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Algarve beach season begins tomorrow with ‘safety and quality’- what changes?

53beach changesGoing to the beach is regarded as a moment of relaxation, but as of this Saturday, when the bathing season opens, bathers, of the sun and sea alike, will have to follow a set of rules to minimise the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister António Costa and his wife set foot on a beach this week, setting an example and examining the measures imposed to aid in the safety of the population. Distancing on the beach between people who are not from the same household is the main care to be taken.

Moreover, beach visits may be banned for reasons of public health protection in the event of a serious breach of the established rules. And not all open on the same date. Each mayor has set the dates for the entry into force of the respective bathing seasons for their municipality. For the Algarve region, Alentejo, and Lisbon, all beaches will open tomorrow. In the central region, the opening of beaches as part of the bathing season varies between June 14th and July 1st.

Here’s what changes:

Sunbathing

1 - Physical distance of 1.5 meters between people (who are not part of the same group)

2 - 3 meters spacing between parasols, awnings or towels

3 - Sports activities with two or more people are prohibited (except nautical activities, surf lessons and similar sports)

4 - Exceptional extension of the concession area allowed

5 - In relation to awnings, loungers, and such, as a rule, each person can only rent them in one of two slots, the morning (until 13:30) or in the afternoon (from 14:00), with a maximum of five people for each of these structures

Beach occupation signs

1 - Occupancy status announced through traffic light system: green means low occupancy (1/3); yellow high occupancy (2/3); red full occupancy (3/3)

2 - Information updated continuously, in real time, namely in the 'Info beach' app and on the website of the Portuguese Environment Agency on the Internet (The app will only function properly from tomorrow)

 3 - Parking is prohibited outside carparks and orderly parking areas

Circulation rules

1 - Single way of circulation on and off beach, with physical distance of 1.5 meters

2 - Circulation corridors, parallel and perpendicular to the coastline can be defined

Bars, restaurants and terraces

1 - Regular cleaning of spaces (minimum: four daily cleanings)

 2 - Capacity limitation

3 - Possible reorganization of outdoor seating to ensure safety distance

Street vending

1 - Mandatory use of a mask and visor by the seller in contacts with users

2 - The circulation of street vendors must be done with physical distancing and, preferably, through the circulation corridors.

Equipment

1 - The use of slides or indoor showers is prohibited

2 - Outdoor showers, sunbeds, mattresses or beach ashtrays must be cleaned daily or whenever the user changes

General duties of users

1 - Avoid visiting areas with high or full occupancy

2 - Proceed with regular disinfection of hands and mandatorily on arrival at the beach

3 - Ensure the physical safety distance when using the beach and when swimming.

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0 #7 graziano 2020-06-10 10:16
Quoting Steve:
"Proceed with regular disinfection of hands and mandatorily on arrival at the beach" To prevent people infecting the sand? Who's coming up with these stupid rules?

You are wrong Steve, it is not to prevent infecting the sand, it is to make sur you do your part in polluting the ocean wit the tons of sprayed chemicals.
+2 #6 Steve 2020-06-09 09:15
Quoting Norman L:
Exposed many times but unfortunately still hiding from most of us. Give us a link or two, you know you want to.
Hiding in plain sight is the name of the game. As for the links, we all need to make our own research and come to our own conclusions, just follow the money trail.
-5 #5 Norman L 2020-06-08 17:42
Exposed many times but unfortunately still hiding from most of us. Give us a link or two, you know you want to.
+1 #4 Steve 2020-06-08 09:41
Quoting Norman L:
It would be great for all us poor sheeple if you could tell us where we can find more details on this 'secret global shadow government no-one' - except you, obviously - 'has ever heard of' so we can expose this 'criminal cabal'.
The "criminal cabal" has been exposed many times but not everyone is ready to accept that they have been lied to for most of their lives. Easier to fool people than to convince people that they have been fooled. ;-)
-2 #3 Norman L 2020-06-07 21:25
It would be great for all us poor sheeple if you could tell us where we can find more details on this 'secret global shadow government no-one' - except you, obviously - 'has ever heard of' so we can expose this 'criminal cabal'.
+2 #2 David 2020-06-07 00:00
Quoting Steve:
Who's coming up with these stupid rules?

Good question. National governments are mostly following the same instructions seemingly handed down to them from what appears to be a secret global shadow government no-one has ever heard of let alone voted for. Consent for all this is orchestrated by the increasingly unhinged mass media which operates as the PR arm of this criminal cabal.
+5 #1 Steve 2020-06-06 08:48
"Proceed with regular disinfection of hands and mandatorily on arrival at the beach" To prevent people infecting the sand? Who's coming up with these stupid rules?

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