| Events on public roads are suspended, children's leisure areas and sports facilities are closed and access control to the weekly market is restored | The Alcantarilla City Council approved today at the Governing Board to expand the security and protection measures against Covid-19 in the municipality, due to the increase in positive cases in the last 14 days. The mayor of the town, Joaquín Buendía, has pointed out that "the outbreak of the disease has led us to take extreme measures to protect the health of the sewers, especially in this episode that we are experiencing, in which the level of contagion is increasing.
increase, since today we have more than 100 people affected ". Among the new regulations is the suspension of all cultural and leisure events throughout the month of September, as well as the closure of the Youth House and children's leisure areas.
Municipal sports facilities also remain closed in September, except for tennis and paddle tennis courts and training sessions for professional and semi-professional sports teams. The weekly market that is held every Wednesday at the Fairgrounds will once again have access control, where the temperature of the customers will be taken, hydroalcoholic gel will be dispensed and it will be verified that all of them wear a mask. In addition, municipal services will increase the cleaning and disinfection work in all neighborhoods this month and the Local Police will be extremely vigilant to ensure that the regulations are met, especially avoiding the consumption of alcohol in the street. On the other hand, the City Council's own customer service will be reinforced, through the appointment system through the website www.alcantarilla.es and by calling 968 89 52 22, for the Citizen Service Office, and 968 89 80 65, for Social Services.
Likewise, the City Council will be established as a User Registration Point for the issuance of the digital certificate. The terraces of bars and restaurants, installed on public roads, that comply with all the security measures against Covid will have the special conditions of occupation of public roads extended until October 31. Finally, the City Council will increase coordination with those responsible for the health centers of the municipality and will request a contingency plan from all associations and groups related to social services that carry out their work in the municipality, to protect the most vulnerable groups . "Together with these measures, we are strengthening information actions on the pandemic to especially protect those over 65 years of age," Buendía concluded.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla