State of emergency - Limited freedom of movement

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Where did you get this 'clarification' from WMG?
I still can't find the original in the BOE for 25th or 23rd March.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

I've just been looking at the N332 Facebook page (guardia Trafico on mainland). This is their interpretation of the change and their advice:



"Can I take my wife/husband to the supermarket?"
Let's clarify this;
"Transporte Particular" = The transport in your own vehicle.
If you read this phrase carefully; "En los que DEBA viajar mas de una persona"
There MUST be a reasonable reason to take a second person in your vehicle, and this must be included in article 7.
For example; Two family members have an appointment in the hospital, work in the same place or area, or they need to attend to any place both together, and the presence of both it is strictly necessary.
We can not apply this new measure to take our wife or husband to do the shopping and wait in the parking, please common sense.
The Alarm State has been declared therefore we must remain at home and only get out when it is really necessary. 

https://www.facebook.com/pg/DrivingSpain...e_internal

and the reason I couldn't find anything in the BOE Las Palmas is that it's a change to a state ruling, not a Canaries one.

[windermeregolfer]

On this number in the car I have just seen a further article - which explains it even more clearly, read the whole article -

Number in Car Article

[Emmi Smith]

My poor husband who is the active/sporty type doing at least one activity every day normally , is really very super frustrated, as his only "activity " right now is doing the shopping when needed.  All the more frustrating for him as he received a message from a friend living in Denmark today, mentioning he had just been out for a 6 mile run!!!  Seems not all eurpopean countries have such a draconian system in place such as Spain!

[Cotillo_Tom]

I do find it strange that you can go out to exercise your dog but pure humans can't go out to exercise!!

Tom.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Aah, but you can use a bathroom Tom! It's not for exercise but for expulsion!
 🐶💩

[Ducks]

I do find it strange that you can go out to exercise your dog but pure humans can't go out to exercise!!

Tom.

As a non-dog-having outdoor exercise enthusiast, this absolutely infuriates me, but it is what it is. If they didn't allow this it would amount to animal abuse (and potentially a hygiene/health hazard as not all owners have private outdoor space). I guess by limiting it to dog owners only, and only in their local environment, they have clamped down on a lot of movement of people. 

You've seen the trouble they're having in the UK with people exercising in groups and in places they shouldn't, so I guess they wanted to avoid that completely and have succeeded. The streets are virtually abandoned, which they absolutely would not be if running and walking was allowed. I think they were trying to hammer the "stay home" message as strongly as humanly possible without total lockdown where the army deliver food to the door and you can't put a toe outside!

[Spitfire58]

To be fair. They are employing the measures necessary to create social distancing & enforce where required. I wish they were doing the same a bit more robustly in the U.K. although things have improved we are still nowhere near the same level as everyone else seems to be. Time will tell what was the right course of action 🤔🤔

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

From El Pais, just now:


Spanish government tightens lockdown to include all non-essential workers:

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Saturday the total lockdown of all 47 million Spaniards apart from those who are working in essential sectors, in a bid to halt the spread of the Coronavirus and to reduce the congestion of the country’s intensive care units. At an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Sunday, ministers will approve the confinement of non-essential workers to their homes for the next two weeks.
Today the Health Ministry announced that a total of 5,704 people had died so far in Spain as a result of the global pandemic, with 72,248 infections detected. More than 40,600 Coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized, while 12,285 have recovered from the COVID-19 disease and have been discharged from hospital. A total of 4,575 patients are currently in intensive care.
The Spanish Cabinet declared a state of alarm two weeks ago today, introducing measures that confined residents to their homes apart from certain conditions, such as leaving to purchase food or medication, or to go to their place of work.
These conditions will still stand, but will restrict the movement of residents in Spain apart from those who work in the sectors of foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, the health sector, veterinarians, opticians, hygiene products, the press, fuels for the automotive sector, tobacconists, IT and telecommunications vendors, pet food, internet vendors and dry cleaners.
Speaking on Saturday evening, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez insisted that during this period, workers “would continue to receive their salaries as usual.” After the health emergency has passed, workers will have to recuperate the hours that they have missed on a gradual basis, over time.

[classic]

Banks and the Post office aren't mentioned - I can't find any clarification if they are being shut or not - thoughts please?