The Chinese community in Calp has donated 15,000 protective masks and 9 large batches of hydro-alcoholic gel, disinfectant spray and gloves to be used in the health centre Casa del Mar, local police, Guardia Civil, Civil Protection, Colina Club, La Saleta and Domis VI nursing homes, and City Hall staff who care for the public.
The Calp municipal government held its last personal meeting today. From now on, both the meetings and the plenary sessions will be held by video conference.
At today's board meeting, it was agreed that part of the budget will be used to strengthen the Department of Social Services to help all citizens in need. For the time being, more staff will be recruited in the Social Services Department. In addition, next Monday, 9 new members of the local police force of the last convocation of the human resources department will be
Commence duty.
?The medical care in the health centre and in the Casa del Mar in Calp is guaranteed, but will be provided by telephone. You do not have to go to the health centre but must call first and will be attended by a doctor who will decide on the further procedure. The Casa del Mar is exclusively dedicated to paediatrics.
?The planned appointments are also arranged by telephone.
?Prescriptions are managed by telephone, with the last prescription and automatically activated after calling the Health Council.
?The rehabilitation service is completely discontinued.
The City Council has set up a crisis committee to monitor the communal situation during the state of alert, which communicates in remote mode and is made up of the mayor, the communal secretary and the street cleaning, police, general services, communications and civil protection departments.
Mayor Ana Sala today signed a new decree regarding the measures taken by the City Council against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The document stipulates that municipal public services will continue to be provided, reducing public attention to telephone support both in the social services and in the Citizens' Assistance Centres (OAC) 965833600 and 900204050. However, the Local Police 965839000 and the Domestic Help Service will continue to offer their services in person.
This morning the City Council held an ordinary meeting of the Presidium and focused the agenda on the measures to be taken in relation to COVID-19. In this way, the sports facilities, the culture house and library, the civic centre for the elderly, the Maite Boronat vocational centre, the museums, the Casa Nova University headquarters, the animal welfare service and the tourist offices are closed to the public.
The Supreme Court (TSJ) has ruled that Calp Town Council must pay 116,280 euros for the expropriation of the Ràfol plot of land, as opposed to the 2.3 million euros requested by the owners. The Supreme Court considers that this plot is on rural land, as defended by the City Council, contrary to the criteria of the owners, who maintain that it is urban land.
The local government met this morning to take decisions in relation to COVID-19 and decided to suspend the Fallas event and the I Gastronomic Day of Mantis and White Shrimp planned for Saturday and the Family Day planned for Sunday. These activities will take place at a later date.