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Spain’s regional education chiefs say they have no plans to reopen public early education classrooms, for children up to six years of age, before the end of this academic year. The move rejects a proposal made two weeks ago by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, of the Socialist Party (PSOE), suggesting that parts of Spain moving into Phase 2 of the coronavirus deescalation plan could open up their classrooms for young […]

Spain registered its lowest daily number of coronavirus deaths yesterday since mid-March as half the population prepared for an easing of one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, although not yet for Madrid and Barcelona. Emergency Health Chief Fernando Simon said the daily death toll of 143, down from 179 on Saturday, was the lowest since March 18. Just over half of Spain’s 47 million people progress to Phase 1 of the […]

The daily death toll from the coronavirus here fell to its second lowest since mid-March yesterday, as half the country prepares to move to the next phase of an exit from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns. Spain began to loosen its lockdown last week, but Phase 1 will include a considerable easing of measures that will allow people to move around their province as well as attend concerts and go […]

Madrid will not enter ‘phase 1’ of de-escalation from the coronavirus lockdown this Monday. The Ministry of Health believes the capital’s system for conducting COVID-19 tests in health centres needs improvement before the city is ready to ease restrictions. The decision comes after Madrid’s director general of Public Health, Yolanda Fuentes, resigned after she refused to sign a phase change proposal, fearing the region was not ready for de-escalation. The […]

Parliament have voted to extend the state of alarm here for another 15 days, maintaining the emergency powers for the government to deal with the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, of the Socialist PSOE Party, first implemented the measure on March 14. Sánchez’s request for an additional period until May 24 was met with growing objections from the opposition, and the prime minister, who heads a minority government […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will ask Spain’s parliament, to vote in favour of a two-week extension to the state of alarm today. It has been in place since March 14, when confinement measures were first imposed. Since then, the extraordinary measure has been extended three times, and is currently set to come to an end this Saturday May 9. Sánchez cannot extend the state of alarm without MP's approval, the […]

Hairdressers, ironmongers and florists opened for business with restrictions yesterday as Spain began the four-phase plan to reopen by end-June, while the 24-hour death tally from the coronavirus pandemic stayed under 200 for the second day in a row. Red Cross workers handed out masks at Madrid’s metro stations as wearing face protection on pubic transport became mandatory. Passengers crossing from the holiday islands of Ibiza to Formentera were tested […]