Beachgoers in Rio will soon have to book their socially-distant place on the sand via an app

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Seeking to contain COVID-19, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro says the iconic Brazilian beach city will require sunbathers to social distance and reserve space on the sand in advance via an app.

Seeking to contain COVID-19, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro announced Monday the iconic Brazilian beach city will require sunbathers to social distance and reserve space on the sand in advance via an app.

"People will be able to remain in demarcated areas, based on the time they arrive and also by reserving via an app," Mr Crivella told a news conference.An aerial image made with a drone of Pontal beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 10 August 2020.Rio authorities closed beaches in March to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 100,000 people in Brazil, the second-highest death toll in the pandemic, after the United States.

On 31 July, Mr Crivella reopened the Rio oceanfront for swimming, but sitting on the sand is still off-limits.

 

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