the government of the Spanish Autonomous community of Catalonia announced on Friday, July 17, on the introduction of new quarantine measures in Barcelona and its surroundings due to a sharp increase in the number of new cases of coronavirus. They will act within 15 days, however, if the situation is not normal, the authorities intend to take “more stringent” restrictions.
it is Expected that new restrictions will apply mainly to leisure activity. Sources of the newspaper El Pais in the city hall of Barcelona have confirmed that in restaurants and bars will again be subject to the limit on the number of visitors: it should not exceed 50% of the maximum capacity of the establishment. People are also prohibited from sitting at bar counters, and the staff should ensure that the distance between the tables was at least two meters. In addition, temporarily closed all night clubs, sports halls and cultural facilities.
Authorities urged residents of Barcelona not to leave their homes and go out only when absolutely necessary. In the city it is forbidden to assemble in groups of more than 10 people, and the police will have to penalize citizens for being in public without masks.
the Catalan government is also discussing the issue of reducing the bandwidth at the beach, which currently reaches 80%.
“We must not let the people go to the beaches, said at a press conference the Minister of health of Catalonia, Alba Verges. – We ask citizens to stay home, attend work and go shopping only when it is really necessary.”
he also recommended that citizens temporarily not to travel outside their districts.
According to local media, the new restrictions will come into force once the law is published and this should occur within the next day.
“We have seen an increase in the number of hospitalizations. We need to act,” said Verges.
the head of the Catalan Ministry of health noted that if these constraints fail, the government will have to take “more stringent measures”.
According to health officials, a sharp increase of new cases COVID-19 was the failure by citizens of social distance in public places. So, on Friday, July 17, the regional authorities of Cordoba, located in the Spanish Autonomous community of Andalusia, confirmed the outbreak at a nightclub, where there were about 400 people.
in Addition, the authorities of Mallorca ordered to block the street in Punta Ballena, where the majority of bars and restaurants after in a network there was video where drunken tourists have neglected all safety rules.
Now the islanders fear hsomething inappropriate in a pandemic behavior can lead to re-distribution of coronavirus, against which the Spanish people so desperately fought for several months.
According to local authorities, the district, like other streets, is popular among tourists, will remain closed until the end of the summer season, that is, for at least another two months.
“We will not tolerate such pictures, we don’t want our Islands came such uncivilized guests,” said Wednesday, July 15, the head of regional Department for tourism and the economy in the Balearic Islands Iago Negueruela
Thursday, July 16, the Ministry of health of Spain reported on this very sharp jump in the number of cases of coronavirus infection in the last two months: during the day, there were more than 1300 infected. In this sad statistics lead Catalonia and neighbouring aragón.
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