The ban on leaving the city and restaurants open until 22.00 – these are some of the restrictions that will apply from tonight in the metropolis of Madrid. The reason for their introduction is the growing number of people infected with the coronavirus.
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The city administration warns that the city will lose EUR 750 million a week due to the restrictions. The government has decided that the restrictions will apply to municipalities in Spain where there are 500 patients per 100,000 inhabitants and where at least 35 percent. hospital beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients.
This is the situation in Madrid and the nine surrounding cities. The regulation on restrictions was published on Thursday in the Journal of Laws (BOE) and comes into force today at 10:48 PM.
Restrictions apply to 4.8 million people. All of them were encouraged to restrict leaving their homes and were not allowed to leave the city. Professional work, studies, care for the sick or important administrative matters are exempt from the ban. In each case, you must document the purpose of the trip.
It was decided that half of the rooms in hotels could be occupied, as well as tables in restaurants. The premises will be open until 22.00, then you can only buy take-away. Social gatherings were limited to 6 people, and in places of worship to one-third of the faithful. No more than 15 people may attend funerals.
The leader of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, appealed the restrictions to the Supreme Court. She explained that they will lead to the loss of 18,000 jobs per week. At the same time, the city is to lose EUR 750 million. Ayuso warned that blocking the metropolis will worsen the Spanish economy. Its weekly losses were estimated at EUR 2 billion.
In Spain, 779,000 cases of coronavirus were detected, and almost 32,000 people died.
