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Corona Spain: Crisis in Mallorca - have the infection numbers been incorrectly reported for days?

2020-09-12T20:53:11.579Z


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.


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

    .

  • Most recently, the

    Corona *

    numbers

    in the affected areas continued to rise - but according to a media report, they were transmitted incorrectly for days.

Update from September 12, 9:01 p.m

.: Due to an incorrect transmission of

corona data from the Balearic Islands

to the Spanish Ministry of Health in Madrid, the

infection

numbers have been reported

too low for days

according

to

a press report

.

The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants for the past seven days * due to the transmission

errors was

given

as well

below 50

, although it was actually much higher, as the

Mallorca Zeitung reported

on Saturday, citing Eugenia Carandell,

director of the Balearic Ministry of Health

.

Computer errors pushes corona incidence in Mallorca down https://t.co/eP47KxBDE6

- Mallorca newspaper (@mz_tweets) September 11, 2020

According to the data from the local health authority, there is a number of

120 to 170

new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days.

For the whole of Spain, the value is currently given as around 113.

The limit of 50 is a decisive criterion for the

federal government

to

classify

a region or a country as a

risk area

or to revoke the assessment again.

The Balearic Islands with the popular holiday

island Mallorca

have been a risk area since mid-August and the

Foreign Office

warns against traveling there as well as in the rest of Spain

(see first report)

.

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During the corona pandemic in July on the beach in Palma de Mallorca.

© Jaime Reina / AFP

While vacationers are carefree on the beach: Mallorca is reacting more and more drastically to increasing numbers

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 

closure of children's playgrounds

 and a 

ban on fiestas, folk and market festivals

and

communal dinners

.

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

Corona *

numbers

in four quarters of

Palma de Mallorca

- and shocking images on Spanish beaches - the Balearic

Ministry of Health has announced

tough measures.

A local lockdown for the greater area of ​​the

Son Gotleu district

, part of

Can Capes

, the north of

La Soledat

and

Son Canals was

decided.

This is reported by the

mallorca newspaper

.

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."

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A local lockdown has been imposed for four quarters in Palma de Mallorca.

© Clara Margais / dpa

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

Gómez

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

wave

had already held

Spain and all of Europe in

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

July

, with almost 11,000

new infections

recorded on September 10th alone.

On

Thursday

, the country recorded

the highest increase in new infections since the pandemic began.

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

Also,

Mallorca

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

lockdowns

in districts and residential areas with a high number of cases

.

Accordingly, the

Balearic Ministry of Health was

authorized to impose appropriate conditions.

Most recently, the

Robert Koch Institute

*, 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.

(ta) * merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © Jaime Reina / AFP

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2020-09-12

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