The hotel business reopens in Vigo and Pontevedra, although with capacity and schedule restrictions

The early morning from Thursday to Friday will be the day that Galicia recovers a little normality prior to last November 4. Alberto Núñez Feijóo said at a press conference a few minutes ago that the Clinical Committee has supported the beginning of a progressive “de-escalation” in view of the improvement in the epidemiological situation. So, Vigo and Pontevedra, along with the other Galician cities, will be able to reopen the hotel business this Friday.

Prudent opening

The President of the Xunta spoke of “sufficient improvement to begin smooth restrictions “, although always appealing to prudence and personal responsibility “not to go back”. Almost all the requests that the hospitality industry made last Monday have been collected, within the limits established by the recommendations of the Clinical Committee.

Once again, the model to follow is the one used in O Carballiño, which has proven to be the most suitable for the situations Galician healthcare is encountering. Thus, lThe Xunta has established several levels or phases of de-escalation, which will be applied depending on the epidemiological situation of the municipality:

Maximum level

• Councils of more than 10,000 inhabitants with an incidence of 250 or more inhabitants per 100,000 to 14 days.
• Terraces at 50% and indoor closure.
• Hours: until 5:00 p.m.
• Maximum of four people.
• It is applied in Pontevedra, Poio, Marín, O Grove, Sanxenxo, Carballo, A Laracha, Tui, Ponteareas, Moaña, Vilalba, Narón, Redondela, O Porriño, Cambados y The Bridges.

Medium-high level

• Councils of more than 10,000 inhabitants with an incidence between 150 and 250 in the last 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants.
• 30% capacity indoors and 50% on terraces.
• Maximum of four people.
• Hours: until 5:00 p.m.
• Applies in Ferrol, Fene, Neda, Vigo, Mos, Nigrán, Gondomar, Vilagarcía, Vilanova, Lugo, Lalín, Cangas, Coristanco, Cabana, Malpica, Ponteceso, Muxía, Meis, Meaño, Cee, Dumbría, Oroso, Vimianzo, Ribadavia, Xinzo and Vilaboa.

Medium level

• Concellos with a 14-day incidence of between 100 and 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Hospitality with 40% capacity indoors and 50% outdoors.
• Maximum of six people.
• Hours: until 11:00 p.m.
• Applies in A Coruña, Arteixo, Oleiros, Cambre, Culleredo, Burela, Laxe, Silleda, Soutomaior, Pontecaldelas, Barro and Cerdedo-Cotobade.

Basic level

• Councils with an incidence of less than one hundred people per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Hospitality with a capacity of 50% indoors and 75% on terraces.
• Maximum groups of six people.
• Hours: until 11:00 p.m.
• It is applied in Santiago, Ames, Teo, Ourense, Barbadás, Pereiro de Aguiar, The road, Ares and those not mentioned.

Vigo and Pontevedra, as well as the neighboring municipalities, are in the first two levels, maximum and medium-high, due to the still high number of infections. At least until time passes we will continue in these phases, although the Clinical Committee will review weekly the epidemiological situation of the areas to try to advance in the de-escalation.

Perimeter closures are still in effect

However, and despite the fact that this respite will allow social life to recover in the province of Pontevedra, Large cities continue to be closed, from which you will not be able to enter or leave without just cause. The closures will continue in force in the almonds previously set until the situation in the large Galician cities is established.

Likewise, Feijóo has warned that the central government will be asked to close the border with Portugal until after the bridge, and asks Galicians to always travel responsibly.

As for Christmas, it has not clarified much, because three weeks is a long time in “days, infections and PCR positive”. It does raise the possibility that minors do not count in the same way as adults in meetings, as it already said it would. We will still have to wait to know what these atypical Christmas 2020 will be like.