Municipal Borders Will Reopen Tonight. The Junta have brought forward the reopening of borders for 25 Malaga Province municipalities.
Municipal Borders Will Reopen Tonight
The Junta De Andalucia have brought forward the reopening of borders for 25 Malaga province municipalities. The BOJA was due to be published tomorrow, and would have enabled to borders to reopen at midnight on Friday into Saturday 20th February. The move to allow these borders to reopen at midnight tonight (Thursday into Friday 19th February) has come as a welcome surprise for many.
25 municipalities in Malaga Province will be reopening their borders at midnight tonight, having registered an accumulated incidence rate of coronavirus infections below 500 per 100,000 people.
These municipalities are:
- Alhaurín de la Torre
- Álora
- Arenas
- Arriate
- Benalmádena
- Benarrabá
- Canillas de Albaida
- Cartajima
- Cártama
- Casares
- Coín
- Colmenar
- Cuevas de San Marcos
- El Burgo
- Fuengirola
- Genalguacil
- Guaro
- Jubrique
- Malaga City
- Mijas
- Pizarra
- Teba
- Villanueva de Tapia
- Yunquera
Despite the reopening of many municipal borders, other restrictions remain in place. These include closure of all non-essential businesses (including bars and restaurants) at 6pm, a 10pm curfew, and a maximum of 4 people at social gatherings, and alcohol sales in shops and supermarkets are restricted after 10pm.
Andalucia Accumulated Incidence Rate
Andalucia’s accumulated incidence rate has now fallen to 411.2 cases of covid-19 per 100,000 people. In the last 24 hours another 1788 cases of the virus have been confirmed, and 77 deaths were recorded. The incidence rate in Malaga Province is now 395.1, whilst the province recorded 25 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Published: 18.02.2021
Written by Dave James.
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