Spanish government bans outdoor drinking and smoking due to corona infection prevention measures August 15 at 7:32
The Spanish government has announced a new infection prevention measure that bans drinking and smoking when people who are infected with the new coronavirus are increasing, especially among young people, when they cannot keep a distance from people outdoors.
In Spain, the number of infected people, which was once a few hundred people, started to increase from last month, and there were 2987 newly confirmed infected people on the 14th, the highest number since the end of April according to local media. ..
Health minister Ija, who held a press conference on the 14th, announced new infection prevention measures, saying, "It is essential to keep the rules until effective drugs and vaccines are found."
In this environment, we have banned smoking outdoors and gathering and drinking for more than 2 meters if we cannot keep a distance from people. In addition, we will close the disco and nightclubs for the time being and will close them.
Spain is approaching summer vacation, and there is growing concern that young people enjoying parties at beaches and discos without taking precautionary measures are spreading the infection, and it seems that the existence of such young people is in mind in the government's countermeasures. I will.
However, when it comes to smoking, some experts have pointed out that there is not enough evidence that tobacco smoke is spreading the infection, and some have questioned its effectiveness.