The restrictions adopted by the Basque Government to stop the coronavirus crisis have been in force since Monday, February 15. The Executive has chosen to make the municipal confinement more flexible and will allow travel to neighboring towns to carry out socio-economic and sports activities in the open air. These are the answers to the doubts generated by the new measures:

1. Is the limitation of permanence in groups of more than four people in public and private spaces still in force?

Yes, unless they are cohabitants.

2. Is the limitation of entry and exit of people in the territory of the Autonomous Community of Euskadi still in force?

Yes.

3. Is the municipal confinement still in force?

Yes. The entry and exit of people from each term of the municipality in which they have established their residence is limited, with the general or particular exceptions included in section 4 of article 2 of Decree 7/2021, allowing in any case mobility between neighboring transit municipalities habitual, regardless of its Historical Territory, for carrying out socio-economic and sports activities, or physical activity in the open air.

4. Is it possible to travel between neighboring municipalities with regular transit to carry out socio-economic and sports activities or physical activity in the open air?

Yes.

5. What is considered socio-economic activity?

Activities that, on a regular basis, are carried out between neighboring municipalities, and that are not part of the exceptions included in article 2.2, such as going to the supermarket, dry cleaning, restaurant, nursery, and all those relationships of a social and/or economic that can be carried out in an ordinary way in the adjoining municipality.

6. What is considered an adjoining municipality? If the estuary is between both municipalities, is mobility allowed? (Example: Erandio and Bilbao or Getxo and Portugalete) in the cases justified in article 2.3.

It is the municipality attached to the one of residence that is accessed directly, without going through other municipalities. With regard to the example, mobility is allowed between Erandio and Bilbao or Getxo and Portugalete.

7. How is a municipality with a Cumulative Incidence Rate ≥500 cases/100,000 inhabitants different from a municipality with a lower rate?

In those municipalities with a Cumulative Incidence Rate ≥500 cases/100,000 inhabitants, school sports and group sports are suspended, both in training and in competition. Training and sports competitions of teams involved in professional or semi-professional competition, courses or activities scheduled in gyms, sports clubs or sports centers and the practice of physical and sports activity, outdoors and in groups, are excepted and can be carried out. of up to six people.

8. How can I find out what the Accumulated Incidence Rate is in my municipality?

From Monday to Friday the Department of Health publishes a bulletin with all the updated health data on its website (https://www.euskadi.eus).

In addition, a resolution of the Director of Public Health and Addictions listing the municipalities with a Cumulative Incidence Rate equal to or greater than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (red zone) will be published on Mondays and Thursdays of each week. Effective your referral from the next day.

9. How can exits from the municipality be justified?

The Annex to this document offers a model Responsible Declaration that can be used to prove the reason for the displacement in the event that it cannot be justified through other means.

10. Is the limitation of movement of people at night after 10:00 p.m. still in force?

Yes.

11. Can I leave the Basque Country for justified reasons?

Yes, adequately justified displacements that occur due to any of the exceptions provided for in article 6.1 of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25, are allowed.

12. Is commuting between neighboring municipalities with habitual transit, regardless of their Historical Territory, to carry out individual socio-economic and sports activities or physical activity in the open air, is it independent of the Cumulative Incidence Rate that both municipalities have?

Yes.

13. Can I go to the mountain of the adjoining municipality accompanied?

Yes. You can go in a group of maximum 6 people to the mountain of the municipality of residence or the adjoining municipality.

14. Can I meet five friends to ride a bike and that the route passes through neighboring municipalities?

Yes. Only by municipalities adjacent to the one of residence. If they are federated people, they can make routes throughout the territory of the BAC, provided that the municipality of origin has a Cumulative Incidence Rate of less than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

15. Can I go for a walk in company and go to neighboring municipalities?

Yes, only to municipalities adjacent to the municipality of residence.

16. Is movement to orchards allowed?

Yes, travel is allowed for this reason to the municipality where the orchard is located, regardless of whether it is adjacent or not, and regardless of the Cumulative Incidence Rate in both municipalities.

17. Is going for a coffee at a bar in the neighboring municipality considered a socio-economic activity?

Yes.

18. Can my parents visit their grandson, if we do not live in the same municipality?

Do not confuse «visit» with «care». If it is a family visit, only in the municipality of residence. In the case of going to care for the elderly, minors, dependents, people with disabilities or especially vulnerable people, it is possible by virtue of the provisions of article 2.2.e) of Decree 44/2020, of December 10, of the Lehendakari.

