Spain's four-phase plan for easing lockdown COVID19Quarantine
MADRID - Spain's coronavirus lockdown is to be gradually eased in a four-step procedure which should be completed by the end of June, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday.
Approved by Spain's cabinet, the so-called transition plan has no fixed dates, and each phase will last at least two weeks in line with the incubation period of the virus. The preparatory phase began on April 26 when Spain permitted children to go out for an hour a day with one parent, within a one-kilometer radius of home. Government offices will be opened to those with prior appointments and restaurants will be able to prepare take-out orders.
Professional sportsmen will be able to resume individual training, and all public locations will be cleaned and readied for phase one. Bars and restaurants will be able to reopen their terraces while restricting occupancy to a third of their normal capacity. Hotels and tourist accommodation will open while keeping communal areas shut and must respect capacity restrictions.
Small shops may open, but not big shopping areas and all commercial activity must include hours giving priority to the over-65s.Bars and restaurants will be able to receive customers for table service only, restricting occupancy to a third of normal capacity.Places of worship will be able to expand their occupancy to 50 percent of their normal capacity.
Cultural events will resume with events limited to 50 percent occupancy, or 400 people if it is outdoors and people are seated.All shops to open, while respecting a 50 percent capacity with customers observing social distancing norms.
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