Madrid, Jan 28 (EFE) .- The Barceló Theater in Madrid, investigated by the Municipal Police for the crowds at a party held last week, has decided to temporarily close due to new time restrictions to try to combat the coronavirus, which they “complicate” their opening.
In its Twitter account, the Barceló Theater announces the suspension of all events in its hall “until further notice” due to the new sanitary measures established by the Ministry of Health to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the Community of Madrid, which “complicate ” the opening.
The Community of Madrid has advanced from Monday, January 25, the curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and the closure of hotels and non-essential establishments from 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
In the case of nightclubs and bars in the Community of Madrid, they were forced to close at the end of August as a result of the coronavirus, although they had the option of reopening as of October converted into bars and restaurants.
The organization Facua-Consumidores en Acción links the closure of the Barceló Theater to “the public repercussion of the irregularities” for a video that circulated on social networks of a party held last Thursday with crowds of people dancing and singing without masks and without keeping their faces. safety distances.
In a press release, Facua considers that the Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid has incurred in “a serious abandonment of functions” by not decreeing the provisional closure of the nightclub after this fact.
“The passivity of the Community of Madrid in the face of such serious events does nothing other than encourage similar irregularities to be committed in other establishments, which put the lives of citizens at risk,” added Facua, who reported to the Ministry of Health at Grupo Trapote, owner of the Barceló Theater, after seeing the images of the party.
The Barceló Theater regretted the content of these images and explained that “immediately after” the moment that the video shows, the theater staff expelled the group of people who appeared in the images “as quickly as possible” for breach of the health regulations “. EFE
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