(ANSA) - ROME, NOVEMBER 17 - Catalonia plans to reopen bars and restaurants starting from next Monday to 30 for one hundred capacity both on the terrace and indoors until five in the afternoon, after more than a month of lockdown, thanks to a descending epidemic curve.
El Pais reports it.
The Catalan Minister of Health, Alba Vergés, announced on Monday that Catalonia is entering a phase of "progressive" reduction of the epidemic curve, with several phases lasting at least 15 days.
Vergés asked for "caution" and not to rush into reopenings.
The rate of spread of the virus (Rt) In Catalonia continues to decrease, but the health pressure persists.
LaGeneralitat reported 2,051 new infections this Tuesday, although the Rt continues to drop and stands at 0.76, below what health authorities recommend to keep the pandemic under control (less than 1) There are currently 2,485 hospitalized patients, 596 of which in intensive care.
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