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This Monday, with the return to work of non-essential employees and people who cannot telework, it is marked by the distribution of face masks against the coronavirus that the Government has put in the hands of the autonomies. China rebounds in infections while 1,850,527 people are infected in this pandemic, with Spain as the second country in the world in infected, after the United States, and in deaths, after Italy.

Coronavirus data in Spain

    Source: Ministry of Health

    Total figures: 166,019 cases of coronavirus diagnosed, 16,972 deaths

  • 46,587 in Madrid (6,278 dead)
  • 34,027 in Catalonia (3,442 dead)
  • 13,698 in Castilla-La Mancha (1,543 dead)
  • 12,118 in Castilla y León (1,221 deaths)
  • 10,772 in the Basque Country (804 dead)
  • 10,006 in Andalusia (799 dead)
  • 8,841 in the Valencian Community (838 dead)
  • 7,336 in Galicia (274 dead)
  • 4,070 in Aragon (450 dead)
  • 3,969 in Navarra (232 dead)
  • 3,279 in La Rioja (219 dead)
  • 2,580 in Extremadura (312 dead)
  • 1,918 in the Canary Islands (95 dead)
  • 1,892 in Asturias (140 dead)
  • 1,752 in Cantabria (110 dead)
  • 1,534 in the Balearic Islands (112 dead)
  • 1,449 in Murcia (97 dead)
  • 98 in Melilla (2 dead)
  • 93 in Ceuta (4 dead)
  • 62,391 people have been cured

08.50 Arroyo de la Luz after one month leaves the coronavirus isolation

The Government, at the request of the Junta de Extremadura, has issued since Monday the lifting of the isolation in which Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres) has remained for a month, as published today by the BOE.

The isolation of this Extremaduran town, which was adopted after registering 15 cases of coronavirus in that town of 5,800 inhabitants, established the prohibition to travel to this town and the one to leave it unless it is strictly necessary and that exits from their own homes in this town, located 18 kilometers from Cáceres, they should be limited to essentials such as shopping or health care.

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, who signs the order to lift the isolation, explains that this decision is adopted "in view of the evolution of epidemiological figures in the municipality," reports Efe.

08.30 Most citizens already wear their coronavirus mask

At the Cuatro Caminos station, a dozen National Police officers distribute masks at the Metro entrances to the few citizens who go without them . "We are more police than people" indicates one of them in conversation with his colleagues, reports Pablo R. Roces .

On the other hand, outside the big communication hubs, it is difficult to find police or volunteers handing out face masks. At the O'Donnell station, for example, nobody distributed them this morning, although a large part of the users wear the home mask , reports Ferrán Boiza .

Approximately one million displacements will occur throughout the day with the incorporation of some 300,000 people to face-to-face work, according to data from the Community of Madrid.

08.20 Before entering the house, take off your shoes due to the coronavirus pandemic

When you get home, the first thing to do is take off your shoes and leave them in a cardboard box at the entrance next to your bag, keys, and wallet. From there, it is essential to go directly to wash your hands without touching any surface of the house and, if possible, take a shower before continuing with the domestic routine. This is the main recommendation of the Collegiate Organization of Nursing to people who join work today to avoid possible coronavirus infections when they return to their homes, collects Servimedia.

08.05 Unions find it difficult to apply recommendations in the coronavirus crisis

CCOO and UGT believe that the recommendations contained in the guide drawn up by the Government, "being safeguards, are difficult to apply in the vast majority of workplaces " and demand that, when in doubt, safety is prioritized and that the activity, reports Servimedia.

In a joint statement, they indicated that the deadlines to return to activity and the conditions have not been agreed with the unions , but derive from the health authorities. The companies admit that 95% of them do not have the protective equipment that Sánchez requires.

07.50 Thousands of Madrid residents return to work after the break due to the coronavirus

Some 300,000 people from Madrid return to work this Monday in the fifth week of confinement and after the end of the fifteen days of unemployment of the total economy in Spain, which allows non-essential workers and those who cannot telework to return to activity, according to regional government calculations.

The central government has delivered to the Government Delegation in Madrid a total of 1,416,000 masks to be distributed between today and tomorrow at public transport interchanges and at strategic points in the capital.

Spain, today, has 166,831 people infected with Covid-19, the second country in the world after the United States, and with 17,209 deaths, after Italy, according to the Johns Hopkins University in its daily update of the involvement of the coronavirus in the world.

07.40 Coronavirus deaths down in the US

The United States recorded 1,514 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours on Sunday night, a figure that fell for the second consecutive day , according to a daily count by Johns Hopkins University. This American medical university, whose reports are referenced, had counted 1,920 new deaths on Saturday and 2,108 on Friday, reports France Presse.

The United States is the country most affected by Covid-19, with more than 22,000 deaths and at least 555,000 confirmed cases. The situation is particularly dire in New York State, epicenter of the disease with more than 9,000 deaths, including nearly 7,000 in New York City alone.

07.38 Instructions on the distribution of coronavirus masks

At the stops of the EMT bus line 27, which crosses Madrid from Plaza Castilla to Ambassadors, agents of the Municipal Police distribute masks to the few travelers. "If someone comes up without a mask, you stop where you see us and we give them one that they should not go without it," they explain to the driver, reports Pablo R. Roces .

The Government has distributed to logistics points throughout Spain a total of 10 million masks that will be distributed between today and tomorrow among people who have to travel to work on public transport.

The distribution of masks at the entrances to the stations and places enabled by the delegations is carried out by Civil Protection officers and volunteers and police officers from national, regional and local bodies.

07.10 Little distribution of coronavirus masks

First thing in the morning, little distribution of masks in Atocha, one of the main transportation points of the capital. "Almost everyone comes with them on," says one of the Red Cross volunteers assigned to this task, along with National Police officers at the entrance to the Metro, reports Pablo R. Roces .

2.50 101 new infections in China: the highest number in five weeks

The Chinese authorities have reported this Sunday 101 new cases of contagion by coronavirus. After there were 99 cases the day before, that's the highest number in the last five weeks. According to the Chinese government, all cases are what they call 'imported', that is, brought by travelers already infected in another country.

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