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18TH - 24TH AUGUST 2020 - EDITION 852
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Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa announced on Friday that the government is closing nightclubs and late bars across Spain in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. He also said that all establishments would have to close at 1am, with no new customers
allowed to enter from midnight onward. The measures follow a growing number of outbreaks in recent weeks, which have led ministers to decided to ‘adopt coordinated actions in terms of public health and adopted unanimous measures’. Illa made the announcement after an emergency meeting with health officials from Spain’s regions, which have been in charge of their own coronavirus measures since the state of alarm came to an end. Friday’s announcement came after the figures released on Thursday showed a worsening situation, with Spain’s regions reporting a total of 2,953 new coronavirus infections detected in the previous 24 hours. This added a total of 7,550 confirmed cases, the highest since April. Another measure announced was a blanket ban across Spain on smoking in public if a two-meter distance from any other person cannot be observed.
New residents entering care homes will be tested to detect coronavirus infections, as will staff returning from holidays. Visits to homes will be limited to one person per resident. Fines will be levied on youngsters who are found to be drinking on the street, a practice known in Spain as a botellón. “Drinking in the street is prohibited, you are not allowed to drink in the street,” he said. Illa also recommended that people minimise social contact as much as possible, and limit meetings to 10 people, avoiding those from outside the household. The start of the school year in September is in the hands of each region. The ministry has produced a guide with steps that should be taken and that the government had provided €2 billion of extra ‘back to school’ funding to the regions.
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