restrictions

Government to extend the latest anti-covid restrictions by one week
Barcelona | 14/01/2021
Municipal lockdown and closure of non-essential shops on weekends will be extended

Catalan Home Affairs Minister, on New Year's Eve: "If the data is negative, the curfew will have to be rethought"
Barcelona | 27/12/2020
He does not rule out a lockdown similar to Ripollès and Cerdanya throughout Catalonia

"Adaptability is the key to a good Christmas"
Barcelona | 20/12/2020
Psychologists and sociologists analyze the consequences of the pandemic holidays

Food delivery comes to the rescue of restaurants
Barcelona | 20/12/2020
Takeaway menus will help a sector in crisis

New UK covid-19 variant, 70% more contagious, takes London back to total lockdown
London | 19/12/2020
Johnson cancels Christmas and reduces the easing of restrictions to one day

High school online P.E. class
Barcelona | 19/12/2020
Covid restrictions remain in place in high schools, and there are no plans to ease them

Home Affairs announces "more effective control" on the hospitality sector
Barcelona | 19/12/2020
Mossos and local police have issued 1,027 fines to bars and restaurants during the last two months

Madrid tightens restrictions and reduces Christmas gatherings to 6 people
Madrid | 19/12/2020
The community already registers the second highest incidence in the State

Hospitality sector outraged with dinner restrictions
Barcelona | 19/12/2020
The industry's guild accuses the government of declaring "war" on them

"If we citizens do not behave coherently during Christmas, it will be a catastrophe"
Barcelona | 19/12/2020
Experts say the government's new measures fall short

"I don't understand, we have to buy covid tests like if they were drugs"
Girona | 13/12/2020
Laboratories and private clinics see a surge in demand for tests around Christmas time

Sweden has not reached herd immunity
Malmö (Sweden) | 12/12/2020
The country hoped to avoid a second wave after opting for lax measures in spring

"This year we closed for five months, which in sales equals seven"
Barcelona | 12/12/2020
Shopping centres can reopen on Monday after being closed for six weeks

Shopping centres will be able to reopen with a 30% capacity limit from next Monday on
Barcelona | 12/12/2020
Weekend lockdown will become regional, and cultural venues will host up to 1.000 people

Home Affairs looking into relaxing the restrictions on large cultural venues if ventilation systems are installed
Barcelona | 10/12/2020
The measure would allow 500-people limit to be exceeded, despite 50% capacity would be maintained

Civil Defense asks for a "rational" analysis of the Christmas plan, taking into account bank holiday effects
Barcelona | 09/12/2020
Delgado argues that queues outside of shops prove that access controls work

Government will not increase the Liceu's capacity
Barcelona | 07/12/2020
The theatre puts pressure on after suspension of performances of 'La traviata'

Health advises against taking a quick test "as a passport" to Christmas meals
Madrid | 07/12/2020
Calls for hygiene measures to be kept also in privacy to avoid outbreaks at parties

Loosening of social norms accelerates the rate of contagion and slows the bending of the curve
Santa Coloma de Gramenet | 05/12/2020
Hospital pressure slowly dropping, authorities call for remaining vigilant

Weekend lockdown to stay in place for two more weeks
Barcelona | 03/12/2020
The Government will authorize mobility throughout the country around Christmas

Government considers excluding children from Christmas gatherings' limitations
Barcelona | 28/11/2020
Sàmper assures modifying the municipal lockdown during December bank holiday is not on the cards

Maximum 6 people at dinner and one o'clock curfew: Sanchez's proposal for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Madrid | 24/11/2020
Catalonia proposed last week that the meetings be extended to ten people

In a hurry and working from home
Barcelona | 23/11/2020
Few clients in bars and restaurants on their first day back

70% of Barcelona's and restaurants reopen, but request longer opening hours
Barcelona | 23/11/2020
Association of restaurateurs seeks change in curfew to permit opening until midnight

The Government rectifies the DOGC: concert halls will open from Monday
Barcelona | 21/11/2020
Skipping territorial lockdown to attend a cultural event is not allowed

What can be done, and what can't be done, in each phase of the de-escalation plan in Catalonia?
Barcelona | 19/11/2020
Find out what you can and can't do in each of the planned phases

Spanish government opens door to quick tests in pharmacies
Madrid | 18/11/2020
Spanish regions create taskforce to coordinate response over Christmas holidays

Christmas: Curfew and 10-person limit on meetings to stay in place
Barcelona | 17/11/2020
Government yet to decide whether to allow travel between counties

Health Department to propose that bars, culture and sports can reopen on Monday
Barcelona | 17/11/2020
Bars and restaurants to open from 6 am to 5 pm and with a maximum capacity of 30% inside and outside

Health Department considering allowing pharmacies to carry out antigen tests
Santa Coloma de Gramenet / Barcelona | 17/11/2020
De-escalation plan will relax restrictions every two weeks
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