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At the gates of the Todos los Santos bridge, a majority of the autonomous communities, which makes up more than 80% of the population, has ordered perimeter closures or has announced their intention to do so. This measure, supported by the state of alarm decreed by the Government To stop the second wave of the pandemic, it is combined with others, such as the curfew in force in all of Spain except in the Canary Islands. We answer the main questions here:

What is a perimeter fence?

The closure or perimeter confinement consists of limiting the entry and exit of a certain geographical area with the aim of reducing the mobility of the coronavirus. The state of alarm decree allows this mobility restriction to be applied to the entire autonomous community or city and also to smaller territorial areas, such as provinces, municipalities or neighborhoods.

How is it different from the confinement of spring?

The essential thing is that it does not oblige you to stay at home, but that you are allowed to go out and move freely within the confined territorial area.

Who dictates the measure?

The delegated competent authority, that is, the president of the autonomous community or city, prior communication to the Ministry of Health.

How long does it last?

According to the decree of the state of alarm, the minimum duration of this measure is seven days. Almost all the communities have extended this deadline and have taken it until November 9, the date until which the state of alarm was extended without extensions, or for a period of 14 or 15 days. The exception is Madrid, which closes from October 30 to November 2 and from November 6 to 9, after receiving authorization from the Government.

What communities are closed?

Perimeter closure of the entire community: Navarra (from October 22 to November 4), La Rioja (October 23 to November 7), Aragón (from October 27 to November 9), Asturias (from October 28 to November 9), Basque Country (from October 27 to November 9), Andalusia (from Friday October 30 to November 9), Murcia (from October 30 to November 12), Castilla-La Mancha (from October 30 to November 9) , Castilla y León (from October 30 to November 9), Madrid (from October 30 to November 2 and from November 6 to 9), Cantabria (from October 30 to November 9), Catalonia (from 30 from October to November 13) and the Valencian Community (from October 30 to November 6).

It is also in force in Melilla (from October 28 to November 9), while in Ceuta mobility will be limited on weekends.

Galicia, the Balearic Islands, Extremadura and the Canary Islands do not contemplate it at the moment.

And provinces or municipalities?

In addition to the limitations on entering and leaving the autonomous community, some have established additional restrictions in provinces or municipalities, whose inhabitants cannot leave or enter them except for just cause:

Andalusia: all the municipalities of Seville, Granada and Jaén, as well as several health districts in Córdoba, Málaga and Cádiz.

Aragon: the cities of Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel.

Asturias: the cities of Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés.

Baleares: There is no closure of the community, only of the town of Manacor.

Catalonia: perimeter closure of each municipality during weekends.

Estremadura: there is no closure of the community, but there are several municipalities: in the province of Cáceres, Zarza de Granadilla, Cilleros, Pelares del Puerto, Cabezuela del Valle, Jerte, Tornavacas, Jarandilla de la Vera, Talaveruela de la Vera, Valverde de La Vera, Madrigal de la Vera, Hervás, Alcuéscar and Arroyomolinos; and in the province of Badajoz, La Roca de la Sierra, Almendralejo and Usagre.

Galicia: there is no community closure. Yes in the seven big cities: Vigo, A Coruña, Ourense, Santiago, Pontevedra, Lugo and Ferrol, and in the surrounding towns: Arteixo, Ames, Teo, Narón, Fene, Neda Poio and Marín. The Ourense towns of Barbadàs, O Carballiño, O Irixo, Boborás, Verín, Oímbra and Vilardevós remain confined.

The Rioja: the towns of Logroño and Arnedo.

Madrid: 32 basic health zones in 12 municipalities, including Madrid capital, where there are affected areas in nine districts. The rest of the municipalities are: Collado Villalba, Guadarrama, Majadahonda, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Parla, Colmenar Viejo, Morata de Tajuña, Torrejón de Ardoz, El Boalo, Villarejo de Salvanés and Colmenar de Oreja. As of Monday, November 2, three other areas will be added: Valle de la Oliva in Majadahonda, with which the entire municipality is already confined, and two areas of Coslada, Barrio del Puerto and Doctor Tamames.

Murcia: closure of all municipalities.

Basque Country: closure of all municipalities.

Can you walk through a gated community?

Yes, provided that the displacement occurs between two unconfined territories or that there is just cause for it. In Murcia and the Basque Country, which have confined all their municipalities, you cannot go without justified reasons to another point of the community.

What are the causes for entering or leaving a confined territory?

They come collected in the Article 6.1 of the state of alarm decree: attendance at health centers, classes, including early childhood education, to work or fulfill legal obligations or perform required or urgent actions before public, judicial or notarial bodies, to return to the place of habitual or family residence, to care for the elderly, minors or dependents, to go to the bank, insurance or service stations in bordering territories, to renew permits or other administrative procedures that cannot be postponed, to carry out exams or official tests that cannot be postponed, due to force majeure or situation of need, and to carry out similar activities nature, duly accredited. In addition, some communities establish other causes for travel between confined municipalities, such as training and competitions in federated sports activities in Asturias.

Do I have to bring a receipt?

Displacements, according to article 6.1, must be “adequately justified”. The Ministry of the Interior explains that “any documentary element that can be provided to the agents” to justify the displacement “is welcome, although it is not mandatory.” For this, there is no single document, but rather “responsible certifications” issued by the company or the study center, or the worker himself, if he is self-employed, are being used. For example, to go to work, there are models like the published by the Community of Madrid to allow leaving the basic health zone, east of the Basque Government or these from the Chamber of Commerce. The basic data that should appear are the identification of the company and worker, educational center and student (full name, CIF or DNI, address), as well as the place where the interested party travels and the necessary time. For other types of causes, we use proof of appointments (doctor, paperwork), tickets (in the case of gas stations) or any other means that can explain the journey to the agent.

What sanctions do I risk?

The sanctioning regime is determined by each autonomous community. Thus, in Aragon, for example, a “minimum amount of 300 euros” is established. In Murcia the Minister of Health announced that fines in the region could reach 3,000 euros. In Catalonia, the range of sanctions is between 300 and 6,000 euros.

Can I fly abroad?

Yes, if it is for one of the justified reasons and the destination country has not imposed limitations on travelers from Spain.

Can I go to my second residence?

It is not one of the justified causes for travel, so you can only go if the town of origin and destination are not affected by restrictions, or are in the same community, in the event that it has not imposed closures by municipalities, or are within the same municipality.

Is it an effective measure to stop infections?

Restricting movements between territories serves to prevent the transmission of the virus from areas that have a high incidence to lower ones. However, this measure raises doubts among experts since, with all of Spain except the Canary Islands with a high or extreme level of risk, it is not enough by itself to stop this second wave, since it does not prevent that in the confined area the cases if contacts are not reduced.

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