The Interterritorial Health Council has approved this Wednesday common rules for all of Spain that will be of "mandatory compliance" and that will regulate this new de-escalation until vaccination against Covid-19 reaches 70% of the population. One of the main novelties is in the regulation of nightlife, which may open until 3 in the morning, but only in those areas that are out of risk or in alert level 1.
For regions such as the Canary Islands, this means relaxing the rules, at least in the islands that are not above that level, which are currently Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma. However, for other communities, it will mean re-tightening the restrictions that are currently in force. And it is that after the end of the state of alarm, some regions had already authorized the opening of nightlife and in some cases, they are at risk levels higher than the one that has been established as a limit.
This could open a new lawsuit with some regional governments and in particular with that of Madrid, which has already announced that it will not comply with this common regulation. And it is that although the text has been approved by a majority, there have been several communities that have voted against. Along with Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, Galicia, Murcia and the Basque Country have opposed.
In this regard, the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, insisted during the press conference after the Council that these new rules are mandatory, unlike what happened until now, which is what has led to having different rules in each community. At the time, a traffic light was established that defines the alert levels, depending on the value of the main indicators - such as accumulated incidence and hospital pressure - but the rules associated with each level were only "recommendations" that each community then developed.
Now, all must apply this new common regulation, although the issue could end up in court with some of them.