19. Can you go to another Historical Territory to pick up or take a person to the airport, train or bus stations, etc.?

Yes.

20. I am a divorced person. According to the divorce decree, I can be with my descendants twice a week but they live in a different location than my Historical Territory of residence. Can I travel to make these visits?

A trip to attend to the sons or daughters in accordance with the regime established in a divorce decree, is authorized because it is part of the exceptions contemplated in articles 2 and 3 of Decree 44/2020 of December 10, of the Lehendakari, specifically, the assumption "k) Any other activity of a similar nature, duly accredited" of article 2.

21. I have to attend to and feed several animals outside my municipality of residence. Can I move? How do I justify it?

A trip to care for animals is authorized because it forms part of the exceptions contemplated in articles 2 and 3 of Decree 44/2020, of December 10, of the Lehendakari, specifically, the assumption "j) Due to force majeure or situation of need” of article 2. It can be justified by any document proving the ownership of the animals, or by a responsible statement that specifies the address where they will be cared for. (See Annex)

22. How would it be justified before an authority that the reason for a transfer to another municipality is the care of the elderly or minors?

By means of a receipt issued by the person responsible for the person to be cared for, proving the family relationship and identifying the person to whom the care is provided. In the same way, it can be accredited by means of a responsible statement from the caregiver that specifies the address and telephone number of the person who is going to be cared for. (See Annex)

23. The supermarket in my municipality is small and I usually go to a larger one in another municipality. I can do it?

Displacements to purchase food or other authorized products must be to commercial establishments located in the municipality of residence or in the adjoining one.

For services and supplies that are not provided in the town of residence, on an exceptional basis, displacement to a large area or similar closest to the municipality of residence or the adjoining one will be allowed.

24. If I live in Durango and my usual hairdresser is in Bilbao. Can I go there?

No. Travel is only allowed to carry out socioeconomic or sports activities to the municipality adjacent to the one of residence. In addition, travel outside the municipality of residence is allowed for any of the exceptions listed in article 6.1. of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25, duly justified or if your municipality of residence does not have that service or business.

25. I am from Artziniega and I usually go to Bilbao to do shopping and other socio-economic activities. Can I keep doing it?

No. Only if your municipality of residence or the neighboring one does not have this service or business, you can go to the nearest municipality that does have it.

26. Is transit through the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country still allowed for those people whose origin and destination are outside the Basque Country?

Yes, transit is allowed, but not carrying out any other activity.

27. I am from Cantabria, I have a flight from Bilbao, can I enter or leave the Autonomous Community for that reason?

You can transit, both for the outbound and for the return, through the territory of the Basque Country if your destination is outside this Autonomous Community but you cannot carry out other activities within the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

28. Can I go to my second home that is outside the Basque Country?

No, unless it fits into one of the exceptions provided for the limitation of mobility between Autonomous Communities in Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25.

29. Can I go to a second home that is in the same Autonomous Community?

No. Only if it is in your municipality of habitual residence.

30. Are trips to residences for the elderly allowed?

Yes, as long as they are visits authorized by the center itself.

31. Are trips to prisons allowed?

Yes, as long as you have the pertinent authorization issued by the Prison Authority.

32. How are issues that concern those municipalities that constitute enclaves in Euskadi regulated?

Those municipalities that constitute enclaves receive the proper treatment of the Historical Territory that surrounds them (Trebiño, Villaverde...).

33. I have a rented apartment in another autonomous community and I have to go to collect the keys since the tenant leaves the house. Can I leave the community?

If a non-delayable activity results, it can be considered that it is due to force majeure.

34. How can I justify the reason for the displacements?

When there is no other means of proof, a responsible declaration may be carried, which constitutes a signed document, which states that it complies with the requirements established in this Decree, to justify the exceptions to the mobility limitation. (See Annex)

35. What happens if I already have a plane ticket purchased to travel? Do I have to cancel it?

Depends on the reason for the trip:

-If the reason for the trip is leisure, you cannot travel.

-If it is due to any of the exceptions included in article 6.1 of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25, declaring the state of alarm to contain the spread of infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 , as long as it can be duly justified, the flight could be maintained.

36. Can I take my pet out later than 10:00 p.m.?

No, pets cannot be taken out from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. You could only go out with a pet for the exceptions contemplated in Article 5.1. of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25, for example, go to a veterinary center for urgent reasons.

