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STATE OF EMERGENCY TO BE EXTENDED; CABINET RELAXES SOME COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

The government is to seek Parliamentary approval for an extension of the State of Public Emergency, which is set to expire on June 28. 

Parliament will be asked to vote on an extension of a further 90 days, as the government moves to shore up the significant gains in the fight against COVID-19.

Meanwhile, cabinet has relaxed measures governing the numbers allowed in church for weddings and funerals.

The 25-person limit is being scrapped and instead, the numbers will be determined by the size of the church building to ensure appropriate social distancing.

However, the numerical limit will remain in place for wedding receptions and the repast following funerals.

The cabinet made the decisions against the backdrop of active cases of COVID-19 falling to zero in Antigua and Barbuda for the first time since September last year. 

More details during the post-cabinet media briefing on this morning.

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