New restrictions from midnight tonight in Andalucía

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When will the tightening happen in Andalucía?

https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noti...vigor-las-nuevas-restricciones-para-andalucia

Google translation:

What day do the new restrictions come into force for Andalusia?

Before they have to be published in the BOJA

Just a week ago, after the celebration of the Christmas holidays, the Andalusian Government approved a series of measures that, initially, were to be in force until midnight from Sunday 24 to Monday 25 of this month, something that will not occur.

The rapid evolution of the coronavirus pandemic, the significant increase in the number of infections and growing hospital pressure have forced the Junta de Andalucía to modify these new measures that came into force this Monday, January 11

It was this Friday when the Advisory Committee for High Impact Public Health Alerts of Andalusia met again to analyze the current epidemiological situation and adopt new restrictions, these of a tougher nature as they had already announced that they would be responsible for the Government regional.

But when do these new measures take effect? They must first be published in the Official Gazette of the Board (BOJA) this Saturday and it will be at midnight from Saturday to Sunday when they become effective.

The Andalusian president already announced before the meeting of the so-called expert committee that, from now on, it will meet weekly to assess the "intense" evolution of the pandemic.

New restrictions

The measures approved this Friday by the Junta de Andalucía are the following:

-The perimeter closure of the autonomous community is maintained.

- Hospitality and commerce, open only until 6 pm in general.

- You can only leave or enter the eight Andalusian provinces for just cause.

- Perimeter closure of all municipalities with a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of more than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There are 219 municipalities that will be published in the BOJA.

- Closing of shops, hotels and leisure if the rate is higher than 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. There are 91 municipalities, and if the Government authorizes it, home confinement would be ordered.

- Meetings of up to four people among non-partners, including in bars and restaurants.

- Advance the curfew at 8:00 p.m. if authorized by the Government of Spain. If not, it will still be at 22 hours. And it will end at 6 in the morning.
 
Lanzarote curfew from 10.00pm to 6.00am, you can only sit outdoors in bars and restaurants and max 4 to a table. Obviously masks still to be worn outdoors in all urban areas. Weather right now 18c and sunny, will be around 21/22 by lunchtime and until dark at about 18.30.

Infection rates at about 400-500 in a population of around 200,000 locals and the same again in number of visitors at the moment. There were only 40 cases when I left at Christmas and probably another 100k visitors.
 
Daft question it may be Spanishman but why is hospitality open only till 6pm?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just close them all together?
 
Randy said:
Daft question it may be Spanishman but why is hospitality open only till 6pm?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just close them all together?
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Good question. This is general rules for areas with low infection rates. There are tighter restrictions if the case rate is about 500 per 100000 in a municipality. Then even tighter restrictions if it goes above 1000 per 100000 in a municipality. I will add the text of another couple of articles below to give the full picture.

Updated: also see the siesta/menu del día post below.
 
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Municipalities in the province that will have to close their boundaries tonight (35 in total)

https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noti...s-en-almeria-que-superan-la-tasa-de-500-casos

Google translation:

The Board closes 35 municipalities in Almería that exceed the rate of 500 cases

Juanma Moreno has announced the perimeter closure of the towns on red alert

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, announced today that tougher measures are coming to all the Andalusian provinces and even more restrictive to those municipalities that exceed the rate of 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, which will be closed perimeter during the next 15 days, from next Sunday, January 17.

After this announcement, as collected by the covid portal of the Junta de Andalucía in its last update this morning, there are a total of 35, 18 that are over 1,000 and 17 over 500, the municipalities in Almería those that exceed the rate of 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and where in addition to closing all hospitality establishments and shops at 6:00 p.m., as will happen throughout Andalusia during the next two weeks, its 'borders' will also be closed, since You can only enter or leave them with a cause included in the decree of the state of alarm as justified.

