The 2022 edition of the Hendaye tamborrada will not take place because of the Covid. 19l The organizers prefer to avoid an event which brings together thousands of people each year.
Instead of the traditional parade, on January 29, in the afternoon, a few people from Hendaya will meet in a reduced format and will take the opportunity to pay tribute to Txema Egiguren. The iconic organizer of the event passed away last winter.
The Covid-19 continues to spread in the Basque Country
Health indicators continue to climb in the Pyrénées Atlantiques with an incidence rate of 1,279 per 100,000 inhabitants. In Bayonne, the hospital remains under tension and is organizing itself again to deal with the pandemic. The intensive care unit has thus increased the number of its beds from 15 to 24 to accommodate more patients. 14 beds are dedicated to the coronavirus and 13 are already occupied.