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The Community of Madrid allows Las Ventas to open with 75% of the capacity. That is, up to 16,000 people could congregate this Sunday, if Plaza 1 organized a celebration in the first bullring in the world, in the most optimistic of assumptions. Is it really time? "The ideal moment would be when the coronavirus was no longer circulating , but the situation is not this. Postponing any type of overcrowding any more, when the epidemic wave has reduced, does not seem scientifically or economically justified, and we cannot afford it" , reflects Jose Ramón Banegas, professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

If Las Ventas has a reform pending, the organization of the coronavirus celebrations would force the bullring to be adapted. "The general measures of prevention and prudence continue to be capital , especially social distance, which perhaps would be better to call physical distance. Any place of entertainment should comply with the legal preventive regulations and signal them," warns Banegas about the pending tasks of the Community and the company if they are going to run soon.

The UAM professor recommends that, although masks are used and social distancing is complied with, the public should maintain "respiratory etiquette" . The respiratory label is the recommended protocol for sneezing or coughing. "Who hasn't coughed, or cleared his throat, in a theater, for example?" In the case of queues at the entrance or crowds in the interior corridors, "two meters of separation is better than one. In times of greater probability of physical aggregation, with greater difficulty in maintaining a sufficient physical distance, such as in queues to enter or on the street, it is especially important to wear a mask and try not to speak. There will be plenty of time later, " advises the teacher.

The de-escalated bullfighting adds dates. In Andalusia there are already some programmed celebrations. The Board has confirmed the presence in the region of outbreaks of contagion. "To minimize, but not avoid risks, de-escalation must be done with confidence. Aside from public health measures, our health system should maintain a high capacity in critical elements to respond to a new wave of Covid-19." Individually, what can be done? "There really is little scientific evidence on the effectiveness of individual mitigation measures . In this, as in other aspects of the virus, it is being proposed and learned as the measures are implemented and evaluated."

The protocols are determined "by a small group of experts, including qualified officials, who conscientiously develop a prevention scheme after examining the scientific evidence, the general norms that already exist," he adds. "It might seem superfluous to add that you not only have to know the subject technically, but also examine the feasibility of the proposed measures and the balance between risks and benefits, so that the measures are effective and reasonably safe." Is it reasonably safe to bring 2,100 at-risk subscribers to the market? "All this without forgetting that, ultimately, the decisions are political, even if they are based on technical reports."

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