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The

Interterritorial Health Council

meets this Wednesday to finalize the

Christmas

plan

against Covid-19.

In the absence of defining the details, some basic lines are already known in terms of restrictions, curfew and meetings on holidays.

This is how

Christmas

will be

in the 17 autonomous communities of Spain.

Andalusia

The plan of measures against the coronavirus designed by

Andalusia

for

Christmas

includes two phases.

However, the President of the Board,

Juanma Moreno

, has indicated that this Thursday there will be a new health meeting in which the available data on

Covid-19 will be analyzed

and that it could mean the modification of some of the restrictions.

For the moment, the Board has established that between December 23 and January 6, you can enter and leave

Andalusia

to visit relatives and friends.

On the other hand, on December 24, 25, 31 and January 1, a maximum of ten people may meet at a family home.

The rest of the days the limit is kept at six people.

In addition, the

curfew

on

Christmas Eve

and

New Year's Eve

is delayed until 01.30 am.

[Consult the plan of measures and restrictions of the Junta de Andalucía for Christmas]

Aragon

Aragón will

allow people to enter and leave the community between December 23 and 26;

and between December 30 and January 2.

In addition, since December 21 travel between the three provinces is allowed.

The

Government of Aragon

has also confirmed that it will eliminate the term "

close friend

" from the order and will only include the word "family".

It also plans to require proof and documentation of those who leave or enter the community, but this point has yet to be specified.

Asturias

Asturias

will maintain as a rule a maximum of six people for meetings, but on December 24, 25 and 31, and January 1 and 6, it will expand this number to a maximum of 10 people, conditional on their belonging to two coexistence groups.

The

curfew

will remain from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., but during the early hours of December 24 to 25 and from December 31 to January 1, it will be extended until 1.30 a.m.

The

perimeter closure

will be maintained during the holidays to prioritize security, although entry and exit will be allowed to visit relatives and friends.

Cantabria

The

Government of Cantabria

is expected to

communicate its measures for Christmas this Wednesday, after the meeting of

the Interterritorial Health Council

.

At the moment, the minimum common for all communities this

Christmas are known

:

curfew

at 1.30 am for

Christmas Eve

and

New Year's Eve

, limitation of family gatherings to 10 people and mobility between communities allowed from December 23 to January 6, exclusively for the reunion with family, never for leisure and tourism.

Castilla la Mancha

The restriction of entry and exit of people from the territory of

Castilla-La Mancha

is eliminated between December 23, 2020 and January 6, 2021, only for trips to territories that are the usual place of residence of relatives or close friends of those who move.

On the nights of

Christmas Eve

and

Christmas

, the time of the

curfew will

be delayed until 1:30 a.m., only to allow the return home.

Exceptionally, meetings with family members or close friends to celebrate Christmas lunches and dinners on the 24th, 25th, 31st and 1st are conditioned on not exceeding the maximum of 10 people, unless they are living together.

The rest of the days, the limitation remains at six.

Castile and Leon

The

Junta de Castilla y León

has agreed to extend until

Sunday, January 10,

including the

perimeter closure

of the autonomous community.

A measure that came into effect on October 30 and has been progressively expanded.

Of course, there will be exceptions for

Christmas

.

In this way, the entry and exit of

Castilla y León

will only be possible from December 23 to 26, from December 30 to January 2 and on January 5 and 6 "for relatives and friends."

With regard to relatives, President

Alfonso Fernández Mañueco

has warned that other autonomies are working to "determine" the term "

close

", something that, he has warned, cannot be a concept that translates into "bar free".

Outside of the windows of indicated dates, the region will be closed to displacements, although those that are duly justified may be made.

[All Castilla y León restrictions for Christmas]

Catalonia

Catalonia

residents

who work or study outside the autonomous community will be able to return home without any problem.

For the rest of the citizens, between December 23 and January 6, in principle, entry and exit will be allowed to meet with family and friends.

