehicle:

• Max 2, 3 in a taxi
• Collectivo is forbidden

Visiting to secure a non-essential business?

• Yes, recommend you visit and take a look
• Socialising is not, but this is fine

Getting to/from work:

• As long as you are in uniform, can be transported by a driver
• Also as long as in the hours of 06:00 - 18:00
• No taxis Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun

COVID-19

Giving people with good immune systems COVID-19?

• Not possible. Have heard it may be a thing in Germany but we don’t have the ability to deal with that here.

Waiting on tests?

• 22 clear, 1 pending for Guanaja

Rapid response testing kits:

• Takes 10 days to produce
• Trying to get from Miami as fast as possible

Flights and Travel

International:

• Last flight to Canada today
  • Honorary counsel came to provide support at the airport
  • 70 people from across Honduras came to get on this flight
• Last international flight (United) is tomorrow.
• 12-13 flights to the USA, 15 to Canada
  • About 2,500 people
• Lots of people were involved in making the international flights run cleanly
• If need to leave in May, should leave tomorrow

Bonacca to Roatan?

• Not possible.

Immigration:

• No immigration for handling visas in Utila, needs to be in Roatan

Utila Dream:

• This will run, working on getting it going

Islanders to Roatan:

• Still not permitted

General

Donations:

• For those wanting to give a donation here: Rotary in Roatan and Chamber of Tourism. If you’re outside of the Bay Islands, please use https://themakeitcountfoundation.org/
  • If you have a favourite (e.g. BICA), all the charities need funds so please donate to your favourite.
• Fundraiser for Utila
• Make It Count foundation will give current totals every day, current total: USD 4,438.33, HNL 110,780.72
• No goal for money

Galaxy Ferry from Roatan to mainland:

• Will run on Tuesday
• No cost
• Only for people leaving to the mainland, no one can return to the Bay Islands
• If want to take this ferry, please send info to: +504-9680-8563
• If a person doesn’t have the ability to send it (no internet), please help them out.

COVID-19 Response Team:

• Ron McNab is being covered today

Utila:

• Same rules as central government