The regional Executive of the Canary Islands has received a new setback in its attempt to establish measures to stop the Covid pandemic through agreements in the Governing Council. On this occasion, the Second Section of the Administrative Litigation Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC), in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, has suspended the agreement of the Canary Government of September 16, 2021, which authorized the extension of the closing hours of the activity of nightlife establishments.
The government agreement of the Canarian Executive that has been suspended entered into force on September 18 and it was stated that it would be in force until midnight on October 31. In it, it was stated that the discos, bars and karaoke bars that wanted to take advantage of this voluntary extension had to prove that their workers and clients had the vaccination certificate against Covid-19 more than 14 days in advance, having passed the disease or have a diagnostic test for active infection with a negative result, a maximum of 48 hours in advance and without the use of self-diagnostic tests. In this sense, the High Court substantiates its decision that the aforementioned agreement “may involve a” potential impairment of fundamental rights “and remarks that” the measure is ineffective, nor can the administration impose it, nor are individuals obliged to obey it. In this way, with the suspension of this extension of the schedule, the immediately previous regulation in which nightclubs on level 1 can close at three in the morning, at two those that are on level 2 while that on the islands that are on levels three and four, the closure is at one in the morning.
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