As of midnight Saturday, Gran Canaria and Tenerife moved to Level 3 alert. New covid restrictions include capacity reduction for sports and religious ceremonies, and medical appointment reductions.
As the incidence rate climbed on both the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, the alert level was raised to 3. There are more covid restrictions, but this does not mean lockdown.
The Minister of Health for the Canary Islands, Blas Trujillo, said in an interview with Cope Canarias radio: “I appeal to social conscience to exercise caution and to follow all restrictions. It is very important that all of the population that is able to be, is vaccinated. And that people continue to use masks, hand gels, and maintain social distancing. If this cannot be upheld, we will have no choice but to take more restrictive measures in the Canary Islands to stop contagion”.
Further covid restrictions are now in play. A brief summary of these can be found below.
Size of groups
The maximum size of people allowed to gather indoors, both in public and at home (unless you are already cohabitants) is 6.
Bars, restaurants, discos, cocktail bars and karaoke bars
Closing time is 02:00. If the establishment has a Covid certificate, it can remain open until 03:00.
Capacity is 50% outdoors, 33% indoors. If the establishment has a Covid certificate, it can extend capacities to 75% and 50% respectively.
Maximum 6 people in a group or at a table. However, this number can be expanded to 8 under certain circumstances.
Public shows, entertainment, and sports
Recommend be postponed
Fiestas, festivals, and other popular events
May not be held unless expressly authorised.
Religious spaces, places of worship
Capacity: 50% outdoors; 33% indoors. No more than 5 allowed at cremations.
Sports
Open-air swimming pools, spas and hydromassage cannot exceed 33% of the authorised capacity.
Indoor swimming pools may only open for users for therapeutic purposes and improvement of health with a maximum of 33% of its capacity.
Indoor Spas and Saunas – Closed
Beaches – 50% capacity
Non-federated sports can be practised at 50% capacity outside, 33% inside. No more than 6 participants, including monitor or referee (except cohabitants).
Federated sports practice, regional or insular, outdoors or in enclosed spaces and non-federated sports practice outdoors is allowed. Interpersonal distance of 2 metres is maintained whenever possible, with mandatory use of masks.
Hospital and clinical centres
Visits are suspended except for minors, pregnant women, accompaniment of terminal patients and when at the discretion of the facultative is deemed necessary.
Travelling between islands
Existing restrictions the same at all Alert Levels.
Business conferences and meetings
Can only be held online
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