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The region, including Alicante province, will enter the “final stretch” of de-escalation from Saturday
After 19 months of confinement, closures and travel restrictions, the Valencia region looks set to enter the final phase of de-escalation, with regional President Ximo Puig confirming an end to anti-Covid measures from October 9.
The date is significant, being Community of Valencia Day, but will now mark the beginning of the region’s progression to a new phase of normality.
The current round of relaxed measures came into force on September 28, with increased capacity levels, extended opening hours and a lifting of the ban on dancing in nightclubs, albeit in designated areas.
“But from October 9, a border of restrictions will be lifted and the normalisation of daily life will be accelerated to overcome the pandemic and reactivate economic and social activities,” Puig said on Monday October 4.
However, he added that progress will be made towards these goals with “an eye constantly on the epidemiological data”, stressing that “right now we are at low risk, but the data will always guide decision-making”.
With regards to mask wearing, Puig said he believes this decision should be made “by the inter-territorial council”, to ensure that all autonomous regions are “providing the same certainty to public”, so it appears that the use of a facemask will still be mandatory where social distancing cannot be exercised.
And for the moment, the possibility of enforcing the use of a Covid passport remains up in the air due to the “legalities of applying a vaccination certificate for entry into certain establishments and events”.
“It is clear that it can be an instrument that facilitates standardisation and meetings are being held with the sectors that may be most affected, such as festivals and nightlife. We want normality to reach festivals, major sporting and musical events, as quickly as possible, and the Covid certificate could be a guarantee of safety for those people who go to places where there a lot of contact is likely,” said Puig.
According to the regional government, the greatest asset in reaching this final phase of de-escalation has been the vaccination campaign, with the remaining 10% of the population who have not yet been immunised urged to do so.
“Without the vaccination this last wave of the pandemic would have been worse due to the delta variant being much more contagious than the others. Therefore, I do not think it is reasonable to be in a position of denial about the vaccine.”
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