
Gibraltar
Gibraltar toughens restrictions as Covid-19 case figures soar
Debbie Bartlett
...the Christmas period. From midnight, masks must be worn in every public place in Gibraltar, and all catering establishments except takeaways must close until 11 January, possibly longer. Shops may remain open, but must enforce the same controls as ... when Gibraltar began to come out of lockdown earlier this year, with limits on numbers inside, hand sanitiser etc. All gymnasiums must close from tomorrow. Socialising in family homes should be restricted to 3 households. This is “very strong ... the government had to enforce new measures if another complete lockdown were to be avoided. With only a few hours’ notice, bars and restaurants were told they must close at 7pm until further notice, and consumption of alcohol in public was also banned