Month: April 2020

During a question-and-answer session in the Spanish parliament yesterday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez found little support from other parties, which has increased doubts as to whether MPs will support the government’s request for another extension to the state of alarm, which must be renewed every two weeks. Last week, he managed to secure approval for a third extension with votes against from far-right Vox, Together for Cataloniathe CUP and the […]

Spain’s government has announced a new timetable clearly outlining who can go out and when from tomorrow as the country begins to relax lockdown restrictions. Health Minister Salvador Illa said that the fixed timetable will help to avoid overcrowding and the risk of Covid-19 contagion. Individuals wanting to do short activities like running, cycling or going for a walk can do so, either between 6 and 10 in the morning, […]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced a four-phase plan to lift the lockdown enforced on the nation to control one of the world’s worst outbreaks of coronavirus with an aim to return to the 'new' normality by the end of June. The lifting of the strict measures will begin on Monday and vary from region to region depending on factors such as how the rate of infection evolves, the […]

The Spanish Health Ministry has begun a serological survey on the Covid 19 virus in Spain. The plan was announced on 8th of this month, but was pushed back due to several delays. The survey will test around 36,000 families, some 90,000 people, for the coronavirus. A rapid test, which detects antibodies in a blood sample, will be carried out on each member of a household, and if it comes […]

The number of daily coronavirus deaths registered in Spain was 288 yesterday, the lowest figure since March 18. This is a significant drop from Saturday, when the number of fatalities was 378. However, the data should be viewed with some caution, given that there has been regular underreporting of statistics at weekends. There were 1,729 new infections, although this figure only counts cases confirmed through PCR tests, which identify people […]

Spain has the most coronavirus infections among healthcare personnel. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 20% of those infected here are healthcare professionals. In comparison in Italy that percentage is 10%, whereas in China it’s at 3.8% and in the USA at 3%. The Ministry for Health says that the total number of infections in healthcare is 35,295, in addition, 37 healthcare professionals have lost their […]

Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell to the lowest in more than a month yesterday, prompting the government to declare the most acute phase of the epidemic is over as it prepares criteria to ease one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns. The 367 registered deaths in the previous 24 hours represented just a 1.7% increase overall, down from 440 the previous day, and the lowest since March 21. However, with 22,524 deaths […]

Insurance company Mapfre has estimated that the Spanish economy will contract by up to 10.7% this year due to the coronavirus crisis. This would lead to unemployment rates of between 18 and 23.5%, according to Mapfre’s calculations. Meanwhile the president of the Spanish Trade Confederation (CEC), Pedro Campo, has warned that between 20 and 30% of small businesses will close by summer if they do not receive aid from the […]