Catalonia will

allow

up to 10 people to meet

at

Christmas

, including children.

In addition, it recommends that people belong to a maximum of two coexistence bubbles.

The Generalitat has announced that the curfew both on the night of December 24 to 25 and that of December 31 to January 1 will be from 01:30 to 06:00.

On the night of the

Three Kings

(January 5 to 6), for its part, it will start at 11:00 p.m.

[All Catalonia restrictions for Christmas]

Estremadura

The

Christmas Plan

in

Extremadura

will be in force from December 14 to January 6.

Extremadura

will be

closed perimeter

from December 23 to January 6.

However, the entrances and exits of Extremadura are allowed exclusively for family groups to celebrate

Christmas

.

This isolation will have exceptions: return to the habitual residence, medical appointment, care for the elderly, work or taking exams.

In the

meetings

that are held in private spaces or in tourist accommodation on December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1, the maximum limit of people that can come together is ten, provided they are family members or close friends.

This limitation will not apply to those lunches or dinners in which only cohabitants meet.

It is recommended, of course, that a maximum number of two coexistence groups participate in these meetings.

The rest of the days the maximum of six people is kept.

On the nights of December 18 to 19, from December 19 to 20, from December 24 to 25 and from December 31 to January 1, the

curfew

is relaxed

.

Thus, we will be able to circulate until 1:30 a.m., just to return to our home. Hotel establishments extend their closing hours to 1 a.m. on December 18 and 19, to allow the celebration of company dinners, and 24 and 31.

Galicia

The clinical committee of experts that advises the

Xunta de Galicia

meets this Tuesday to address the restrictions against the

coronavirus

that will be in force during

Christmas

.

Above the table of the Xunta is the "criterion" of limiting the meetings to two family units without limit in the case of cohabitants.

Regarding internal mobility in

Galicia

, the head of Health,

Julio García Comesaña

, has pointed out that it would not make sense to prevent mobility for family gatherings if, for example, these movements from outside the community are allowed.

All cities except

Santiago de Compostela

and

Ourense

are currently perimeter.

Thus, the "peculiarities" of

Galicia

in the

Christmas

plan will

be detailed at the meeting this Tuesday.

"Our position is known, we said so, we maintain that the optimal situation is with the usual, that is the most appropriate and our first recommendation," Comesaña stressed in recent days.

[All Galicia restrictions for Christmas]

Balearics

You can travel to the

Balearic Islands

this Christmas, as long as a

negative PCR

is presented

upon arrival at airports and ports.

Citizens registered in the Islands will be able to take a free PCR test at origin, an antigen test on arrival or keep quarantine for 10 days.

Tourists must pay for the test and present it upon arrival.

The fine for non-compliance amounts to 3,000 euros.

Social

gatherings

will be limited to six people inside, from a maximum of two coexistence centers.

Children count in the final count

The

curfew

in the

Balearic Islands

remains at 10 p.m. until December 28 without exceptions, and bars and restaurants will have to close at 6 p.m. on weekends or on the eve of public holidays and can only use the terrace.

Home delivery of food orders is allowed until midnight.

Balearic President Francina Armengol leaves the possibility of relaxing the measures for New Year's Eve to the evolution of the virus, although she admits that she sees it as "very complicated."

Canary Islands

All people who travel to the

Canary Islands

between December 18 and January 10, except those under 6 years of age, will have to present a

Covid-19 test

with a negative result carried out within 72 hours prior to arrival.

People who do not take the test before arrival will have to isolate themselves and have it done on the islands within 72 hours or, otherwise, remain isolated at their residence for 14 days.

The

Canary

Islands

Health Service

will assume the cost of diagnostic tests in the case of Canarian residents that are carried out in the subsidized centers.

In the rest, the cost will be assumed by the traveler, although in the concerted centers there will be "a special price".

Meetings in the

Canary Islands

are held in a maximum of six, both on the street, in public establishments and at home, except with partners.

