Manilva has seen COVID-19 positive cases rise again, pushing its active incidence rate above the limit of 1,000 (cases per 100,000 inhabitants) set by the Junta de Andalucía for tightening the current measures and moving to Level 4 Grade 2. As a result, our municipality will be reviewed next Monday by the provincial committee of experts, which will decide whether to close all non-essential commercial activity from 00:00 next Wednesday for at least 14 days in an attempt to slow the rate of infections.
Next Monday the committee will meet again to review the situation once more and order the closure of non-essential shops in the remaining municipalities that exceed an active incidence rate of 1,000 (cases per 100,000 inhabitants), which would come into force next Wednesday.
Yesterday, Thursday, the provincial committee met to order the closure of non-essential shops in another 26 municipalities in the province of Málaga that also exceeded these levels, and which as a result will not be able to open their doors from this Sunday: Ronda, Arriate, Villanueva del Trabuco, Mollina, Cútar, Alfarnatejo, Alcaucín, Alfarnate, Alfarnatejo, Benamocarra, El Borge, Salares, Cútar, Vélez-Málaga, Alameda, Almargen, Cañete La Real, Mollina, Teba, Villanueva del Trabuco, Moclinejo, Cartajima, Faraján, Igualeja, Alhaurín el Grande, Álora, Ardales, Coín and Monda.
The Regional Ministry of Health and Families, in collaboration with the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography, has published today’s figures for Friday 22 January, with 26 new positive cases in our town, bringing the number of active cases in the last 14 days up to 167. The total number of confirmed cases in Manilva since the start of the pandemic is 509 people, with 7 deaths.
The active incidence rate over the last 14 days has risen from 953.1 to 1,075.5 (cases per 100,000 inhabitants), and it remains the highest on the Costa del Sol.
The cumulative incidence rate over the last 7 days has fallen from 431.5 to 425 (positive cases per 100,000 inhabitants).
As of today, 22 January, the active cases in the last 14 days are:
- Manilva: 167 cases (19 more)
- Estepona: 551 cases (unchanged)
- San Roque: 547 cases (19 more)
- Castellar: 81 cases (1 more)
- Los Barrios: 288 cases (2 more)
- La Línea: 1,554 cases (57 fewer)
- Algeciras: 725 cases (51 more)
- Benahavís: 30 cases (1 more)
- Marbella: 1,412 cases (155 more)
- Casares: 23 cases (4 more)
LEVEL 4 GRADE 2 RESTRICTIONS
These are some of the measures that could come into force in Manilva next Wednesday 27 January for at least 14 days:
Large commercial establishments will not be able to open. The exceptions to the closure of shops are retail food outlets, drinks, essential goods and products, healthcare centres, services and establishments, social and social-healthcare services, parapharmacies, veterinary centres or clinics, food markets and hygiene products.
Professional and financial services, newspapers, bookshops and stationers, florists, fuel, mechanics’ workshops, repair services and construction materials, hardware shops, vehicle inspection (ITV) stations, tobacconists, technology and telecommunications equipment, pet food, home delivery services, dry cleaners, laundrettes and hairdressers may also open, as may these same market activities carried out outdoors on public streets or as non-permanent street trading, commonly known as street markets.
Sport
The opening to the public of conventional sports facilities and sports centres for physical activity that is not outdoors is suspended, except for official professional or non-professional sporting activity.
In addition, non-federated sporting competitions and events of any age category are temporarily suspended, as are federated ones, except for age categories from 16 years up to senior level.
Hospitality
All hospitality activities are suspended, with these exceptions:
- Home delivery services.
- Restaurants in tourist accommodation establishments.
- Catering services within healthcare, social-healthcare and social centres and services, school canteens and social canteen services.
- Other catering services in training centres and workplaces.
- Catering services at fuel supply establishments or loading and unloading centres, or vending machines selling prepared food.
Visits to residential care homes for older people are also suspended, as are in-person congresses, conferences, business meetings, professional meetings, seminars, residents’ association meetings and similar events.
In-person public shows and recreational and cultural activities are suspended. Gambling establishments are also affected.
Leisure
Museums, cinemas and theatres are to close to the public, as are, in general, all establishments or activities whose purpose is recreation, leisure or entertainment. Activities will be permitted if they are recorded for broadcast by audiovisual media.
Likewise, peñas, gastronomic, cultural and recreational associations and similar establishments are to close, except those with a charitable purpose.
Training
In-person examinations for selection procedures of the Administration of the Junta de Andalucía are also postponed.
At grades 1 and 2 of this level, in-person activity will continue in all vocational training centres, conservatoires, language schools, academies, adult continuing education centres and other similar centres.
The order also sets occupancy limits on public transport and requires a minimum frequency of services.
This newsroom has produced a chart showing the total positive cases since the start of the pandemic, the details for the last 14 days and recoveries, which we update from Monday to Friday and have included in our «Coronavirus Special.»
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