The clinical committee met yesterday to analyze the epidemiological situation of the Galician municipalities and determine at what level of restrictions they should be included. The meeting ended with the decision to include Beade and Maside (Ourense) at the maximum level of restrictions and level up at Pontevedra towns and popular holiday destinations in Sanxenxo and Baiona at a high level (accompanied by Vilardevós, Ortigueira, Abegondo, Neda and O Saviñao).
In Galicia, the health area of A Coruña is the one with the highest cumulative incidence after 14 days (120 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) and seven days, but still the Minister of Health, Julio García Comesaña, has assured in the press conference that took place this Tuesday that “the data of the pandemic are objectively reasonable in Galicia” and specified that “the accumulated incidence is situated in values lower than previous weeks “. Within this context, the clinical committee and the Galician health authorities have called for the “prudence” and they have given as an example of warning of how quickly the data can vary the cases of Sanxenxo and Bayonne.
In this sense, Dr. Durán from the clinical committee explained that The week before the San José bridge, Sanxenxo registered a cumulative incidence of 45 per 100,000 inhabitants over seven days, which in the following week rose to 137.8 cases. In the case of Baiona, the situation that has taken place has been unfortunately similar, because During the week of March 15, this area did not register cases of coronavirus in three or seven days and only two in the last two weeks. something that has changed abruptly in a few days, since Sanidade has highlighted that in this town dated As of March 22, the incidence has increased to 148 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Good weather and increased mobility in Galicia
Likewise, this growth in incidence and the worsening of the epidemiological situation have been primarily motivated by the relaxation of restrictions decreed by the autonomous government, which led to a increased mobility. This aspect is key in both areas because they are popular vacation destinations within the community and the good weather of San José Bridge has invited hundreds of Galicians to visit.
Now, being framed in the high level of restrictions during Holy Week, only Meetings of up to six people not living together outdoors and four indoors, the terraces will be open until 9:00 p.m. at 50% capacity, sports facilities will be open (gyms, swimming pools …) so that even four people who do not live together can do group sports with a mask and mobility with the rest of the Galician municipalities is allowed, except with those who are at maximum level (Beade and Maside).
