• Descaled. Phase 0: What shops open and how can you buy?

The bars , restaurants and cafes , that is to say, all the catering establishments, can start their activity from this Monday, May 4 , but only with take-away food service . It cannot be consumed locally, at the moment.

When do the bars open? The bars and cafes, as well as the restaurants, can open from this Monday, the 4th (phase 0 of the de-escalation), but only to offer takeaway service. Until now, they were allowed to be opened but only for delivery services (home delivery, through platforms such as Glovo or Deliveroo, among others). The difference is that this week the customer can go to the local to pick up their order. That is why, in reality, this phase 0 is like an extension of the previous situation, with the only difference that the consumer can go to the premises. There is one exception, which are the islands of La Graciosa, El Hierro, La Gomera and Formentera , where today the terraces have opened,because, having a very low rate of infections, they have gone directly to phase 1 of the government's de-escalation plan. This will come into force in theory next week, depending on how the pandemic evolves in the different provinces. When will the terraces be able to open? Starting next Monday, the 11th. Only the provinces where the pandemic will evolve in a positive way. The terraces may open but only with a capacity of 50%. In other words, a terrace with 12 tables can open only six. In any case, the required safety distance will be maintained. A maximum of 10 people can meet on these terraces, as long as the tables allow it. It is about avoiding crowds or crowds around them. Locals who open their terraces may continue to provide take away (takeaway) service, but may not be consumed inside the premises. When can it be consumed inside a store? Already in phase 2, which would enter into force on May 25, the opening of restaurants and bars will be allowed but only with table service , not bar service, and as long as there are separation measures between the tables. For example, a place with 30 tables can open 15 of them. The maximum capacity, as in the terrace, will be 50%. A restaurant with a terrace, for example, will be able to open the table service on the street, and indoors as well, but with this capacity limitation. What security measures will there be in bars? The hospitality sector has drawn up a protocol sanitary to apply it in this round of activity. The idea of ​​mounting partitions between the tables discards it , but the tables will be distanced. An attempt will be made to avoid contact: the letters will be displayed on blackboards, for example, there will be lockers so that employees can leave their belongings and not touch each other, and the use of throw-away table linen is recommended, among other measures. .What can expand the forum? At the moment the capacity will be 50%, both on the terrace and inside the premises, until June 8. After this date, it will be possible to start consuming also in the bar of the premises but with a safety distance and demanding hygiene measures. For example, in the bars where there are exposed skewers, the client will not be able to select them, but it will be the waiter or person in charge of the business who prepares them. And the discotheques or pubs? They will open in phase 3, starting June 8, and with limited capacity. In any case, it will always depend on the evolution of the pandemic in each province. Those that evolve positively will pass from one phase to another. Those that do not will not be able to do so.

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