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Date Published: 20/07/2021
ARCHIVED - Hospitality sector in Orihuela warns businesses may not survive the year due to restrictions
Bars, restaurants and nightlife venues in the Vega Baja fear closure this winter amid capacity and opening limitations.
Representatives of Orihuela's hospitality sector have warned they might survive the summer, but "may not make it through the winter" following a tightening of restrictions to combat a surge in new infections.
During a meeting with the town's mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, owners of bars, restaurants and nightlife venues expressed concerns over limitations, which mean they must close at 12.30am, serving the last customer at midnight, along with continued capacity restrictions. The measures are in place until at least July 25.
In addition, they pointed out the aid they have received has been "insufficient or non-existent in some cases", and demanded that anti-Covid measures are not generalised across the board in an attempt to "control young people" and botellon drinking sessions.
"We may survive this summer, but I don't think we'll make it through the winter due to the difficulties we are facing trying to keep our businesses open", warned one Orihuela bar owner.
During the meeting, the mayor stressed that the restrictions "are outside the town council's powers", but that the local authority will try to "make its voice heard" so that any further measures are not adopted so "disproportionately".
"We all prefer our young people to be in controlled premises and not in areas where there is no one to keep an eye on them, but I think that before imposing all these measures the government should listen to this particular sector that is being punished," said Bascuñana, adding that rather than "penalising" the tourist and hospitality sectors, "individual responsibility and prudence" should instead be exercised.
The latest data from Spain's Ministry of Health shows three per cent of young adults have caught Covid in the last fortnight in parts of the country, with incidence rates of over 3,000 among 12 to 29-year-olds in various northern regions.
IMAGE: Ayuntamiento de Orihuela
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