At the Spanish production site of Airbus. (Illustration) - Ismael Herrero / EFE / SIPA

Sunday, faced with the scale of the coronavirus epidemic which has already claimed 7,340 lives on the other side of the Pyrenees, the Spanish authorities announced new restrictive measures which will take effect on Monday.

Until April 9 inclusive, all non-essential activities across the country are restricted to their maximum. Airbus has therefore decided to pause most of its production, only the necessary functions such as IT or security will be maintained.

Airbus to pause majority of production in Spain until 9 April in # COVID19 environment https://t.co/k2LzwrjwJJ

- Airbus PRESS (@AirbusPRESS) March 30, 2020

"Airbus employees in Spain, whose jobs are not related to production and assembly activities and can work from home, will continue to support the continuity of Airbus activities in these difficult times," said the group. aeronautics in a press release.

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