The Junta PM, Sr. Moreno, has announced the new restrictions that will be in force once the Estado de Alarma expires this Sunday.

From that day, the travel restrictions between regions will disappear, as will the restrictions on the number of people that can gather in one place, not including the hostelry sector.

The Junta can still close the municipal boundaries of towns and villages with populations of over 5,000 that have 1,000 cases or more per 100,000, with judicial  authority.

In other words, the 500-per-100k measure has finished. Municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants will be judged individually.

Furthermore, the Junta will still control the opening times of the hostelry and comerical sectors, such as bars and shops. This means that bars and restaurants can remain open until midnight, which will come into effect on Sunday at 00.01h and last until May the 31st, 23.59h.

As for how many people can sit at the same table in eateries, the limit is eight persons in the interior and ten on an open-air terrace. This will vary depending on the restriction-level designation for the area.

PM Moreno explained that the restrictions would wind down in three stages, tied to the vaccine roll out. Phase one ends on the 31st of May, with the second phase starting on the 1st of June and concluding on the 21st of June, which is when the Junta hopes to have 40% of the population vaccinated (both doses) and 70% with only the first jab completed.

In each of these phases, opening times will be regulated according to the actual Level System – the Costa Tropical and Alpujarra find themselves on Level Three.

The PM also said that there will be a “certain flexibility” concerning the nightlife sector, “They [night clubs & discos] can stay open until two in the morning with the same occupation limitation as bars. The use of dance floors will only be permitted if the dance floors are open-air ones and then only when the area that they are in reaches Level One.

There will be no limitation, as far as time goes, on swimming pools and beaches. However, groups must keep a distance of 1.5m between them. The maximum occupancy will vary depending on the level designation they are on.

He pointed out that Andalucía has a contagion rate of 193 per 100,000k, which is below the national average (202).

(News: Andalucia)