>> Pubs ever close in Chile?
Oh yes, for a couple of months absolutely everything was closed and there was a 24x7 military enforced curfew where you had to apply for a licence to go out for any reason at all.
It's strange here though. By and large their tendency is to obey the law as long as they are confident that they are not missing out on anything.
If, however, they do think they are missing out then it all crumbles into chaos.
At the moment it's full shut down at the weekends and a weekday curfew from 22:00 to 05:00
Masks everywhere, inside or out. No eating or drinking inside anywhere. Not n a mall, not in a restaurant, not in any building at all. You may take your mask off when sat down to eat or drink outside.
Capacities of individual premises and shopping malls a re tight controlled and socially distanced queues trail along the road outside.
Every now and again there is a rebellion. Like New Years Eve, for example. The authorities do everything they can to discourage it but then disappear just before the event to avoid confrontation which they fear would spread into wide civil disobedience.
The bar I was in last night was visited by the authorities who came in with their tape measures, investigated everything , made a list of recommendations and left. And they will come back to make sure everything as done, but they'll try and do it when the place isn't busy again to avoid igniting confrontation.
It'd be far easier to show you than tell you. Get on a plane and come see. Except there aren't any.
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