By Tara Rippin • Published: 15 Mar 2020 • 17:45
LEVANTE PROMENADE: Eerily deserted amid State of Alarm Photo credit: Benidorm town hall
BENIDORM’S Mayor, Toni Perez, has urged the public to adhere to restrictions put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The town’s beaches and coves have been closed on the orders of the town hall.
This followed yesterday’s veto on swimming and sunbathing, extended to a total ban encompassing the entire seafront in order to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
“Barring the public from the sea, beaches and promenades is one of the hardest decisions for any mayor to take,” declared Perez.
“I am sure that I can count on the understanding and responsibility of all of us in Benidorm in these moments,” he said.
Perez called for “responsibility, prudence, public spiritedness and solidarity” on the part of the local population in complying down to the last detail with the protection measures announced by the health authorities and public administrations.
This included the restrictions that now apply to the Levante, Mal Pas and Poniente beaches as well as the Tio Ximo and l’Almadrava beaches, the mayor said.
Caption: LEVANTE PROMENADE: Eerily deserted
Photo credit: Benidorm town hall
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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