Pending further action in the CAV

In the CAV, and especially in Gipuzkoa, the number of infections has increased considerablemente.El Friday and Saturday more than 800 cases per 100,000 inhabitants have been counted, which is the worst data since the beginning of the pandemia.Gipuzkoa has taken a week with the highest incidence rate in history to date.

The Government of Iñigo Urkullu has decided to reduce to six the private and public meetings being held in the country Vasco.No has been fully clarified if it is an obligation or recommendation. The capacity will be reduced to 50% in hospitality (except terraces), cultural and religious events. In sports matches, the number has dropped to 400 in closed enclosures and will remain at 600 people in outdoor enclosures. Closing of gastronomic societiesmicas.Los schedules will also change: parks, gardens and playgrounds will be closed at 23:00 hours, and hospitality will close its doors to medianoche.Por last, all sports competitions that are not federated will be suspended. The Basque Government will register today in the High Court of Justice of the Basque Country the request for restrictive measures. According to Euskadi Irratia, the Provisional President of the Court, Garbiñe Biurrun, the Court’s decision will be given on Thursday at the latest.

Ban the concentration of more than six people in public spaces in Iparralde

The coronavirus epidemic continues to grow in Iparralde: By early September, there were 80 outbreaks per 100,000 people at the departmental level, and 155.2 in recent data.

After introducing cutbacks this weekend, on 20 October the prefect of the Atlantic Pyrenees, Eric Spitz, could issue even tougher decisions. The numbers on the coronavirus are not good, so protective measures have also hardened in Iparralde.

The department of the Atlantic Pyrenees, which includes Lapurdi, Baja Navarra and Zuberoa, has tightened up the measures decreed by the French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, on the occasion of the health emergency.

The meeting of more than six people on the street is prohibited and it is "recommended" that this limitation be observed in the private sphere. The Prefect of the Atlantic Pyrenees, Eric Spitz, has listed the exceptions to this ban: vindictive demonstrations, professional meetings and activities, passenger transport services, outdoor buildings housing the public, funeral ceremonies, guided tours and markets organised by professionals. The acts of more than 1,500 people have to be declared in the prefecture, as has been the case so far.

In addition, if the use of the mask is not guaranteed, any private act offering drink or food is prohibited.

The measure is as follows: Time of accommodation

If the situation worsens, the cuts will intensify further, as the prefect has made clear. Other measures include the closure of accommodation by 23:00 hours. The situation is already tougher since this weekend: in bars and restaurants a maximum of six people can be gathered at each table and they have to maintain a minimum distance of one meter between chairs.

Navarre, pending tougher measures

According to the latest information provided by the Government of Navarre, a significant number of positive results were recorded at the last hour: 467 cases with 2,719 PCR and antigen tests. That is, the positivity rate stands at 17.2% on Mondays.

The former president and president of Geroa Bai, Uxue Barkos, said in Basque Radio that this week more restrictive measures will be taken in Navarre.

According to the newspaper Noticias de Navarra, the date on which the restrictive measures will be announced could be Wednesday, as the Governing Council will address the issue of the pandemic and the communities of the Spanish State will hold a meeting with the Ministry of Health. According to the Diario de Navarra, the Government of Navarre may announce new meetings and measures to monitor the pandemic today.

Currently in Navarre there are measures implemented on 13 October. In closed areas the capacity is 30-40%; hospitality closes at 22:00 hours and private and public meetings are limited to six people.