To curb the transmission of the virus, the Canary islands have followed suit to Galicia, prohibiting their turn Thursday to smoke in the streets and on the terrace without a minimum of security, a measure that is of interest to other regions like Madrid.

The Galicia region of 2.7 million residents of the north-east of Spain decreed the prohibition to remove his mask for smoking in a public place if it is not possible to respect a distance of at least two metres between the people.