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The Government will allow meetings of up to 10 people on terraces or in homes, always maintaining the safety distance of two meters, from May 11 in those provinces that enter phase one of the de-escalation plan designed to leave the confinement by the coronavirus crisis.

Starting on May 4, the Canary Islands of La Gomera , La Graciosa and Hierro and the Balearic Islands of Formentera will be able to apply these more lax regulations. As explained by the Executive, people belonging to especially vulnerable groups will not be able to participate in these meetings.

In addition, the terraces will be able to open with up to 50% of their capacity instead of the 30% that was initially announced. As Executive sources explain, they must also maintain the recommended safety distances of two meters.

For their part, commercial establishments of less than 400 square meters will be able to open as early as this Monday throughout Spain, but as long as customers have an appointment to purchase certain products and when and they meet reinforced hygiene requirements.

These businesses will have to give priority to these people over 70 at check-out times, so that they do not cross paths with customers of other ages.

Clothing and car shops

In addition, each dependent will only serve one client. And in clothing stores where testers are used, testers and tested clothing should be sanitized after each use, as indicated by the same sources.

Phase one of the de-escalation in the fight against the coronavirus will take effect on May 11 in all the provinces that meet the requirements of the comprehensive panel of indicators designed by the Executive. Subsequently, and every 14 days, the Government will determine, in collaboration with the autonomous communities, which provinces are going to the next phase, always according to their epidemiological and congestion data from the health system.

In that same phase, motor vehicles may start to circulate with all their seats full, provided that the occupants live in the same house. When this is not the case, when the occupants do not live together, the current limitations will be maintained: one person per row and diagonally to guarantee the safety distance.

As for the hairdressers , which will also start to open by appointment, clients will have to maintain a distance of two meters from each other. And both people who come to cut their hair and hairdressers will have to wear a mask, since in this case the interpersonal distance will not be maintained.

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