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Barcelona closes six beaches due to high concentration of people

Barcelona He had to access to six city beaches is closed for several hours this afternoon due to the high concentration of bathers. As explained by the Barcelona City Council, on the beaches of Sant Martí, Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Llevant and Sant Miquel entry has been restricted due to crowds of people and to ensure that the established safety distance can continue to be maintained to avoid Covid-19 infections.

Throughout the day the Urban Guard It has made access controls to the space so that the capacity is not exceeded and it has been allowing bathers to enter as they have been leaving. However, the accesses of the six beaches mentioned have finally had to be closed so that no more people can concentrate.

On the other hand, according to the city council, all the beaches in Barcelona have presented a very high occupancy, except for that of Somorrostro. From Monday June 8 the consistory of the Catalan capital regulates the capacity of beaches with controls at the access points. In addition, a system of ‘traffic lights’ has been established for each beach that can be consulted on the website of the city council and that indicates whether the level of capacity is low, medium, high or very high.

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