(28-02-2021, 05:40 PM)Captain Sensible Wrote: The data for Fuerteventura has continued to be negative since the announcement a week ago that the island was moving down to Level 1. New cases are up, and all incidence rates are up, and it continues to have the highest IA7 of 92.40 and an IA14 of 141.16 per 100,000 inhabitants of all the islands.
The indicators observed by the Ministry of Health, who meet tomorrow, show that Fuerteventura will, more than likely, move back to Level 2 and have curfew reinstated to 11pm.
Probably for the best. I think since the Christmas people just haven't been behaving (seeing a lot of gatherings and people going maskless in the streets in town now), because we're all just so fatigued at this point that nobody gives a damn anymore. We're approaching the one-year mark, and most of Europe is going to take another six to nine months to get the vaccinations done. Travel is probably going to close down completely for the next three months, if not longer, because of concerns about new strains.
It's all just exhausting and depressing. I don't know if this will make a difference to numbers, but I hope it does, because the last time things got out of control, we saw how quickly the hospital was overwhelmed and how nearly a year's worth of deaths doubled in the space of a ten day period.
I am still hopeful this nightmare will end, but I now think the end of this year would be an optimistic prediction. We'll be seeing restrictions coming and going until then, I suspect.
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Fuerteventura is staying in Level 1. There have been some modifications to the requirements at this Level, notably a curfew between midnight and 6am.
Lanzarote is coming down from Level 4 to Level 3.
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Fuerteventura has been moved up to Level 2 today - https://radiosintonia.com/fuerteventura-...LonMt6WDr8
As reported by the Government of the Canary Islands in a press release, the Ministry of Health has agreed this Thursday, March 4, after analyzing the evolution of the indicators to raise the island of Fuerteventura from level 1 to level 2 and keep the rest of the islands in the same level of alertness in which they were.
This decision is based on the report issued by the General Directorate of Public Health of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) dated today. Level changes will come into effect coinciding with the update of the Accumulated Incidence Traffic Light (IA), published on the website of the Ministry of Health.
Alert level 2
Limitation of the freedom of movement of people at night. The freedom of movement of people is limited at night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every day.
Capacity between non-cohabitants in public and private spaces. The permanence of groups of people is limited to a maximum of 6, except in the case of cohabitants. If the group includes both cohabiting and non-cohabiting people, it will not exceed 6 people.
Measures for the hotel and catering business, restaurants and terraces, bars and cafes. You may not exceed 75% of the authorized capacity in outdoor terraces and 50% in indoor spaces. The maximum occupancy per table or group of tables will be 6 people outside, 4 indoors and 2 for the group of customers at the bar. The buffet or self-service service cannot be provided indoors. The complete closure of the establishments is established before 23:00.
Sport practice. For collective activities in the interior areas of sports facilities and centers where it is not possible to maintain a safety distance of 2 meters permanently, a maximum number of 6 people per group is allowed, including the monitor. In addition, a safety distance of 2 m between the different groups will be guaranteed at all times. 50% of the capacity will not be exceeded for each of the rooms and sports centers.
In the open air, sports are allowed in groups of maximum 6 people, including a monitor, if the interpersonal safety distance of 2 meters cannot be maintained permanently. 75% of the sports capacity will not be exceeded in each of the sports spaces and centers. Non-professional federated sports activity is allowed in modalities with more than 10 people to exceed up to the maximum necessary exclusively for the development of the activity.
Public transport. In the regular public urban and metropolitan land passenger transport, its capacity is reduced to 50%. Surveillance of urban land transportation will be reinforced at peak times to avoid crowds. At peak times, avoid using public transport for non-essential or postponed trips.
Hospital centers and health care centers. In hospital centers, external visits are limited, remaining under the supervision of the center. In addition, the use of FFP2-type masks and face shields is recommended by personnel who have direct care with patients in these centers, as well as reinforcing ventilation.
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After a meeting today the Canarian Government have confirmed that the above levels will be in place for the next 2 weeks.
However, they are adopting a series of measures to make it a reinforced level 2. The curfew will be at 10pm, the number of people in groups and in the capacity in different activities will be reduced to the same as in level 3.