37. Although the limitation of the freedom of movement of people at night is set at 10:00 p.m., public transport ends at 11:00 p.m. Does this mean that I can take a bus between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.?

Public transport may only be used after 10:00 p.m. for any of the reasons listed in the exceptions in article 5.1. of the Royal Decree of October 25. For example, for health, emergency reasons or conditioned by the working hours of leaving work, among others.

38. What services can hotel and restaurant establishments provide?

They will be able to offer services on their open-air terraces and their capacity inside will be restricted to fifty percent. Groups of clients per table may not exceed the maximum number of four, and two or more tables cannot be joined for a group of a greater number of people. The use of a mask will be permanently mandatory, except at the express moment of the intake of food or drinks.

In any case, it must be ensured that the proper interpersonal distance of at least one and a half meters is maintained between the chairs at different tables.

39. What hours are allowed for hotel and restaurant establishments?

Hotel and restaurant establishments, with the exception of services belonging to service areas, must close to the public in any case at the latest at 8:00 p.m. and may not open to the public before 6:00 a.m.

40. Can hotel and restaurant services located in service areas remain open after 8:00 p.m.?

Yes. They will be open according to their established regime and may remain open between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., only for the service to users in transit.

41. Is the use of a mask mandatory in hospitality establishments?

The use of a mask will be permanently mandatory, except at the express moment of ingesting food or drinks. The inconsistent use of the mask in an indoor establishment represents a high-risk context.

42. Can I close the interior of the establishment at 8:00 p.m. and continue serving customers on the terraces?

No. Both the interior and exterior of the establishments must be cleared of customers at 8:00 p.m.

43. Can food orders be picked up and delivered at catering establishments?

Yes. The delivery of orders by appointment at the establishment itself can be done until 9:00 p.m., and it must be closed for any other service to the public. Home delivery can be made until 10:00 p.m.

44. Can we watch a football match in a group inside a bar?

Decree 44/2020, of December 10, of the Lehendakari, expressly advises against collective viewing of televised sporting events inside establishments. In any case, groups of customers per table may not exceed the maximum number of four, and two or more tables cannot be joined for a group of a greater number of people.

45. Is consumption at the bar allowed?

Any consumption at the bar or standing is prohibited, and both inside and outside, users must consume sitting at a table.

46. Can I go to a gaming and betting establishment?

Yes. In those municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is less than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, with a maximum capacity of fifty percent.

47. What hours are gaming and betting establishments allowed?

These establishments must close in any case at the latest at 8:00 p.m., including the eviction of customers, and they may not open to the public before 6:00 a.m.

48. Is it allowed to be used in hotel establishments, recreational machines, games or bets?

Yes, the person who plays must remain seated at all times and in the same conditions of use and hygiene as those established for gaming and betting venues.

49. Can txokos, gastronomic societies, markets and the like open?

No. The txokos, gastronomic societies, markets and the like will remain closed.

50. In the case of hotels, agrotourisms, tourist accommodation and campsites, can the maximum capacity of 50% exceed the number of 30 people that applies to the common areas of hotels (dining room, cafeteria, etc...)?

The Decree establishes a maximum capacity of 50% for the common areas of hotels, campsites and tourist accommodation, not being able to exceed at any time in these spaces the limit of 30 people simultaneously and respecting the interpersonal distance of 1.5m.

The rest of the rooms or dining rooms of these hotel facilities must respect, each of them, the maximum capacity of 50% depending on their surface area, and they must respect the regulations applicable to restaurant services in the case of dining rooms, or of meetings in indoor spaces in the case of organizing other types of events.

In any case, it is recalled that after 8:00 p.m. hotels and other types of accommodation may only offer hotel and restaurant services to people staying in their establishment.

51. Is school sport allowed?

In those municipalities with the Cumulative Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is less than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, school sports training may be carried out and must be organized in groups of six people at most, without changing its composition and not being able to use changing rooms.

The use of the mask in school sports is mandatory both in outdoor sports activities and in indoor venues. Only its use in swimming pools and in extraordinary moments of intense physical activity outdoors is excepted.

In municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is equal to or greater than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, school sports are suspended.

52. And the competition in school sports?

No.

53. Can schoolchildren use the changing rooms?

No. The use of changing rooms is not allowed in school sports, except logically for the swimming pool changing rooms that users must use.

