The popular European gay holiday resort of Gran Canaria has shutdown its nightlife to prevent a bounceback in COVID-19 cases.
The news is another blow for struggling venues. Many of them are located at the Yumbo Center in Playa del Ingles and rely on LGBT+ tourists to survive.
In fact, the rise in coronavirus cases is mainly 54km away in Las Palmas – the capital of Gran Canaria. By contrast, the gay scene is focused in the south of the island.
Moreover the rules are not entirely clear. Technically they order the ‘complete closure of nightlife’ – which appears to mean late night drinking and dancing indoors with music.