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tuesday 14 january 2025
Automatically translated from Basque, translation may contain errors. More information here. 
New focus of COVID-19 in downtown Irun, related to hospitality
- A new focus of COVID-19 related to hospitality has appeared in Irun. All people who were between August 24th and 28th at the local Gaztelumendi bar are asked to test PCR.
Irungo erdigunean dagoen taberna batean detektatu da COVID-19 foku berri hau.
Osakidetza has detected a new outbreak of COVID-19 related to hospitality, in this case in Irun. This Wednesday, he asked all customers at the Gaztelumendi bar in the town centre who have been at the property between 24 and 28 August to make a PCR. Since the end of last week, a significant increase in cases has been detected in this area: 89 cases in seven days and 21 cases this Tuesday.
Those who were between those days at the bar Gaztelumendi should call for an appointment to perform the COVID-19 test. In addition to the general telephone of Osakidetza 900 20 30 50, the outpatient clinics of Irun (943 006 700), Dumboa (943 006 789) and Hondarribia (943 007 640) are also available to citizens. Health authorities have recalled that all people who have or do not have symptoms should remain isolated in their homes just in case, until the results of CPA are known.
Mass screening will begin on Wednesday, at 15:00 a.m., at the Ficoba Exhibition Fair in the Gipuzkoan capital. From Thursday, tests will be conducted from 08:30 to 20:30 hours. It is recommended to go to this screening individually, avoiding collective transportation as prevention.
This same week, another case of similar characteristics has been detected among customers from another bar in the Vizcaina town of Mungia. Similar outbreaks were previously observed in leisure areas of Gernika, Vitoria or San Sebastian.
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