Now the outdoor pool opens - but with restrictions

Now the holiday season begins and the county's bathing facilities are opening up. However, with restrictions to comply with the recommendations on social distance and reduced spread of covid-19. This means changed routines, for example in terms of distance and cleaning.

The oak back bath in Arboga opened its bath for the season on Monday. With the corona, one has been opened up to an entrance to distribute the visitors and avoid any queuing. Even in the kiosk, you have opened up so you can pay in more places. There are also signs that encourage guests to keep their distance.

Skantzöbadet in Hallstahammar opened this past weekend and here too some restrictions have been introduced to prevent the spread of corona. This is, among other things, that you want the guests to shower and change at home before the bath visit instead of on site. As well as being separated at the entrance and exit. The number of people allowed to stay in the bath has been set to a maximum of 1500.

In Fagersta at Fagerstahallen's outdoor swimming pool has been open for a few weeks and in addition to tougher control that distance rules are followed, also introduced extra routines for cleaning and disinfection. It is also not so hard for visitors to shower before bathing, to reduce congestion in the showers.

In both Västerås and Köping, major construction work is underway at the outdoor swimming pool, the Songarängen and Kristinelundsbadet, respectively. Those baths are currently closed. At Flygarängsbadet you tell SVT News Västmanland that it is currently unclear whether you can open the outdoor bath later this summer or not.