New Measures as Lock Down Eases

The below amended measures issued today by the Junta ;

New Measures announced by the Junta de Andalucía after the end of the State of Alarm next Sunday.

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has reported that, with the tools available to his Government and following the advice of the experts, the autonomous community will begin on May 9 a process of transition to normality after the end of the state of alarm.

In each phase, the opening hours of shops and hotels will be gradually extended. Likewise, the capacity of shops, bars, restaurants, transport and public shows will depend on the alert level - from 1 to 4 - declared in each municipality.

Thus, this Sunday, with the end of the state of alarm, both the curfew and the perimeter closure of communityies will disappear, and, in addition, the number of people who meet at homes can no longer be regulated, the phase stabilisation, which now includes the following measures:

1. The curfew disappears.

2. The communities, which until now had closed perimeters, become open.

3. Opening of the hotel business until 00.00 hours.

4. Tables in restaurants: maximum capacity of 8 people inside and 10 outside, depending on the alert level of each municipality.

5. Celebration venues, with a maximum capacity of 300 people inside and 500 outside.

6. Bars with music and discos may open until 2:00 am, with the same seating and table conditions as restaurants.

7. Dance floors will only be allowed in municipalities with alert level 1, always outside and the mask is mandatory.

8. Performances, cinemas, theaters, sporting events and bullrings, at alert levels 1 and 2, a free seat must be left between each group of spectators. In the rest of the levels it will be necessary to respect the meter and a half of separation.

9. In beaches and swimming pools there is no time limit. Yes, a specific protection plan against Covid-19 will be necessary, as in 2020, and the maintenance of a distance of one and a half meters between groups.

10. Regarding mobility, only those municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants with a cumulative incidence in 14 days of more than 1,000 infections per 100,000 inhabitants will remain closed. In them, only essential commercial activity will be allowed. In those with less than 5,000 inhabitants, a specific risk assessment will be carried out.

Thus, on June 1, if the conditions of the pandemic allow it, the "advance phase" will be activated, with fewer restrictions on schedules and capacity.