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The Canarian Government have said that from Sunday 21 March, Fuerteventura will move up to Level 3 restrictions. Details will be published in a BOE tomorrow.
The likely restrictions are:
The fact that Fuerteventura goes to level three or red traffic light this Sunday has consequences. For example, the permanence of groups of people, both in public and private spaces, becomes a maximum of four individuals, except in the case that they are living together, two less than with level two.
One of the measures set by the autonomous community with the greatest impact - consult the full document here - is that with alert level three "the exit and entry of people" to the island is restricted, "except for justified displacements", as reasons professionals, assistance to medical or educational centers.
However, the Minister of Health, Blas Trujillo, announced this Thursday that, for Easter, between March 26 and April 9, mobility between islands is restricted, except for the stipulated exceptions. To be able to move beyond the exceptions, a negative diagnostic test will be required.
The curfew with the red traffic light is generally between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., one hour less than with alert level two.
As for the hospitality industry, the most prominent measure is that they have to close the interior of the establishments, while the outdoor terraces have to limit their capacity to 50 percent, with four people per table.
Thus, bar consumption becomes prohibited, which with level two could be in groups of two people, and the complete closure of the establishment must take place before 10 pm.
In commercial establishments the maximum capacity is 33 percent inside the premises, and the use of recreational or children's areas is prohibited, "unless disinfection can be guaranteed after each use."
The markets that are held periodically have their capacity limited to 33 percent indoors and 50 percent outdoors (previously it was 50 and 75 percent, respectively).
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26-03-2021, 08:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-03-2021, 08:06 AM by Captain Sensible.)
The whole of Spain is now in further restrictions from midnight last night until the 9th April to cover Semana Santa (Holy Week).
At 00.00 hours Friday, 26 March the specific and temporary measures approved by the Executive, in line with what was agreed by the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System, come into force on the occasion of the Easter holidays. These indications will be extended until midnight on 9 April.
The measures coming into force are :
1. Only 4 persons may meet in public spaces, and only cohabitants may meet in private spaces.
2. All the islands are subject to a ban on movement and only people who meet the conditions set: for work, for a medical appointment, for the illness of a family member or for return. Or you can travel if you have a negative test at the time of travel.
3. A ban on smoking, eating and drinking on public roads.
4. Mass Events are prohibited, except in level 1.
5. In hotels and restaurants, consumption outside tables, crowds of customers and failure to keep a safe distance are prohibited. Parties, celebrations and even background music are prohibited.
6. In public transport, seating capacity is limited.
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The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published this Tuesday a new law by which the use of the mask will be mandatory in any public space even if the safety distance -1.5 meters- is met.
According to the new rule, the mask must be worn by people six years of age and older "on public roads, in outdoor spaces and in any closed space for public use or that is open to the public." Therefore, it will be mandatory to wear it on the beach or in the open field even if there is more than 1.5 meters of interpersonal distance
Only those who present some type of illness or respiratory difficulty that may be aggravated by the use of a mask or who, due to their disability or dependency, do not have the autonomy to remove the mask or have behavioral alterations, are only exempt from wearing a mask. that make its use unfeasible. Neither will it be enforceable in the case of individual sport exercise in the open air.
Finally, the unit sale of surgical masks that are not individually packaged can only be carried out in pharmacy offices, guaranteeing adequate hygiene conditions that safeguard the quality of the product.
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(30-03-2021, 03:58 PM)Captain Sensible Wrote: Finally, the unit sale of surgical masks that are not individually packaged can only be carried out in pharmacy offices, guaranteeing adequate hygiene conditions that safeguard the quality of the product.
What does this mean? That Mercadona etc won't be able to sell the 10 packs anymore? Only pharmacies? That would be a shame, and will really push costs up.
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I hope they don't mind if I remove my mask when I dip in the sea  , unless the fish complain.
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The Canarian Government have said that masks will not have to be worn on beaches and around swimming pools. They are not enforcing the ruling issued by the Spanish Government yesterday. They believe the existing requirements are enough.
https://noticiasfuerteventura.com/fuerteventura/canarias-no-endurece-la-norma-de-la-mascarilla?fbclid=IwAR0nu_WWDVEGjw_1asCVyectEdAAaBLCAUSW5gcNL2leYKtxXU1k8JdwnTk
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