54. Are trips allowed for school sports training?

Displacements are allowed when the Accumulated Incidence Rate is less than 500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, both in the municipality of origin and in the destination.

55. What sports activity is allowed based on the Cumulative Incidence Rate?

In those municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is less than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, the practice of non-federated physical and sports activity, in the open air, may be carried out individually or collectively, without physical contact, and in groups of up to a maximum of six people simultaneously.

In those municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is equal to or greater than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, any type of group sports activity is suspended, both in training and in competition. Training and sports competitions of teams involved in professional or semi-professional competition, courses or activities scheduled in gyms, sports clubs or sports centers and the practice of physical and sports activity, outdoors and in groups, are excepted and can be carried out. of up to six people.

56. Can I remove the mask while doing sports individually in urban environments?

In the development of any sporting activity, the use of a mask will be mandatory. Only excepted is its use in natural spaces, in peripheral urban environments without the presence of pedestrians, in swimming pools, in training of teams immersed in professional or semi-professional competition, in competition and in extraordinary moments of intense physical activity outdoors.

57. Is the use of a mask mandatory in sports centers, gyms and indoor venues?

Yes.

58. Is the use of changing rooms and shower areas allowed?

Yes, with an occupancy of 30% of its maximum capacity. Likewise, the use of showers will be allowed as long as their use is individual. The use of the mask will be mandatory except when showering and the safety distance between users will be respected at all times. Changing rooms must be continuously ventilated during use and, in addition, before opening and after closing. If ventilation is mechanical, the intake of outside air should be maximized and air recirculation avoided.

59. What is understood as a semi-professional athlete?

They are athletes who participate in the different state and international competitions on the official calendar, as well as the top-level competitions organized by the corresponding Basque federation, all of them in the absolute category and in the category below the absolute one that corresponds to them in competitions state or international level. This section includes the autochthonous sports competitions of the highest level of absolute category.

60. Can I move to another municipality to play a game?

There are 3 cases in which these movements are allowed:

1. Mobility between neighboring municipalities with habitual transit is allowed, regardless of their Historical Territory, for carrying out socio-economic and sports activities, or physical activity in the open air.

2. Mobility to another municipal area of ​​the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country other than the one of residence, including those that are not adjoining, is allowed in any case for training and sports competitions of teams involved in professional or semi-professional competition, regardless of the cumulative incidence rate of COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days.

3. Also, mobility to another municipal term other than the one of residence is allowed, even if it is not adjacent, for federated sports competitions and training, for school sports training, as well as for courses or activities scheduled in gyms, sports clubs or sports centers. , provided that in all these cases, both the municipality of origin and the municipality of destination have a Cumulative Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is less than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants.

61. Is hunting activity allowed in all its modalities, as well as the practice of river and maritime, sports and recreational fishing, in all its modalities?

Yes, in the municipality of residence and in the neighboring one.

In any case, the interpersonal safety distance of 1.5 meters must always be respected and the use of a mask is mandatory.

62. Can I attend a sporting event as a public?

No. Public attendance at sporting events is prohibited.

63. Can I do sports in the machine room of a gym?

Yes, individually, with the use of a mask, maintaining the safety distance and respecting the maximum capacity allowed in the venue.

64. Can classes or activities be taught in groups?

Only the courses or activities scheduled in gyms, sports clubs, swimming pools and sports centers may be carried out, provided that they are carried out with a mask, except for extraordinary moments of intense physical activity outdoors in groups of a maximum of 6 people and while Limited capacity to 50 percent of capacity.

65. Can a federated athlete compete?

In those municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is less than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, sports competitions for athletes and federated, professional and professional teams are allowed. semi-professionals.

In those municipalities with the Accumulated Incidence Rate of positive cases for COVID-19 in the last 14 days that is equal to or greater than 500 per 100,000 inhabitants, only sports competitions for athletes and athletes are allowed. teams immersed in professional or semi-professional competition.

66. Are choral music rehearsals still prohibited?

Rehearsals and non-professional collective performances of a musical-vocal nature continue to be suspended, except in the case of those that belong to regulated education.

67. And the dance groups?

Rehearsals of non-professional dance groups are allowed, and in any case the preventive conditions of maintaining the interpersonal safety distance, use of a mask and groups of six people without physical contact must be strictly respected.

68. What capacity should a small business respect?

Establishments of less than 150 square meters may not exceed 60 percent of their capacity.

