While vacationers are carefree on the beach: Local lockdown in Mallorca - record increase in Spain

Public life will only be possible to a limited extent for the residents in four quarters of Palma de Mallorca due to a local lockdown.

• A local lockdown has been initiated for several neighborhoods in Palma de Mallorca.

• Around 23,000 people are

  affected

  by the

  coronavirus *

  measures

  .

• Recently, the

  Corona *

  numbers

  in the affected areas continued to rise.

Update from September 11, 2020, 4:11 p.m

.: Mallorca is reacting to the increasing number of corona infections.

The Balearic Health Minister Patricia Gómez announced new measures on Friday.

Specifically, it concerns the 

 and a 

and

.

The new regulations are due on Saturday (September 12th)

come into force and initially be valid for two weeks.

Corona lockdown in Mallorca while vacationers are on the beach - and record numbers in Spain

First report from September 10, 2020

: Palma de Mallorca - Due to rising and high

in four quarters of

- and shocking images on Spanish beaches - the Balearic

tough measures.

A local lockdown for the greater area of ​​the

, part of

, the north of

and

decided.

This is reported by the

.

The 23,000 affected people, around five percent of the population of Palma, from the districts are only allowed to leave the area on Friday at 10 p.m. “to go to their workplaces, to go to the doctor, to visit their educational institutions or to look after people in need of care To take care of."

Local corona lockdown in Palma de Mallorca: shops and bars remain open

Shops, cafes and bars with half capacity will remain open until 10 p.m., but Minister

urged

the population to “stay at home

if

possible”.

Accordingly, meetings of more than five people will be banned and the gyms will be closed.

After a first

had already held

suspense in March and April 2020, the second wave, feared by many experts, now seems to be arriving in some countries.

The numbers have been increasing across Spain

since the beginning of

, with almost 11,000

recorded on September 10th alone.

On

, the country recorded

the highest increase in new infections since the pandemic began.

Corona in Mallorca (Spain): Outbreak in a retirement home

Also,

is actively affected by the second wave.

As the Mallorca-Zeitung reports, around 170 residents are said to have contracted the virus, and a further outbreak in a senior citizens' home is said to have been recorded on Thursday.

Around 25 people are said to have tested positive for the virus here, as Diario de Mallorca reports.

The responsible state government decided last Monday to

order

restrictions such as local

in districts and residential areas with a high number of cases

.

Accordingly, the

authorized to impose appropriate conditions.

Most recently, the

*, to the shock of many vacationers, declared the Canary Islands a risk area.

In Mallorca, however, there were tough interventions by the police - sometimes even with helicopters.

Meanwhile, one country has already imposed a second lockdown.