Though Covid-19 an infection figures in Madrid stay excessive, the Spanish capital has comparatively relaxed restrictions in comparison with France and the remainder of Spain.
In France, there’s a nightly curfew between 6pm and 6am, whereas in Madrid the curfew solely begins at 11pm.
All bars, eating places, cinemas, theatres and museums additionally stay closed in France, whereas in Madrid bars and eating places can keep open till the 11pm curfew, accepting their final prospects at 10pm.
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There’s a restricted capability of fifty p.c inside eating places, however there is no such thing as a restrict on the terraces and as much as six folks can sit at one desk exterior.
Now, younger folks in France have reportedly cottoned on to the large variations in restrictions between the 2 international locations and have been heading to the capital to flee for the weekend.
“The flights had been completely full,” stated one man being interviewed by TeleMadrid at Madrid Barajas airport on Friday.
When requested why he had come to Spain, he merely stated “for the eating places”.
?✈️Vuelos repletos de franceses para pasar el fin de semana: “Aquí está la fiesta”, asegura una de ellas. Te lo cuenta @fernandolg88.
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— Madrid Directo (@MadridDirecto) March 5, 2021
One other younger French lady being interviewed stated that she had come “for the fiestas”, whereas a 3rd claimed that flights are “very low cost proper now. You could find return flights from France to Madrid for round 70 to 150 euros.”
Guidelines in different elements of Spain aren’t so relaxed, although.
In Catalonia, bars and eating places have solely been allowed to open for breakfast and once more for lunch, and from Monday, March eighth, will have the ability to open till 5pm solely. A curfew of 10pm has additionally been imposed within the coastal metropolis.
Madrid at the moment has Spain’s third-highest coronavirus incidence price per 100,000 inhabitants at 242, simply behind Melilla and Ceuta.