| The City Council will modify the distribution so that they maintain the safety distance and will provide vendors with gloves, masks and gel | The markets of Cartagena will begin to restore the so-called new normality starting next Monday, May 11, with the reopening of the food stalls. As explained by the councilor for Public Roads, Juan Pedro Torralba, "food vendors are the most affected by the decree of the State of Alarm since, when the activity stopped, they had already purchased perishable products for the most part, they were unable to put up for sale.
For this reason, and because the disinfection measures for these products are easier to implement in a flea market than those for clothing or accessories, they are the first to be installed ”.Specifically, they will be the food products stalls that, normally, are installed in markets with a license to open all year round, such as: .
Peral neighborhood..
San Cristóbal neighborhood..
Cabo de Palos..
The Algar. .
The Llano del Beal. .
The Aljorra..
The Palm..
Narrow Well..
Pains. .
Ribera de San Javier. .
Mediterranean urbanization. .
The Belones. In order for their return to activity to be carried out in the safest way, the City Council has a forecast of the negotiated market service to relocate the positions, ensuring that they maintain the safety distance and have continuity, for which the police presence. In addition, the minimum distance between the vendor and the customer will be marked in each of the stalls, and gloves, masks and disinfectant gel will be supplied to the vendors. Due to the economic difficulties that many of them are suffering, the councilor has appealed to suppliers to lend them a hand when resuming activity.
“Street vendors require help to get back up and running.
From the City Council we are going to do everything in our power, but they also need the willingness of producers and suppliers to get ahead, "said Torralba.The reopening of the markets is subject to the central government decreeing the entry of the Region of Murcia in Phase 1 for next week.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena