SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Friday that she will activate the National Guard to help enforce a curfew aimed at curbing a rise in COVID-19 cases and other measures, including once again closing beaches to everyone except those doing exercise. Wanda Vázquez also said the government will limit capacity at restaurants, casinos, gyms, churches and other places to 30%. “There are many who have lowered their guard and have not understood that this pandemic is still with us.”Vázquez also urged people across Puerto Rico to be extremely cautious during the holiday season, encouraging families to get together via Zoom. The new measures come as Puerto Rico struggles to recover from hurricanes, earthquakes and an economic and financial crisis that began more than a decade ago. “These are difficult times,” said Manuel Laboy, secretary of the island’s Department of Economic Development and Commerce.
