The two provinces have adhered to the national government's Emergency Decree
In a joint statement, the provincial governments of Neuquén and Río Negro in Argentine Patagonia Sunday announced all social gatherings are no longer allowed as of this Monday and until May 21 to fight covid-19 in areas labelled as of high epidemiological risk.
The governments of both provinces have agreed to establish care measures in the departments that are included in the category of high epidemiological and sanitary risk, the statement said.
Gatherings in private homes, the recreational practice of indoor sports of any sort or outdoor if they involve more than ten people, casinos, bingo halls and discotheques in high-risk areas are now forbidden as specified in the Federal Government's Emergency Decree (DNU) 287/21.