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Cinemas, theaters and concert halls

may close after 9:00 p.m.

in the Community of Madrid as long as the screening of films, performances and musical sessions have started earlier.

However, it will be at 10 p.m. at the latest when they have to turn off the light coinciding with the advance of the night curfew, which lasts until six in the morning.

This is stated in an order from the Ministry of Health, published this Tuesday in the Official Gazette of the regional government, which modifies the new battery of restrictions on mobility that has come into force this week to try to put a containment dam to the third wave of the coronavirus in the region and that will last at least until 00:00 on February 8.

According to said instruction, the exception applies

"taking into account the nature of the activity carried out"

and "the spirit and the purpose pursued" with the closure at nine o'clock at night of "all establishments, venues and premises" considered not essentials such as bars and restaurants.

Previously, the delegate for Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Madrid City Council, Andrea Levy, had asked the Executive of Isabel Díaz Ayuso that the cultural spaces could remain open after 9:00 p.m.

According to the mayor,

"there is no data that shows that there have been infections

" in them since "from the beginning they have done everything possible to adapt their sanitary measures and make them safe places," reports Europa Press.

In addition to cinemas, theaters and auditoriums, the exception of nine o'clock also applies to

circuses with marquees and multipurpose rooms

.

The anticovid restrictions do not affect the sale of popcorn or drinks, although attendees must keep the mask on when they are not consuming.

In the case of bars and restaurants, the prohibition that they can remain open beyond 9:00 p.m. for 14 days is maintained after several outbreaks linked to the hospitality industry have been detected.

By contrast,

food delivery

is authorized

at home until midnight.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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