Phase 3 - Starts 7th June 2020

The  BOE  published this Saturday the measures for the zones that pass to  Phase 3  and that were announced last Thursday by both the Health Minister  Salvador Illa  and Fernando Simón, director of the Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health.

In this phase of de-escalation, as stated in the BOE, no time slot will be reserved for any group. In the case of  social contact with people who are among the groups considered vulnerable to COVID-19 , extreme security and hygiene measures must be taken.

Meetings

The Ministry of Health already speaks of groups of 20 people. There are no time slots reserved for any group, so it is specified that if there is "social contact with people who are among the groups considered vulnerable to COVID-19, extreme security and hygiene measures must be taken."

Wake

The capacity of the wake is 50 people outdoors and 25 indoors. In cremations and burials the limit will also be 50 people.

Wedding

Weddings can be held with a maximum capacity of 75% up to 150 people in open places and 75 in closed.

Churches and places of worship

Phase three indicates that the ceremony venues should be limited to 75% of their allowed capacity.

Children's leisure

If they are outdoors, half the usual participants and at most 200 minors can gather. If the program is in closed spaces, the limitation is 30% or 80 participants at most, including monitors. Activities must be organized in groups of maximum 10 people.

Bars and restaurants

The terraces can occupy 75% and sit inside the bars, this phase opens the possibility that the bars can be used to consume while standing as long as customers or groups of customers can maintain a separation distance

Cultural events

Cinemas and theaters must continue to pre-allocate seats and their capacity becomes 50% of the usual capacity. In outdoor shows, such as a concert, the maximum is 800 people (or half the capacity allowed).

Gyms

Phase 3 allows groups of up to 20 people and always with a capacity limited to half and the use of changing rooms and showers is already allowed.

Zoos, aquariums, recreation centers, casinos and betting shops open

These types of facilities can reopen their activity with up to 50% of their total capacity and a third of the attractions and closed places on the premises.

Trade advance: common areas of shopping centers 

The maximum capacity of the stores is 50% of the usual as long as the safety distance is ensured. The common areas of the shopping malls can be reused also with the space limitation to half and 50% of the outdoor market stalls can be installed, that is, the markets

Still unable to travel interprovincially

As has been repeated, you can only travel between provinces when both the place of origin and destination are already in 'new normal', that is, they have completed the de-escalation

Vista Mar Community Pool

The VM pool will open at the usual times from Monday if, as expected we move to phase 2. You have to keep 2 meters away from people who are not close family. There will be disinfectant gel at the entrance to wash your hands and a trash bin with a pedal opening to throw away disposable material. Capacity is limited to the government % directions.

Mandatory- Masks from 21/05/2020

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Thus, any type of mask that covers the nose and mouth should be used, but gives preference to hygienic or surgical ones. These two types are recommended in healthy people or people infected or with symptoms, respectively, as explained by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

Of course, there are exceptions: it will not be compulsory for people under six years of age, people with respiratory difficulties that may be aggravated by the use of the mask, when it is contraindicated for other justified health reasons, disabled or dependents with conduct disorders that prevent their use, development of activities that, by their very nature, prevent their use and the generic "force majeure or need situation".

And what activities prevent its use? The rule is not more specific at this point, but it does give an example in the preamble: the intake of food or drinks. And, yes, it would include in this exception, for example, actors in a filming, whose exemption was already contemplated in the order of phase 1 that resumed these activities. However, it does not clarify whether certain sports, such as running, are among the exceptions.

Phase 2 - Starts May 25th

This Saturday the BOE has published the conditions for the  reopening of shopping centers and parks to the public in Phase 2 , a stage that Fuerteventura will initially enter from May 25.

In order for them to open, the following conditions must be guaranteed:

a) That, in accordance with the capacities determined in the Self-Protection Plan of each center or commercial park, the total capacity of the same be limited to thirty percent of their common areas.

b) That the capacity in each of the commercial establishments located in them be limited to forty percent.

c) The permanence of clients in common areas will not be allowed except for the mere transit between commercial establishments.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the hotel and restaurant activity that takes place in said common areas, which shall comply with the provisions of chapter IV.

d) The use of recreational areas such as children's areas, toy libraries or rest areas is prohibited, and must be closed.

e) That the hygiene measures established in this chapter for retail establishments and premises are complied with, in addition to the specific ones established in article 17.

Phase 1 - 11th May 2020

Spain Lockdown easing – Phase 1: Activites allowed

Mobility: possibility of moving within the same province.

Social gatherings of up to 10 people in private spaces are allowed, respecting the physical distance. We will finally be able to see our family and friends at home, if they live in the same province.

Stores: Activities will begin in the small shop “in conditions of strict security”, but not in large stores “where crowds are more likely”.

Open-air markets, with distance conditions between the stalls.

Bars and restaurants: The opening of bar and restaurant terraces at 50% of their capacity will be allowed.

Hotels and tourist accommodation: Opening of hotels and other tourist accommodation, excluding common areas and with a preferential schedule for people over 65 years of age.

Non-professional sport: any activities that do not involve physical contact or the use of changing rooms will be allowed.

Professional sport: Professional athletes will have fewer restrictions since training will be authorized in professional leagues and in high-performance centers. Also, professional leagues will restart their activity.

Cultural shows of less than 30 people indoors (with a third capacity) and less than 200 people outdoors. 

Visits to museums limited to one-third of the capacity.  

Agri-food and fishing sector: The resumption of agri-food activity that had been stopped in the decree of the state of alarm will begin.

Places of worship: They can open with their capacity limited to one third.

Wake: for a limited number of attendees.

Update 3rd May

The Government will allow meetings of up to a maximum of ten people from phase 1 of the de-escalation, according to sources from the Executive.

During these meetings, people should always keep an interpersonal distance of two meters and always maintain the established hygiene measures.

They will not have to be cohabiting at the same address, but may be family, neighbors or friends.

Phase 1 of the de-escalation in the fight against the coronavirus will come into effect on May 11 in all the provinces that meet the requirements of the comprehensive panel of indicators designed by the Executive.

Bars and restaurants can open their terraces with a maximum occupancy of 50% (previously it was 30%).

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The Government has increased from 30% to 50% the maximum occupation of the terraces of restaurants and establishments in the hospitality sector once phase 1 of the de-escalation of the measures adopted in the context of the coronavirus crisis is activated, scheduled for Monday, May 11.

According to government sources, in phase 1, when the products can be consumed on the premises, the terraces may be open with a maximum capacity of 50% and not 30% as announced by Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday, but provided that Maintain a minimum safety distance of two meters and there are no groups of more than ten people.

Phase 1 of the de-escalation in the fight against the coronavirus will come into effect on May 11 in all the provinces that meet the requirements of the comprehensive panel of indicators designed by the Executive.

The Official State Gazette (BOE) will publish this Sunday a ministerial order that includes the different de-escalation measures that will be applied from this Monday, May 4, and that, among others, includes from that day that restaurants and bars will be able to offer a collecting food, without being able to consume on the premises.

The ministerial order contemplates that the establishments will have to have a separation through screens between employees and clients, while clients must maintain a separation of approximately two meters, with a capacity of one client for each worker.

Once phase 1 has been completed, a third of the room capacity will be allowed and only for the tables, so the bar service cannot be used. In phase 3, capacity restrictions will be relaxed, but "strict conditions" of separation between the public will be maintained.

Update 2nd May 2020

It is allowed to practice surfing and other water sports such as kitesurfing, bodyboarding, stand up paddle, windsurfing, and the like, as well as sports swimming and other individual sports, as long as the requirements established by the order are met.

This institution understands that sports practice can be carried out by people from 14 years old and upwards, within the municipality, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., going individually to the area where they do the activity, and without use motorized vehicles for this.

