Spain’s main opera space was criticized after an exhibition had to be cancelled amid loud protests from spectators who complained about the lack of social distance in the seats of the upper circle. The Teatro Real in Madrid exhibited entire rows on the highest and cheapest audience platform, while attendance on the most expensive terrain was reduced by leaving seats empty.
The functionality was canceled after several bursts of applause and shouts of functionality and although the theater moved some spectators and presented to rewind the price of its tickets, the Teatro Real said in a statement.
The theatre, which opened an investigation into the incident, said attendance had been reduced to 905 seats, or 51. 5% of the total, due to the coronavirus pandemic, while existing regulations in Madrid restrict cultural representations to 75% of the public.
The incident comes at a time when a debate breaks out in Spain about inequality after madrid’s regional government placed some deficient working-class neighborhoods partially enclosed with some of the worst signs of spreading the virus. the deficient.
The measures, which add legal responsibility for justifying travel outside the neighborhood and reducing the occupation of department stores and restaurants, have sparked protests from some 860,000 citizens and many others, and some experts say the government stigmatizes the poor.
CBS News’ Roxana Saberi reports that Spain is dealing with a momentary wave of coronavirus cases. In some areas of Madrid, new restrictions took effect on Monday. Approximately 860,000 more people will no longer be able to leave their neighborhoods, for professional reasons, educational or medical reasons.
Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met on Monday with Isabel Daaz Ayuso of the conservative Opposition People’s Party, and agreed that central and regional leaders should hold weekly technical and political meetings every two weeks to coordinate a more powerful reaction to epidemics.
A few dozen protesters dressed in Spanish flags asked Sanchez to retreat in front of the Madrid government meeting place.