69. And if it is a large surface?

Commercial establishments that have a surface area of ​​more than 150 square meters will have a maximum permitted capacity of 40 percent of their capacity, applying that same maximum capacity in each of their floors and shopping centers. shops, as well as in their common areas, regardless of their surface. The people responsible for the Shopping Centers or Parks will take sufficient measures to enforce this limitation.

70. Can I go to study at a center, academy, euskaltegi... that is not in the municipality of residence? How do I justify it?

This situation is expressly included in article 6.1.c Assistance to university, teaching and educational centers, including schools of education of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25. You must be able to prove yourself through any document that is valid and sufficient.

71. Can supermarkets or food stores sell alcohol after 9:00 p.m.? And if they close later?

During the time slot between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., alcohol cannot be sold. It is also not allowed to be consumed on public roads.

72. Can I attend a funeral, wake or burial that takes place outside my municipality? And outside the autonomous community?

You can attend funerals, wakes or burials that take place within the municipality of residence. Family members up to the second degree may attend those that take place outside the municipality of residence or the Autonomous Community.

In any case, the measures established in this section must be complied with:

-For wakes, a limit of 30 people is set in outdoor spaces and 6 people in closed spaces. In the event that the number of attendees is less, it will not be possible to exceed 50% of the permitted capacity.

-The burial or farewell for cremation of the deceased person, as long as it is done in an open space, is restricted to a maximum of 30 people. In the event that it is held in a closed space, the maximum number will be 10 people, maintaining the interpersonal safety distance in any case.

-In all cases, the use of a mask will be mandatory.

73. Until what time of night will there be public transport?

The last public transport departure for each of the three Historical Territories will be at 11:00 p.m. Except for the taxi or vehicle with driver.

74. Can you eat or drink on public transport?

If the travel time is less than two hours you cannot eat, but you can drink. In any case, the consumption of alcohol on public transport is expressly discouraged in the current context.

75. Is there an occupancy limit on public transport?

No, in public and private transport as many people as there are seats in the vehicle can travel while always wearing a mask.

76. What happens if I go to a cultural event and it ends later than 10:00 p.m.?

No cultural or social activity or event may end later than 9:00 p.m. You will have one hour (until 10:00 p.m.) to return home.

77. Can community meetings or owners' meetings be held?

Meetings may be held, provided that the capacity limits established in the premises where the meetings are to take place are met. However, in terms of movements of the attendees, the mobility limitations in force must be taken into account and must be respected in any case.

78. Can you attend shareholder or cooperative meetings?

Yes. Attendance at these kinds of events is allowed, without any type of territorial limitation. It will be necessary to carry an individualized document, completed and issued by the organizing entity justifying said displacement.

79. Is displacement allowed for union reasons, activity of political parties, business associations and similar?

Yes, since they are considered institutional or professional activities.

80. Is mobility allowed to attend demonstrations?

As a general criterion, only people residing in the adjoining town or municipality where the demonstration is being held could attend. However, in demonstrations, rallies, or protests due to dismissals, both union delegates for reasons of representation and directly affected workers may travel.

81. Can you smoke in public?

Only if a minimum distance of two meters can be respected.

82. Is it mandatory to ventilate establishments and places for public use?

Establishments and places for public use must guarantee permanent ventilation during the day and, in addition, when opening and closing the premises. If ventilation is mechanical, the intake of outside air should be maximized and air recirculation avoided. The ventilation and air conditioning systems must comply with the official recommendations for the operation and maintenance of buildings and premises.

83. If I have to pass the ITV to my vehicle and I finish the procedure after 10:00 p.m., is the displacement allowed?

Yes, you can return directly to your place of residence, as long as you have proof of the procedure that has been carried out.

84. Can a person, complying with the hours in which they are allowed to circulate, spend the night in their caravan in a municipality other than their residence?

No, only if you are in transit and as long as you park in places authorized for caravans or motorhomes.

85. Is accompaniment to medical consultations allowed?

Yes, one companion is allowed.

86. Is displacement allowed to go to a place of worship (mosque...) of another municipality if it does not exist in one's own?

As interpreted in the previous municipal mobility restriction, trips to religious or worship services are allowed, if exceptionally they do not exist in the municipality of residence or adjoining and always to the nearest place. There is no quantitative limit, and it can be carried out as many times as necessary. Likewise, those members of the board of the center of worship, salaried or not, who do not live in the municipality where the oratory is located or adjoining, can attend regularly for opening and closing or cleaning and maintenance.