It would not be allowed to stay on the beaches or on the coast for recreational use, but only to use the coastal strip for sports or to get in and out of the sea.

Regarding the USES OF BEACHES AND OTHER COASTAL SPACES, Order SND / 380/2020 establishes specific criteria.

It is allowed to walk along the coast or on the beaches (as in other parts of the municipality) as long as it is carried out within a radius of one kilometer from the home, for a maximum of one hour, and at the times established by groups of age:

- From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Persons 14 years old and up, with a maximum of one person.

- From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.: People over 70 or dependent, with a caregiver.

- From 12:00 to 19:00: Children under 14 years of age, accompanied by an adult.

Recommendations. The City Council of La Oliva asks all residents who practice outdoor sports to do it responsibly, respecting the sanitary distance between users, and recommends that water sports practitioners do so within sunlight.

ASSESSMENT

The mayor of La Oliva, Isaí Blanco, held a working meeting yesterday with the chief captain of the Company of the Civil Guard in Fuerteventura, the lieutenant commander of the Civil Guard Post of Corralejo, and the deputy chief inspector of the Local Police de La Oliva, to deal with this and other matters related to the start of Phase 0 of de-escalation.

The mayor and the police officers agreed that both bodies will coordinate to ensure compliance with the new regulations, and they sent a message to the population requesting citizen collaboration with the authority.

However, after order SND / 380/2020 was published today, Mayor Isaí Blanco believes that island territories could have more flexible rules as long as circumstances allow.

"In the Canary Islands and especially in the non-capital islands, where fortunately the pandemic is controlled, where we have very low population densities and vast coastline, it would be advisable to propose more flexibility for sports," said Blanco, "both in the respective to the schedules as in the displacements to practice sports like the surf and the like ».

The mayor of La Oliva explained that "if there is a place where this could be done, it is Fuerteventura, and particularly in the municipality of La Oliva, with a young population that has completed a month and a half of confinement, and where the rate of contagion has been especially low, or practically nil ».

For all these reasons, Blanco asked the sports sector for reassurance, requested that the established rules be complied with, and announced that to try to improve the conditions of the Order on Monday, he will request clarification and propose more flexible measures to the Canary Islands Government, at the meeting scheduled by videoconference with other mayors and with the president of the community, Ángel Víctor Torres.

De-Escalation of the Lockdown

The Canary Islands will  propose to Pedro Sánchez, this Sunday, a plan to start this Monday - April 27 - the partial de-escalation of the confinement established to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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 could not to parks. Then it will be seen. 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 Canary 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.

The  small shops , during the first week,  will 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 restaurants in the Canary Islands is projected for the last two weeks of the plan  and they will only be able to 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.

Update on Lockdown

Spanish children will be able to leave home from April 27. The five weeks of confinement they accumulate will be alleviated with limited exits and subject to conditions to avoid contagions

Possible lifting of the Lockdown

The Government will initiate the de-escalation of confinement due to the coronavirus in the Canary Islands. This is reflected in a work plan of the Ministry of Health to which national media have had access. It is a document that proposes to convert the Canary archipelago into a kind of pilot test before making decisions that affect the whole of Spain, especially the peninsula .

Moncloa has several scenarios on the table that, in practically all cases, would go through a third request for an extension of the state of alarm next week. The roadmap of the transition strategy committee involves taking decisions wisely and gradually based on the data and the opinion of the experts.

The start of the de-escalation in the Canary Islands, according to the plans of the Executive, could start to run in the middle of next week.  Minors, with permission to go for a walk accompanied by an adult, and those who want to do outdoor sports, will be the first to start walking on the street normally. Of course, they will always have to wear protective masks.

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Lockdown Extended to 26th April

The Spanish government have announced that the lockdown will be extended until 26th April.

Police Checks

Police checks at the Vista Mar roundabout today.