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After the extraordinary Council of Ministers held today, the government spokesperson and finance minister, María Jesús Montero, detailed the conditions for the tightening of confinement, clarifying that it is a paid and recoverable permit, with the aim of reducing the contagion curve of the illness. " We are getting closer to breaking the curve and, therefore, from the Government we have approved this royal decree law and we have done so after consulting union and business organizations. In order to reduce mobility to levels similar to what is happening weekends".

In this announcement, the spokesperson indicated the effort that the Government is making to obtain the necessary material for the protection of health professionals, with the purchase of products, which she recalled, "are in short supply in all markets. All countries at the same time we are trying to collect the same material, everything that allows us to work more safely. "

He also announced the purchase "of 1,539 assisted ventilation equipment to attend these next two weeks, where the peak of those admitted to intensive care is expected to occur ." Montero insisted on the need to work in coordination with the autonomous communities both for the purchase of material and to share it. "We need unity of action for the measures to be effective."

In this context of scarcity, the minister clarified that the Government has been working with the national industry for weeks to cover this need. "We have put the textile industry to manufacture masks, the alcohol industry is manufacturing disinfectant gels, the motor industry is manufacturing respirators ...", he clarified. He even announced that tests will be manufactured to detect contagion in Spain.

In this way, he wanted to clarify that the difficulty that Spain is having in obtaining this material "has nothing to do with the government's management, but with the scarcity of the products."

Madrid claims an "extraordinary non-refundable fund"

Today, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has demanded from the Prime Minister 1,200 million euros to face the coronavirus health crisis, of which 1,000 million would be allocated to Health, 100 to social services and others 100 to Education. The head of the Madrid Executive has claimed this "non-refundable Extraordinary Fund" during the telematic meeting held by Sánchez with the regional presidents.

They have not arrived, Ayuso has denounced, the 8 million masks announced for Madrid public transport personnel (113,000 professionals). In addition, it has requested that the UME be kept in Metro and Cercanías "to avoid overcrowding" and in the daily disinfection of vehicles.

Madrid remains the community most affected by the coronavirus, according to the latest data offered this morning by the Ministry of Health, the Community has 3,082 deaths since the start of the pandemic and 22,677 infections.

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