Two weeks after the salmonellosis food infection that originated in Casa Dani, one of the most famous restaurants in the Mercado de la Paz -located in the heart of the Salamanca district-, this Madrid enclave is

fighting to recover normality

.

The outbreak caused more than 106 affected people to request healthcare, and

14 of them even required hospital admission

.

Despite this, life goes on in this market.

Contrary to the voices of some regulars who assure that "it

is at half throttle

since the normal thing, on a Friday, is to bump into other people", in the words of its manager, Guillermo del Campo, this space "

is working well

".

"Our greengrocers and fishmongers continue to get up at 1.30 in the morning. But it is true that, at lunchtime, we noticed less influx. It would be absurd to deny

that fewer people do not enter

, Casa Dani had a lot of pull. Even so, the Friday and last Saturday were good sales days", details del Campo, slipping that he speaks "every day" with those responsible for the place where salmonellosis emerged: "They are waiting for indications from Health. As soon as they give them the green light, they will shoot forward.

At the moment there are no official results of the cultures

".

As market sources say, those who have come out of this situation worst off, in addition to Casa Dani itself, which remains closed, are its suppliers, jointly responsible for the success of its potato omelettes: "The pollero who brought him the eggs

has He went from selling 2,000 units a day, in addition to other products, to nothing

. Something similar happens with the greengrocer, who sold him more than 700 kilos of potatoes a day".

A man photographs Casa Dani closed. JAVIER BARBANCHO

This episode does not seem to have taken its toll on the rest of the establishments that share the market with Casa Dani.

Or so they say.

"Everything is normal,

our regular customers continue to come

, nothing has changed," an employee of Bar Cebreros pointed out yesterday.

Finishing off his coffee at one of the central tables, Julián read a magazine while he waited for his "lady."

"It has been a one-off event,

we have not stopped coming

," said this resident of the Salamanca district, adding: "We continue to eat safely."

"There wasn't a pin"

A few meters away, waiting for their food to be served in front of the Gallino restaurant, Jorge has noticed "

less hustle and bustle in the morning

."

And other regular customers go further: "Here, at lunchtime,

there was no room for a pin

. There were always queues, it has many more people. Of course the outbreak has affected."

Testimonies that contrast with those of the workers themselves in this enclave.

In Gallino itself, one of his employees, in line with the rest of the restaurateurs in the market, assured that

the difference in influx is barely noticeable

compared to when Casa Dani was open.

Some even

perceive a slight improvement

.

As in La Niña Restaurant.

"No decline, quite the opposite. We are having more clients," highlighted the manager.

And she confessed: "Before it was just Casa Dani, many people went there to have breakfast.

Now they come here

to us ."

The Community of Madrid became aware of the possible outbreak on the afternoon of Thursday, January 26, and the City Council was immediately notified so that they could appear at the premises.

The samples confirmed the presence of the salmonella bacterium

, which causes salmonellosis and is mainly associated with the use of eggs, such as omelettes and mayonnaise.

The restaurant, for its part, assured that since its opening and throughout its 32 years of existence "

the control guidelines

and requirements set by the Ministry of Health have always been scrupulously followed. Daily and weekly controls have been carried out required by the authorities for all our products".

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