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The municipality of Lorca adjusts the capacity of the weekly market on Thursdays to 75% of the premises, following the instructions of the Regional Government, with the expansion of the central streets to promote the circulation of people, expanding the hand hygiene stalls and recovering the Huerto de la Rueda car park in collaboration with the collective of sellers. The Councilor for Health and Consumption and Squares and Markets of the City of Lorca, José Ángel Ponce, has reported on the prevention and containment measures for the coronavirus to be applied to the markets of the Region of Murcia once the state of alarm has ended. Ponce explained that "the number of positions that can operate in the market is expanded, increasing it to 75 percent, according to the Huerto de la Rueda space, as established by the Regional Government." This Thursday, in addition, textile and footwear sellers who are not residents of the municipality are already incorporated, the interior parking of the Huerto de la Rueda is recovered and the space between streets is expanded to favor the circulation of people and avoid crowds.
Likewise, entry control will be maintained as well as extraordinary reinforcement in public toilets.
" "This measure responds to the 'Resolution of June 19, 2020, of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of the Presidency and Finance, which provides for the publication in the Official Gazette of the Region of Murcia of the Agreement of the Governing Council, regarding to the prevention and containment measures applicable in the Region of Murcia to face the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19, after the end of the alarm state and for the reactivation phase '". The mayor explained that "in order to comply with the established sanitary and hygienic measures, we have modified the usual layout of some stalls that had more than 10 meters authorized and that have seen their space reduced, since currently, the maximum space to assemble each stall is 10 meters.
And the number of the stalls have been marked on the ground, and all vendors must leave 0.5 meters free on both sides of the stall to facilitate compliance with interpersonal distance measures.
" "Among the regulations to be met by merchants, the participation in the weekly market of those who have a municipal license and who have been notified by telephone from the Department of Health and Consumption stands out.
In addition, during the assembly and dismantling of the stall, sanitize all the elements of the stall; the distance between the vendors of the same stall will be a minimum of 1.5 meters; each stall will necessarily have a litter bin for customers and merchants and will have hydroalcoholic gels and the use of mask or face shield.
" Ponce Díaz has indicated that "in establishments in the commercial textile sector, testers must be used individually and after each use they will be cleaned and disinfected; in the event that a client tries on a garment that he later does not acquire, the owner of the establishment will implement measures to ensure that the garment is sanitized before it is provided to other customers and, in the case of footwear and headgear, disposable socks and hats or plastic bags will be provided to carry out the test, discarding them when finished.
" "As for the adequacy of the facilities, there will be an entry point and an exit point located at the main gate of the Huerto de la Rueda and another in the parking area inside the premises, open from 8 am to 2 pm, being canceled and the other accesses closed, the influx of customers also remains under control, so as to ensure the social distance of 1.5 meters.
" The Councilor for Plazas and Markets recalled that "merchants will have access through the main gate of the Huerto de la Rueda from 6:30 am to 8:00 am; the free LIMUSA car park, located opposite the Huerto de la Rueda compound, It will remain open to the public at the same time the market is held, while the hours of the toilets will be from 7 am to 2 pm, the cleaning and disinfection operation being reinforced to always guarantee its state of health and hygiene.
" "For their part, users must make use of a mask.
Gloves and a hydroalcoholic gel solution are supplied at the entrance to the weekly market area, and the interpersonal distance of 1.5 meters must be kept.
In addition, product handling foodstuffs by customers will be prohibited, and they must wait until they are provided by the merchants.
" José Ángel Ponce has revealed that "once the market has ended, it will be cleaned by both the merchants and by employees of the Limusa company, prohibiting the entry of all foreign personnel" and has assured that "all These measures will be in force until the complete overcoming of the health crisis, and there may be additional modifications.
" To conclude, the mayor of Plazas y Mercados has wanted to recognize "the effort of the vendors, as well as the collaboration especially maintained in recent weeks to adapt to the criteria that the City Council of Lorca has established during the de-escalation phases.
Sellers and clients have given a magnificent example of collaboration, understanding and respect for the rules, how could it be otherwise, that has allowed us to take safe steps towards this new normality, which we must take care of and continue to respect so as not to take steps backwards.
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Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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