President Luis Abinader authorized food delivery services to operate until 11 pm. Decree 380-20 explains the measure is to help restaurants stay in business.
“Employees or contractors of restaurants that provide home delivery of cooked food, are allowed to circulate until 11 pm, exclusively for the exercise of their work duties,” reads the new government measure. The measure applies to in-house restaurant delivery and to companies such as Glovo and UberEats.
There were opinions in favor and against on social media. There was concern delinquents could circulate posing as delivery personnel. Jose Ignacio Paliza, the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, says the measure is a breath of fresh air for the restaurant sector.
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Diario Libre
23 August 2020