However, in

Tenerife

, due to its epidemiological situation and the worsening of the contagion curve in recent weeks, the maximum allowed is four, except cohabiting.

While Tenerife's measures will remain until the situation improves, in the rest of the islands the maximum number of people may be increased to 10 at Christmas meals on December 24, 25 and 31 and on December 1 and 6. January.

Within this limitation there will not be a minor between 0 and 6 years old, so the group can be expanded to seven in this case.

The

curfew

in the

Canary Islands

will be from 01:00 to 06:00, from December 23 until January 10, except for the night of December 24 to 25 and the night of December 31, 2020 to January 1, 2021, when it will be extended at 01:30.

In

Tenerife,

the curfew from 11:00 pm has been in force since last December 5.

The Rioja

La Rioja

could consider tightening the restrictions for

Christmas

after the meeting of

the Interterritorial Health Council

.

At the moment, the general regulations apply: meetings of up to 10 people will be allowed on December 24, 25 and 31 and January 1, entry and exit from the region will be allowed exclusively for the reunion of relatives and close friends and the touch The curfew will be extended at 1.30 in the morning on

Christmas Eve

and

New Year's Eve

.

Madrid's community

Madrid

, like the rest of the regions, will remain

closed on the perimeter

between December 23 and January 6.

On those dates, entry and exit will be limited to exceptional circumstances that have been maintained during other closures (there is freedom for health reasons, work, studies, to care for the elderly, dependents or minors, to return to the usual residence , carry out administrative or judicial procedures ...), but the reunification of relatives and friends from different communities will also be allowed.

Madrid residents will have to take into account when traveling if their

basic health area

is restricted by the temporary mobility limitations imposed by the

Community of Madrid

in those areas with the highest number of infections, where you cannot enter or leave except good reason.

They are updated every week, so before planning Christmas dinners or meals you can check here what situation your street is in or follow the last hour.

The

curfew

in Madrid

remains

in force between 00:00 and 06:00, but on

Christmas Eve

and

New Year's Eve

, hands will be raised and mobility will be allowed until 1.30 hours.

That is, the night time limitation will remain between that time and 06:00 in the morning.

It is not forbidden, although it is discouraged, to spend the night with a relative.

[All the restrictions of the Community of Madrid for Christmas]

Murcia region

Murcia

will maintain the

perimeter confinement

of the region, but not that of the municipalities at Christmas.

In the

Region of Murcia,

the

curfew

is set between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., but during

Christmas

the start will be delayed until 1.30 a.m., only to return home.

Meetings of more than six people are prohibited, a limit that will be extended until 10 am during the dates between December 23 and January 6.

The health authorities recommend that the encounters be no more than two groups of cohabitants.

Navarre

Navarra

will maintain the

perimeter closure

, but will allow the movement of people who are going to meet with relatives and friends between December 23 and 26 and between December 30 and January 2.

The

curfew

will be extended on

Christmas Eve

and

New Year's

Eve

nights

at 1.30 am and the

meetings

of two convivial units will have a maximum of 10 people on those two dates.

Basque Country

The Basque Country will

allow you to enter and leave the community between December 23 and 26 and between December 30 and January 2, but it will be the only autonomous community that requires a receipt stating the address where is going to stay.

[You can download the mobility receipt to leave the Basque Country from January 23 to 2]

Family reunions are limited to 10 people, and it is recommended that no more than two coexistence units enter and that their composition does not vary in the different celebrations.

As for the

curfew

, the limitation of movement of people at night will remain in force from 22:00 hours.

On December 24 and 31, the limitation of movement of people at night will be extended to 01:30 hours, only to return home.

[All Euskadi restrictions for Christmas]

Valencian Community

The

Generalitat Valenciana

plans to decree new measures to tighten restrictions against the

coronavirus

after the rebound of the pandemic in the region.

President

Ximo Puig

will meet this Thursday with the Generalitat commission that must agree on the measures for

Christmas

.

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