The Municipal Markets of the municipality of Silves will reopen on Tuesday, the 5th of May, "subject to the rules of social distancing and sanitation of spaces as indicated by the DGS", announced Silves Council. The decision was made "in the context of the gradual implementation of the easing through the phased lifting of restrictions and the consequent progressive reopening of the economy" and following the "on-site assessments to all municipal markets", which have been made by the local Public Health delegate together with the mayor and the presidents of the councils and parish unions of the municipality.
The same officials have already met "with all the traders who use spaces in the markets, in order to assert and clarify the rules that will have to be observed to allow the activity to begin again".
The rules include, from the outset, the mandatory use of a mask for all who use the markets, but also the display of relevant information "alluding to the rules of hygiene and social conduct to be adopted", "controlling customer flow according to the ability to the foreseen load, taking into account, namely, the area and the architectural specificities of the space” and for the “definition of a circulation flow perfectly perceptible to the users of the space”.
Health officials and local elected officials have also imposed on traders to place “containment lines or, where possible, physical barriers, which allow safeguarding of minimum distances, allowing to oneself maintain social distance and avoid the tendency to touch products and reduce the chance of contamination by contact or by droplets, which is particularly relevant in fish sales stall”'.
The placement of alcohol-gel dispensers for the disinfection of hands at the main entrance and in various places inside the space and the implementation of “a plan for cleaning and sanitizing the space, clearly identifying the frequency of the intervention and who performed it” are also part of the council’s plan for a safe reopening of the space.
Traders should also “install two gel alcohol dispensers, one for their own use and one for customers, use mandatory personal protective equipment, such as a mask and/or visor, and the hand hygiene protocol must be defined during sale and handling of products.”
