PPA: Catalonia lifts access ban in low-risk area and adds restrictions in Collserola

Catalonia adjusts measures against African swine fever (ASF) in the affected area, lifting the access ban to the natural environment in the low-risk zone (6 to 20 km) and maintaining unchanged the restrictions in the high-risk zone (0 to 6 km). The resolution, approved by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia, also incorporates a third area with specific measures: the Collserola Natural Park. Changes in the low-risk area and maintenance of the area with positives Since January 30, and as long as the epidemiological evolution does not force a reversal of the decision, the general restriction on access by people to the natural environment in the low-risk zone is eliminated, both for private purposes and for organized sports, educational or recreational activities. In this strip (6-20 km), control measures linked to the containment of the disease are maintained, with the possibility of authorizing hunting actions aimed at containing ASF, preventing ...