Adra, with 715.8
Laujar de Andarax, 846.4
Huecija, 625
Almeria capital, 574.2
Nijar, 714.2
Viator, 662
Benahadux, 775.9
Pechina, 966.1
Huércal de Almería, 526.9
Macael, 802.6
Olula del Rio, 547.5
Purposes, 721.5
Purchena, 679.9
Armuña del Almanzora, 662.3
Garrucha, 673
Vera, 838.8
Caves of Almanzora, 980
Chirivel, 3,467.7
Maria, 3,392
Gádor, with 2,390.4
Vélez Rubio, with 2,242, 6.
Fiñana, 1,955.9
Albox, 1,846.7
Partaloa, 1,801.8
Carboneras, 1,649.2
Alhama de Almería, 1,373.2
Antas, 1,382.8
Los Gallardos, 1,324.3
Velez-Blanco, 1,313.0
Tavern, 1,297.3
Sorbas, 1,256.3
Oria, 1,245.0
Cobdar, 1,169.6
Mojacar, 1,093.2
Arboleas, 1,000.9

More measures in Andalusia

And it is that today, the Andalusian Government has decided to close the perimeter of each of the eight provinces, so that there will be no mobility between them except for justifiable reasons, while it has also decided to reduce the number of people who will be able to meet, while all hospitality establishments and commercial businesses will have to close at 18.00.

This was announced by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, in a public appearance, at 8:30 p.m., after the meeting of the committee of experts that advises his Government on the coronavirus pandemic. These new measures will be published tomorrow Saturday in the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) and will come into force at midnight from Saturday to Sunday.
 
Almería is the province with the most municipalities pending to be confined

There are 18 municipalities in Almería that can be confined if the Government allows it

Juanma Moreno made it clear this Friday that Andalusia is going through its worst moments of the pandemic and decided, together with the Andalusian committee of experts, to take more restrictive measures throughout the autonomous community to contain the advance of a virus whose contagious capacity has multiplied since that the British strain was detected in Andalusia.

The announcement of the Andalusian president arrived loaded with restrictions to all the provinces, since they are closed on the perimeter from this very night and it is only possible to enter or leave them with just cause, but in up to 91 Andalusian municipalities the measures become even tougher and arrive accompanied by a word that reminds us of the months of March and April: confinement.

And it is that, as Moreno assured, he will ask the Government of Spain, led by Pedro Sánchez, to allow decreeing home confinement in the 91 Andalusian municipalities that currently have a contagion rate higher than 1,000 positives per 100,000 inhabitants and in which not only the perimeter closure has been decreed, as is the case in those that exceed the incidence rate of 500, but also the closure of all non-essential businesses and hotels has been established.

Here, Almería is the one with the worst stop in all of Andalusia as it has a total of 18 municipalities that are currently pending whether the Government of Spain allows their home confinement. For their part, there are five in Cádiz; 12 in Córdoba; 16 in Granada; there are five in Huelva; 14 in the province of Jaén; 14 in Malaga and 7 in Seville.
 
Almería is the province with the most municipalities pending to be confined

There are 18 municipalities in Almería that can be confined if the Government allows it

Juanma Moreno made it clear this Friday that Andalusia is going through its worst moments of the pandemic and decided, together with the Andalusian committee of experts, to take more restrictive measures throughout the autonomous community to contain the advance of a virus whose contagious capacity has multiplied since that the British strain was detected in Andalusia.

The announcement of the Andalusian president arrived loaded with restrictions to all the provinces, since they are closed on the perimeter from this very night and it is only possible to enter or leave them with just cause, but in up to 91 Andalusian municipalities the measures become even tougher and arrive accompanied by a word that reminds us of the months of March and April: confinement.

And it is that, as Moreno assured, he will ask the Government of Spain, led by Pedro Sánchez, to allow decreeing home confinement in the 91 Andalusian municipalities that currently have a contagion rate higher than 1,000 positives per 100,000 inhabitants and in which not only the perimeter closure has been decreed, as is the case in those that exceed the incidence rate of 500, but also the closure of all non-essential businesses and hotels has been established.

Here, Almería is the one with the worst stop in all of Andalusia as it has a total of 18 municipalities that are currently pending whether the Government of Spain allows their home confinement. For their part, there are five in Cádiz; 12 in Córdoba; 16 in Granada; there are five in Huelva; 14 in the province of Jaén; 14 in Malaga and 7 in Seville.
 
spanishman said:
Good question. This is general rules for areas with low infection rates. There are tighter restrictions if the case rate is about 500 per 100000 in a municipality. Then even tighter restrictions if it goes above 1000 per 100000 in a municipality. I will add the text of another couple of articles below to give the full picture.
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What is interesting is you have clear guidelines and tier system that everyone understands, i.e. infections per 100,000. In the UK the government typically make it confusing so they can manage areas independently, I would guess based on whether they are labour or tory seats.
 
spanishman said:
Good question. This is general rules for areas with low infection rates. There are tighter restrictions if the case rate is about 500 per 100000 in a municipality. Then even tighter restrictions if it goes above 1000 per 100000 in a municipality. I will add the text of another couple of articles below to give the full picture.
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Also, I think there is a cultural thing about siesta and menu del día.

