The spokesman for the Governing Council of the Canary Islands, Julio Pérez, explained this Monday that the islands have tightened the restrictive measures derived from the coronavirus crisis, limiting the number of people who can eat in a restaurant to 10, as well as expanding the obligation of use of the mask indoors.
In this sense, he explained that now the “mandatory” use of the mask is extended to “any closed public place or public use” regardless of whether there is no one else inside the place. In addition, for open areas the distance is 1.5 meters.
In the case of restaurants, Pérez said that the mask is mandatory except at the time of “making a drink”, businesses are asked to mark the distance and the use of buffets is regulated.
It has also specified that the obligation to wear a mask includes wearing it “correctly” and not in any way that “appears to conform to the norm” but does not.
Double fine, for drinking alcohol on the street and not wearing a mask
In addition, “it is clarified that the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the street is prohibited” and that penalties can be accumulated for this as well as for not wearing a mask.
The Canarian Executive recommends the use of the mask in meetings of non-cohabitants as well as not staying in closed spaces where there are crowds of people.
They also detail that children in schools, when they return to the centers, may not wear a mask when there is a distance of 1.5 meters between the tables.
Tour guides can work with up to 55 people
In addition, tour guides can work with up to 55 people as long as the “rest of the rules” are met. It goes from 25 to 55, which is the “measure” of what is considered can be included in a bus.
This Monday the Council meeting took place simultaneously from the headquarters of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, as well as the press conference, in which the Minister of Finance, Budgets and European Affairs also participated, Román Rodríguez, who has announced the beginning of the 2021 budget process.
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