Pubs and restaurants open until 2 a.m., Gibraltar is sunny

“We are finally leaving our deadliest winter to enter our most promising spring,” said Minister Fabian Picardo. Gibraltar has recorded more than 4,200 coronavirus infections and 94 deaths, the majority last winter.

Now, according to Picardo, the time has come to relax. An alcohol ban will remain in effect for the public, with the exception of catering establishments with terraces. Not a drop of alcohol should be drunk in parks or on the street between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Wearing a mouth mask remains mandatory in public transport, shops and government buildings. On the street, such a mouth mask was also mandatory, but it will end next Sunday.

Audience in the stadium near Gibraltar – Orange

More is also possible on a sporting level. For example in the World Cup qualifying match against the Netherlands next Tuesday. 600 supporters can be present on a trial basis. This means that the stadium is about a third full of people from Gibraltar.

Despite the good news, the government calls for vigilance. For example, most of the people who work in Gibraltar come from the neighboring Spanish region of Andalusia. And there, the vaccination coverage is much lower and the proportion of infections much higher.