The Balearic Islands do not get the corona infection numbers under control in the middle of the holiday season.
Due to the Delta variant, there are now very strict measures taken in Ibiza.
Coronavirus pandemic *: There is a high level of corona infection in the Balearic Islands of Spain.
Ibiza is now cracking down on it and, according to a report, wants to smuggle detectives into forbidden parties.
The quarantine rules are also very strict because of Covid-19 * in Ibiza.
Munich / Ibiza - There are remarkable numbers to be heard in the coronavirus pandemic from Spain.
Caused by the spread of the delta variant *.
And that in the middle of summer, in the holiday season of several German federal states.
It is now holiday season, especially in the south, in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
The vacation should be as carefree as possible, after the long and tough lockdowns.
That can be heard everywhere.
But the corona infection numbers on two of the most popular holiday islands for Germans are by no means carefree.
It's about the Balearic destinations Mallorca and Ibiza.
Corona in the Balearic Islands: Delta variant is causing increasing infections on Mallorca and Ibiza
As the
Mallorca Zeitung
reports, the 7-day incidence *
this Tuesday (August 3rd) in Mallorca according to the Balearic Health Authority at 365.9.
In Spain, however, new infections are usually documented within 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants.
And here the value, the so-called 14-day incidence, was even 880.3 according to the report.
In addition to Mallorca (around 900,000 inhabitants), there were proportionally the most infections on Ibiza (around 150,000 inhabitants).
The majority of the reported infections are therefore attributable to the delta variant *.
To classify: The Balearic Ministry of Health had registered a total of 627 new infections with the corona virus * from Monday to Tuesday (August 3).
Of these, 428 new infections were in Mallorca, 126 in Ibiza, and 70 in Menorca
and three in Formentera.
The authorities are particularly concerned about Ibiza.
Not only that the registered new infections doubled within one day.
In particular, forbidden Corona * parties in private rooms are likely to cause trouble.
Corona in the Balearic Islands: curfew on Mallorca and Ibiza
Because: Bars, restaurants and pubs have to close at 1 a.m., the notorious clubs and discos are still closed.
Which is why, according to various media reports, many parties are relocating to private rooms or during the day to the beach clubs on Playa d'en Bossa and in Sant Antoni de Portmany.
But that is not without consequences: Only recently, the heavily frequented beach club "O Beach Ibiza" from Sant Antoni announced via social media that two days after a visit, guests had to prove a negative PCR-Corona retest in order to detect a possible infection to investigate in retrospect.
Because of the high infection rate on the island.
On top of that.
In the video: Spain is again a corona high incidence area
As the Balearic
Diario de Ibiza
writes, the authorities now even want to recruit detectives to be smuggled into banned parties.
The Spanish authorities in Ibiza are looking for foreigners between 30 and 40 years of age who are supposed to go to parties and report violations of the protective measures in force.
However, those who test positive for the corona virus on the Balearic island must also expect strict rules.
Corona in the Balearic Islands: After a positive test, it goes to the quarantine hotel in Ibiza
For example, the Schweizer
Blick
reports
on two vacationers who had to go to a quarantine hotel after positive PCR tests *. According to their own statements, they are not allowed to leave the room assigned to them. Violation would result in a fine of 5,000 euros. “It's like being in prison. The room is dirty, the food is bad and we were not informed when and how we can leave the hotel. A doctor didn't even look at us. We were only called once or twice by the front desk and they asked us how we were doing. Nothing more ”, vacationer Klara T. is
quoted
from
Blick
.
A trip to Ibiza? Holidaymakers should think twice about this in the current Corona situation.
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