The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón revealed that after hosting a videoconference meeting with key town hall staff groups, t he town hall is ready to implement a raft of safety measures in preparation for resuming normal activity. A skeleton staff continues to work daily at the town hall and these new measures are in preparation for the full team of workers returning to the workplace.
Between today (Tuesday 28th April) and tomorrow, all workers including Protección Civil volunteers, will be administered with a serological test which tests for the virus and for the presence of antibodies.
Workers currently at home will be contacted by phone to inform them of the date, time and location of their test and will be asked to go there to meet personnel from Torrevieja Health Department who will carry out the test. It is envisaged that there will be three test centres where workers will be asked to give a blood sample: The town hall itself, the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre and the Local Police barracks.
In addition, to ensure the future safety of all workers in the town hall in the future, the Department of Prevention of Occupational Risks has ensured a series of safety measures are being taken including the installation of alcohol based hand sanitiser dispensers (around 100 dispensers) and the continued provision of masks and gloves to workers. 10 infrared thermometers have been acquired for the checking of personnel and members of the public entering municipal offices. Finally, Perspex partitions are being placed at key desks to protect workers and members of the public.