Siesta still exists in a lot of places in Spain. In this case people have around a 3 hour break from work between 13:00 and 17:00.

Also lot of bars and restaurants serve a limited 3 course lunch menu for a low price. Say around 10 euros for 3 courses and 1 drink. So some people have lunch, then a rest/sleep. Then go back to work later in the day.
 
From Sur .....

"The surge was being blamed locally this week on the more contagious ‘British’ strain of Covid-19 ....."

Bl00dy Brits ;)
 
Laughing said:
What is interesting is you have clear guidelines and tier system that everyone understands, i.e. infections per 100,000. In the UK the government typically make it confusing so they can manage areas independently, I would guess based on whether they are labour or tory seats.
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This is the basic rule. I think they have some extra rules that they can apply. So if there is massive pressure for beds or intensive care at the main regional hospital(s) they might also enforce stronger rules.
 
Randy said:
Daft question it may be Spanishman but why is hospitality open only till 6pm?

Wouldn't it be simpler to just close them all together?
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The other thing of course is that over here, we can usually sit outside bars all year round - in fact many bars in Malaga city don't really have an "inside" at all - with the distanced tables, and the (generally speaking) Spanish approach to wearing masks and following rules, I think it's just more controllable

Edit - plus of course, the Guardia Civil wandering round enforcing the rules and dishing out fines focuses the mind somewhat !
 
Malaguena said:
The other thing of course is that over here, we can usually sit outside bars all year round - in fact many bars in Malaga city don't really have an "inside" at all - with the distanced tables, and the (generally speaking) Spanish approach to wearing masks and following rules, I think it's just more controllable
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Good point.
 
Malaguena said:
"Our" Brits tend to live in enclaves - Nerja, Torremolinos, Mijas, Puerto Banus etc - and stay there, so not particularly noticeable in the city
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There are more of ours at the eastern end of the province. The opposite end from me. Plus in Roquetas de Mar which is only about 2-25 minutes drive away.

Where I live is a cross between a tourist town and a dormitory town for a working town that is less than 10 minutes drive away up a dual carriageway. With more emphasis on the dormitory town these days.
 
Interesting article in the Times today, Sánchez is refusing requests for tighter lockdown restriction, saying cases will soon level off then fall. Peak of the wave apparentl. I hope he’s right, sounds like a gamble to me.
 
Ingleby_Flash said:
Interesting article in the Times today, Sánchez is refusing requests for tighter lockdown restriction, saying cases will soon level off then fall. Peak of the wave apparentl. I hope he’s right, sounds like a gamble to me.
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More regional governments are pushing to move the start of the curfew to 6pm from 8pm. Not sure whether the central government will give in and allow/mandate it soon.

On a personal note, my municipality went over the 14 day average of 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants today. Our provincial government is meeting tomorrow to confirm tighter rules for us (and any other municipalities that have exceed this limit recently).
 
The article says he may allow the shift in the curfew timings, but is refusing other requests to tighten restrictions. Politically risky I would have thought.
 
spanishman said:
More regional governments are pushing to move the start of the curfew to 6pm from 8pm. Not sure whether the central government will give in and allow/mandate it soon.

On a personal note, my municipality went over the 14 day average of 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants today. Our provincial government is meeting tomorrow to confirm tighter rules for us (and any other municipalities that have exceed this limit recently).
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I guess you can expect something like this .....

www.surinenglish.com

Covid-19: Municipal borders to close in Malaga city and eight major Costa del Sol towns

Malaga city and seven other large towns in the province have, this Monday, exceeded the rate of 500 infections per hundred thousand inhabitants in the last 14 days, the limit set
www.surinenglish.com www.surinenglish.com
 
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