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| José Ballesta: "The reopening of this market, which is carried out under all the safety and hygiene protocols in the face of the health crisis, is one step more in the process of recovery and opening of public spaces for Murcia "| The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the councilor for Commerce, Markets and Public Roads, Juan Fernando Hernández, supervised this morning the reopening of the weekly market of Fame, which is being developed following all the safety and hygiene protocols in the face of the crisis of the Covid-19 and whose space has been expanded to the adjacent streets to promote physical distance."The reopening of this market, which is carried out under all the safety and hygiene protocols in the face of the health crisis, is one more step in the process of recovery and opening of public spaces for Murcians," said José Ballesta.

Specifically, this morning the first 300 stalls have been installed.

Next week the rest will be enabled, reaching up to 600 posts that make up its entirety.The Murcian councilman, together with the Councilor for Markets, Juan Fernando Hernández, held a meeting on Monday with the secretary general of the union Comisiones Obreras in the Region of Murcia, Santiago Navarro, who also attended this morning to reopen the market.

At that meeting it was agreed that today, Thursday, June 18, the Fame market would resume its activity.Street expansion to guarantee physical distanceThe Fame market has been expanded to Pablo VI, Alicante and Melilla streets, which adjoin its traditional location, promoting physical distance and security between merchants and users.Likewise, the City Council has increased the Local Police device that patrols in this environment and the number of municipal operators of the Trade, Markets and Public Road Service to facilitate the implementation and start-up of the market, controlling its access and capacity.During the tour, vendors will attend to users in front of the counter, preventing products from being tampered with.

In addition, merchants will promote the orderly delivery of products and the formation of organized lines.The Santa María de Gracia market recovers its activity today and next Tuesday the El Palmar market will do so in a new locationThe Santa María de Gracia market has also resumed its activity today, with the installation of 120 stalls.

This Saturday the Sangonera La Verde market will also reopen, and next Tuesday the El Palmar market will take place in a new location, next to the Young Space Center.In this way, the five major markets of the municipality - La Fama, Santa María de Gracia, Puente Tocinos, Sangonera La Verde and El Palmar - will have resumed their activity, recovering an essential activity for the economic fabric of Murcia, such as of the markets, a sector where more than 3,000 families live in the municipality.Return to normal since June 22The other 46 flea markets that are installed in the municipality have been operating normally for weeks.

From June 22 all the markets in Murcia will open 100%.

In this context, on Thursday, June 25, the 600 stalls that make up the entire market of Fame will be installed and, in parallel, approximately 200 stalls will be placed that make up the Santa María de Gracia market.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia