Date Published: 26/07/2021
ARCHIVED - Covid restrictions in the Murcia region July 28 to August 3
ARCHIVED ARTICLE This week the Murcia region remains in level two, medium risk, and the following restrictions will remain in force from Wednesday July 28 to midnight on Tuesday August 3.
The whole of the region remains in Level 2, indicating medium risk regionwide and 41 of the 45 municipalities within the region are now classified as high-risk (mustard yellow).
This effectively means that bars and restaurants within these municipalities can only open the interior spaces of their premises to a maximum of 30 per cent capacity and their terrace or outdoor seating to a maximum of 100 per cent of capacity.
In addition to the capacity restrictions, clients must remain seated and are not allowed to sit or stand at the bar.
The sale of alcohol will be prohibited between 10pm and 6am in locations such as petrol stations (restaurants, bars and nightclubs are not included) with the aim of reducing large gatherings of youngsters and slowing the spread of the virus in those aged between 15 and 29.
Bars may open until 2am in the morning, but must close between 02:00 and 06:00. During this period gatherings of non co-habiting adults are prohibited. Please note, this has now been ratified by the court and will remain in place until August 27.
Buffets may open, providing utensils are cleaned every 30 minutes and a circuit established to minimise the contact between clients.
The maximum group size allowed to gather is 10 people.
Level 2 medium (blue): Abanilla, Cehegín, Aledo and Calasparra.
In these cases, the indoor capacity of bars and restaurants will be 50% and outdoor 100%.
Low level (jade): There are no municipalities at this level and cases have been reported in every municipality within the last 14 day period.
General rules:
The interiors of discos and night clubs remain closed and clients must remain seated at tables in exterior areas.
Maximum group size permitted to eat together in a restaurant is 10 outside and six inside.
In private cars the number of passengers from different households has been limited for over a year to 50 per cent of capacity, rounded up to the next whole number, meaning that in many cases no more than three people have been allowed in the same vehicle at the same time. The Health department of the regional government in Murcia has now raised that limit to 4 people from different households, although facemasks should still be worn when households mix in this way.
Specifically, the new rules state that in vehicles which can carry up to 9 people the number of people allowed is limited to 2 per row – in a normal car, two in the front and two in the back.
At the same time, the number of people allowed on trains, buses, coaches and the trams in the city of Murcia is no longer limited to 80 per cent of capacity, meaning a return to pre-pandemic levels of occupancy on public transport. Again, though, facemasks must still be worn by all passengers.
-The number of people allowed to gather either at home or in public places has now been changed to a maximum of 10 people.
- Smoking is prohibited in public places when a minimum distance of two metres cannot be maintained, and is also prohibited in bars and restaurants and around hospitals or medical centres.
- Masks must be worn in any situations in which it is not possible to maintain a minimum of 1.5 metres social distancing although masks do not need to be worn in the street in general.