2021-05-19 23:05:47 GMT2021-05-20 07:05:47(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SAO PAULO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo, the Brazilian state hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday announced it will extend a nighttime curfew to curb the transmission of COVID-19 but will relax restrictions on businesses starting June 1.
"We are moving forward, but with caution and with prudence, and recommending that people continue to respect social distancing as restrictions are eased," Governor Joao Doria said at a press conference.
The most populous state in Brazil, with 46 million inhabitants, has been in lockdown since March 8, when the hospital system collapsed in most parts of the country, and has been gradually relaxing restrictions since the end of April.