SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico will cautiously reopen beaches, restaurants, churches, hair salons and retail stores next week under strict new rules as the U.S.
territory emerges from a two-month lockdown that stifled business activity on an island already beset with economic woes. Gov.
Wanda Vázquez announced Thursday that most businesses will reopen on Tuesday, but a 7 p.m-to-5 a.m. curfew will remain in place until June 15.
All people will be required to wear a mask when outside or inside a business, regardless of what they are doing. “Puerto Rico is facing a new way of life,” she said. “It’s the right time ...