The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday the extension for two weeks of the confinement of his country, decreed on March 14, "until April 25" inclusive, in order to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. "The Council of Ministers next Tuesday will again seek the authorization of the Chamber of Deputies to extend, for the second time, the state of alert", which allowed to impose a containment of the strictest, "until to Saturday, April 25 at midnight, "he said in a television address.
"With all due care, we consider that this is the time our health system needs to recover," he said. Hospitals, overwhelmed by the influx of patients, especially in intensive care units, are starting to see a slight decrease in the number of patients. Spain is the second most bereaved country in the world after Italy, with 11,744 deaths according to the latest assessment published on Saturday, and nearly 125,000 confirmed cases.
Decrease in increase
The increase in the number of cases has slowed gradually since the middle of last week in percentage and the death toll has just dropped two days in a row after the record 950 deaths announced Thursday. While the 47 million Spaniards have the right to leave their homes only to buy food and medicine or to work if their activity is "essential" to the nation (health, food, energy, transport ....), "we now know that these three weeks of collective isolation are paying off, ”said Pedro Sanchez.
This confinement has helped "stop the spread of the virus, contain the avalanche on hospitals, treat the sick and save lives," he said.
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