State of emergency - Limited freedom of movement

[Johnrgby]

I totally agree with the previous comments, it is a nonsense solution, what happens if you have 3/4 children between 6/12 I am assuming you cannot take them all at the same time, so do you go shopping every day or so, and take them on a rota system? absolute insanity.

[classic]

see the diariofuerteventura this morning - restriction changed to allow children to go for walks instead. sense prevails .. eventually

[Captain Sensible]

Yes commom sense has prevailed and the Government has done a U turn on the children situation. Details of what and where they will go will be announced later this week - https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-...walks.html

Congress today will be voting on extending the State of Alarm to May 9th.

[Johnrgby]

It does appear that sense has prevailed at last, but let us wait until they decide on the conditions of this relaxation.

[windermeregolfer]

It does appear that sense has prevailed at last, but let us wait until they decide on the conditions of this relaxation.

Lets hope  that it is for walks only and not in supermarkets as they will create chaos running round touching things bumping to other shoppers etc.

[Johnrgby]

It does appear that sense has prevailed at last, but let us wait until they decide on the conditions of this relaxation.

Lets hope  that it is for walks only and not in supermarkets as they will create chaos running round touching things bumping to other shoppers etc.

Morning John, I am pretty sure when I read the article which I now cannot find, he said something along the lines of not only to go shopping which they would also be allowed to do, I think it is best if we wait for the official guidelines.

[Captain Sensible]

Last night the Spanish Congress agreed to extend the State of Alarm to 9th May.

[windermeregolfer]

The following link is to an article published this morning in Canarian Weekly -

CANARIES SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: CONDITIONS ARE READY FOR DE-ESCALATION

[Captain Sensible]

Once approved by Congress on Saturday, Spanish children, under 14, will be allowed out from Sunday with certain restrictions. They'll be able to go for accompanied walks up to 1km from their home between the hours of 9am - 9pm. 

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-...r-14s.html

[milestone11]

Interesting read in Onda Fuerteventura. Original Spanish version here.

A tickled with Google translation.

The Canary Islands will  make a proposal to Pedro Sánchez, this Sunday, a plan to start on Monday - April 27 - the partial de-escalation of the confinement established to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as explained by La Provincia.

The regional government's approach consists of four phases to be carried out in four weeks and would start with a process to allow the population's access to the street divided into two groups: people who are domiciled in houses located in even numbers could go out on even days and those who live in houses with odd numbers on odd days of the calendar - in a maximum of three people together or the family that lives together.
In addition, the Archipelago plan suggests that children under the age of 14 can go from 16:00 to 19:00. In the first phase they cannot go to parks. Then it will be reconsidered. In the case of the elderly, they will be allowed to leave their houses from 11:00 to 13:00.

Access to second residences would be limited, from the outset, for animal care or orchards on individual trips.

The Canarian project also suggests that outdoor sports can be carried out at two times: from 5.00 to 9.00 or from 20.00 to 23.00. This permit establishes that you can walk a maximum of two kilometers from your home and run a maximum of four kilometers from your home. The gyms will be able to open, from the second week, with limited capacity and you can go hiking one hour away from home - at most.

The population should always wear a mask if they are going to enter closed spaces - not for running or walking. In addition, public events of more than 50 people cannot be held and the cinemas and theaters may open for fifty spectators or a third of the capacity - in separate rows and seats.
The hotels will be able to open from the second week with a 50% capacity and the presence of people in funeral homes is expanded to 10 family members.

Small businesses, during the first week, may open with limited capacity. The plan recommends not to go shopping, but to a specific store. In the case of shopping centers, they can be started from the second week.

The activity of the hairdressers will be activated during the first week, although the clients will have to come with masks.

Access to the beach will be considered from the second week to allow it in weeks three and four with conditions: maximum one hour from home and keeping distance.

The opening of the restaurants in the Canary Islands is projected for the last two weeks of the plan and they can only admit 50% of capacity - always with a reservation and for no more than four people per table.


On May 18 you could travel between islands and there is no fixed date for the opening of the Islands for tourists or non-residents, although it is established that people who want to enter the Canary Islands must certify a negative PCR upon leaving their place of origin. Otherwise, you must spend 14 days confined when entering the Archipelago.

I don't have a clue how they intend policing my bolded part. Light at the end of the tunnel? Maybe. Too soon? Maybe. I guess we'll find out.