The joint call from the hospitality industry and the City Council to respect the regulations and request citizen collaboration was the most outstanding note of a Fat Thursday that passed with an absolute feeling of working day. Some curious people went to Plaza Zaharra at noon to see if something was ‘cooked’, but nothing altered the daily routine of a gray day of pandemic.
The three political parties of the City Council, through their spokesmen Olatz Peon, Andu Martinez de Rituerto and Joxemari Villanueva, appeared in the Plenary Hall together with the representative of the hotel trade union, Javier Arroyo. The objective was to launch a joint message: “There will be no carnival atmosphere, the music of the Iñauteriak will not sound in the bars, no txistorra will be distributed on Fat Thursday.” “We are going to be more strict than ever. Carnival days will be ‘normal’ days. We are not going to incite the party, “said the representative of the hoteliers.
- Hospitality agreements
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Carnival music will not be played, the festive atmosphere will not be encouraged. The hoteliers will be stricter than ever, requiring their customers to wear masks and maintain a safe distance.
- Don’t come to Tolosa
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Call from the mayor and all councilors. Even if the perimeter confinement is lifted, that the residents of other towns do not come to Tolosa.
- Joint call from all councilors, PNV, EH Bildu and PSE
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“We are still in the red zone and we cannot relax. We have to respect and comply with the measures for the common good, for the safety and health of all. We must avoid crowds and act with prudence, responsibility and solidarity, joining forces, to continue facing the situation together. The surveillance work at the entrances to the town will be intensified. There will be street workers ».
Both Olatz, Andu and Joxemari insisted on giving clear messages. The surveillance work will be intensified at the entrances and exits, at the stations and stops of public transport and also in the areas where there may be crowds. There is fear that the perimeter confinement will be lifted and the mayor insisted: “We ask you not to come to Tolosa if this happens, just the opposite of what we used to request in other years.”
In the area of prevention, sessions have been held in schools, a letter has been sent to families alerting them to the situation, and over the next few days educators will also walk through the streets. These educators were in charge of alerting about the dangers of alcohol consumption among youth groups, and this year they will have more influence on preventive measures.
The citizens of Toulouse seem to be very aware. There are even fewer ‘disguised’ balconies than was assumed and yesterday, only a few boys and girls walked with their txilaba on. In the hospitality industry it seems that food reservations have been canceled, and also current limitations make it very difficult to carry out this type of gastronomic-festival meeting. It will be necessary to see, in any case, how the situation evolves and what happens over the weekend.
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