Eight Costa Del Sol Municipal Borders Closed. Malaga city and 7 major Costa Del Sol municipalities will close their borders as infection rates continue to rise.
Eight Costa Del Sol Municipal Borders Closed
Eight major Costa Del Sol municipalities are being forced to close their borders. On Friday the Junta De Andalucia confirmed the conditions for closing municipal borders. The threshold is currently 500 cases of coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants.
New border closures announced today are:
- Benalmádena
- Cártama
- Estepona
- Malaga city
- Fuengirola
- Marbella
- Mijas
- Rincón
The border closures will come into effect at midnight on Tuesday (into Wednesday) and will remain in place for a minimum of 14 days. It will only be possible to enter or leave these municipalities for valid reasons. These include professional and business reasons, medical appointments, legal appointments, and caring for dependants. The Junta will modify the list of closed municipal borders every Monday and Thursday.
Municipalities With Closed Borders
There are 35 other municipalities within Malaga Province where the borders remain closed. These are:
- Alameda
- Alcaucín
- Alfarnate
- Alfarnatejo
- Algarrobo
- Algatocín
- Alhaurín de la Torre
- Alhaurín el Grande
- Almargen
- Alora
- Ardales
- Arenas
- Benamocarra
- Benarrabá
- Canillas de Albaida
- Cartajima
- Cañete la Real
- Comares
- Coín
- El Borge
- Faraján
- Gaucín
- Genalguacil
- Igualeja
- Manilva
- Moclinejo
- Mollina
- Monda
- Ronda
- Salares
- Sayalonga
- Teba
- Villanueva del Rosario
- Villanueva del Trabuco
- Vélez-Málaga
Travel between the 8 provinces within Andalucia is also prohibited under the new rules. The provinces are named after their main town. These are: Huelva, Sevilla, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Jaén, and Almería
Curfew And Other Restrictions
The Junta de Andalucia proposed that the curfew be brought forward to 8pm, but the national government has denied this request. This means that the 10pm to 6am curfew remains in place. Other measures which came into force when the new rules were introduced include:
- All shops to close at 6pm
- All bars, restaurants, and cafeterias to close at 6pm
- Social gatherings limited to 4 people
Published: 18.01.2021
Written by Dave James.
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