On Tuesday, the Swedish Public Health Agency tightened the corona councils for Halland.

You can read all the advice HERE, in short it is about refraining from physical contact with people outside the household and refraining from staying in environments where congestion can occur, such as shops, gyms, parties and sports training.

Due to this, the Halland municipalities are now adapting their activities.

Varberg municipality

On Wednesday, the municipality announced that socially important activities such as the exercise of authority, preschool, primary school, upper secondary school and care and nursing activities will continue to be open.

But choose to make the following adjustments:

  • Libraries are closed as meeting places and are only open for public information and lending

  • Varbergs konsthall, Galleri hamnmagasinet and Komediantens café will be closed

  • Cultural offerings, activities and events are canceled.

    External events in the municipality's premises are canceled or moved forward

  • Veddige swimming pool is closed to the public.

    Exceptions are made for swimming school, primary school swimming lessons, swimming tests and rehab training 

  • Municipal sports facilities, indoors and outdoors, will be closed.

    Exceptions are made for elite sports and training for children born in 2005 and later.

    Adults must leave and pick up outside the facility and participants are encouraged to change at another location

  • The cultural school's activities switch to digital teaching as far as possible

  • Youth centers and meeting places for young people, the disabled and the elderly, indoors and outdoors, closed or made in digital form

  • The open preschool, Familjens hus, is closed

Halmstad municipality

  • Halmstad Arena swimming is closed to the public, but is open for swimming lessons and swimming training for children born in 2005 or later, and is open for medically motivated swimming

  • The ice rinks are closed to public transport

  • Facilities for children's and youth sports and elite activities will be closed

  • All meetings at Halmstad arena are canceled

  • Mjellby Art Museum and Art Gallery close

  • Meeting places for young people, as well as the meeting places Olofstorp, Kretsloppan, Byggåtervinningen and Fritidsbanken

  • Kulturhuset Najaden closes

  • The libraries are closed for meeting places but are open for deposits and lending as well as public information

  • Halmstad Theatre's performances and meetings are booked by or moved forward

  • Tourist service closes but is available digitally

How other municipalities in Halland will act is expected to come on Wednesday.