The precautions required by the coronavirus crisis They have arrived and nobody knows if they have done it to stay. What is clear is that the measures, of the mask at a social distance, will remain when the state of alarm I will finish, in a few days, and start what is known as a new normal. One of the aspects that must be taken into account is that at least for now we can’t go to the beach like we used to, towel against towel, almost stepping on us.
Barcelona reopened the beaches to the citizen bathroom last Monday, June 8, when the Catalan capital entered phase 2. And the city council took steps to ensure that the arena does not become a major focus of contagion. The main measure is very clear: a bather must be at least two meters away from anyone else who doesn’t go with him. If you go to the beach in a group, that group must maintain a distance of two meters with other people or groups.
Cameras in the Mapfre Tower
Although the public is trusted to take this precaution into account, there is no strict way to control it, in the sense that there are no City Guardsmen who can control that the distance is maintained everywhere and at all times. But what the consistory can control is that the capacity of the sandbanks does not shoot.
For it sensors have been installed on the beaches of Ciutat Vella and Sant Martí that will detect the presence of people in the arena. It is not the only technical means used: they will also be used scientific cameras installed in the Mapfre Tower and managed by the Institut de Ciències del Mar.
Before leaving home
The web data They will allow bathers to be informed so that before leaving the house they know which beaches are crowded and in which it will be easier to keep the distance dictated. On the web, under the flags that indicate the state of the beaches, on whether they are accessible to the bathroom, three figures appear in the shape of a human trunk with different colors depending on the capacity of each beach.
The city council assumes that at most 25,000 to 38,000 bathers can concentrate on the beaches. These are not very restrictive numbers. It is calculated that in July alone these figures are exceeded and a capacity of 40,000 bathers is reached.
The figures on the web can have four different colors depending on the percentage of people there are and in relation to the maximum capacity indicated. A green indicator reports that the occupation is low, is below 40%. ANDThe yellow indicates that the occupation is normal, between 40% and 60%. An orange indicator corresponds to a high occupation, between 60% and 80%, and red lights up when occupancy is very high, of more than 80% of the maximum expected capacity. Between 13 and 22 informants, depending on the day, will visit the beaches to remember the mandatory precautions when necessary.
Fifteen accesses in Ciutat Vella
The sensors monitor attendance at the Ciutat Vella beaches (Sant Sebastià, Sant Miquel, Barceloneta and Somorrostro) and also at Sant Martí (Nova Icària, Bogatell, Mar Bella, Nova Mar Bella, Llevant and Banys del Fòrum). But for now only posts and rope are installed to limit access to the first four, those of Ciutat Vella, which are those that tend to have the highest attendance. In Sant Sebastià, Sant Miquel, Barceloneta and Somorrostro there will be a total of 15 accesses through which bathers they will have to pass to enter the beaches. This will allow the entry to be closed if deemed necessary. If the influx advises, access with posts and rope will also be installed on the beaches of Sant Martí.
The consistory is installing all the new paraphernalia, and it will still take a few 10 days to complete the operation, although for this weekend it is expected that on beaches like that of Barceloneta everything is ready. Information turrets they will remember the measures to be taken, as the public address service. It is forbidden to go to the groynes.
Dog Beach Reopened
The same restrictive measures that are foreseen for the rest of the beaches affect the area that the council makes available for leisure activities. dogs, at one end of the Llevant beach. The dogs were scheduled to go to space on Thursday, but the bad weather of the previous days and its effect on the sand forced the opening to be delayed until Friday.
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