With 70% of Spaniards in Phase 2 next Monday, the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain is increasingly favorable, but the political climate is more tense, waiting for the Government to request a new extension of the state of alarm.
Coronavirus data in Spain
- * Source: Ministry of Health
- 68,597 in Madrid (8,691 dead)
- 58,699 in Catalonia (5,584 dead)
- 18,747 in Castilla y León (1,922 dead)
- 17,122 in Castilla-La Mancha (2,945 dead)
- 13,494 in the Basque Country (1,424 dead)
- 12,655 in Andalusia (1,404 dead)
- 11,191 in the Valencian Community (1,334 dead)
- 9,117 in Galicia (608 dead)
- 5,656 in Aragon (826 dead)
- 5,238 in Navarra (490 dead)
- 4,048 in La Rioja (360 dead)
- 2,963 in Extremadura (507 dead)
- 2,401 in Asturias (310 dead)
- 2,333 in the Canary Islands (151 dead)
- 2,298 in Cantabria (202 dead)
- 2,129 in the Balearic Islands (209 dead)
- 1,595 in Murcia (148 dead)
- 145 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 121 in Melilla (2 dead)
- As of Sunday, 149,576 people had been cured
Total figures: 237,906 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR; 27,158 dead
09.34. Measures for safe beaches: from the double shift in Benidorm to the parcel kit in Gandía
One of the biggest reliefs provided by Phase 2 of the de-escalation in coastal places is to go to the beach to sunbathe and bathe. But this daily activity in the summer months on the coast is also disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic . The municipalities of the Valencian coast are forced to make heavy investments to adapt their beaches to the new security measures. That when, in many cases, the health crisis caught them without having been able to mitigate the destructive impact of the September Dana and the temporary Gloria, reports Inma Lidón .
A week after being made public and one step away from Phase 2 , the towns have had to adapt the protocol to their reality and, in some cases, this advance has caught them off guard. The most striking case is that of Benidorm, which has already announced that it will delay the opening of the bathroom on its beaches until June 15, but has already advanced that it will set hours and will not be allowed at noon.
09.23. Batet warns that the belligerent climate of "constant disqualification" of Congress "demoralizes, unnerves and creates tension"
The president of the Congress, the socialist Meritxell Batet , has warned that the "belligerent" and "constant disqualification" climate experienced in the last weeks in Parliament "demoralizes, enervates and generates tension", for which she advises the Politicians "lead by example" and focus on possible solutions for citizens and for the country's recovery. In an interview with the RNE Parliament program, he acknowledged that he is "very" concerned with the little uplifting image that citizens are receiving in recent days from Parliament.
The PSC deputy maintains that it is precisely at a time of crisis such as that derived from the Covid-19 health emergency when citizens look most at public powers, politicians and democratic institutions to seek "solutions, alternatives, ideas, exemplary and people to trust. "
09.20. In phase 3 of the de-escalation they can already open the zoos and consume in the bars of the bars
As published by the BOE this Saturday, in Phase 3 of the de-escalation will allow the reopening of tourist recreation centers, zoos and aquariums with a maximum capacity of 50% and consumption in bars is allowed provided that the maintenance of distance is guaranteed security between clients or, where appropriate, groups of clients, of two meters. They may also open retail establishments and commercial premises and professional services activities regardless of their useful exhibition and sales area, as long as their capacity is limited to 50%.
The public areas and recreational areas of shopping centers and parks are also allowed to the public, limiting their capacity to 40%. Likewise, the capacity of the premises and commercial establishments located in them is also set at 50%. In the hotel and restaurant business, bar consumption is permitted provided that the safety distance between clients or, where appropriate, groups of clients, is guaranteed at two meters. In this way, a regime equivalent to that allowed for table consumption is established, for which a distance of two meters is maintained between tables or groupings of tables. Likewise, outdoor terraces are allowed to open to seventy-five percent of their allowed capacity.
09.02. Phase 1 areas may open swimming pools for sports use
The BOE has published this Saturday the measures for the zones that pass to Phase 3 and has added some modification for those that are in Phase 1 and 2. The highlight is that the places that are in Phase 1 will be able to open the swimming pools, but only for sports use. This modifies section 4 of article 43 so that the sports use of swimming pools is allowed in Phase 1 in the same way as in Phase 2 . "In the pools, individual sports or those practices that can be carried out by a maximum of two people in the case of modalities practiced in this way may be allowed, always without physical contact, maintaining the appropriate safety and protection measures, and in any case the two meter safety distance. " In any case, the limit of 30% of capacity for sports use in each pool will be respected, both in terms of access and during the practice itself. In addition, you will have to make an appointment.
Regarding the modifications of Phase 2, the BOE establishes that in closed sports spaces where until now the sport had to be either individual or a maximum of two people, it can already be expanded in the case of sport in pairs. It means that you could already play tennis in pairs.
08.53. Birthdays, funerals and holidays, the recklessness of the outbreaks of the coronavirus
Private parties with more attendees than allowed and in which distance and hygiene measures are not followed and, to a lesser extent, bounces among workers in some companies. Failure by citizens to comply with the sanitary regulations established for de-escalation is the main cause of the increase in coronavirus cases that have occurred in various parts of Spain -such as Lleida, Ceuta or Totana- and that threatens the advancement of some of these areas to the next phase, reports Ana María Ortiz . Especially striking is the massive funeral held on Monday in Tenerife, in which no preventive measures were respected.
07.39. Brazil surpasses Spain in number of deaths from coronavirus
Brazil has surpassed 27,800 deaths from coronavirus and has overtaken Spain in total number of deaths, a figure that reflects the worsening of the disease as some states prepare for the gradual reopening of the economy. According to the official balance of the Ministry of Health, Brazil has become the fifth country in the world with more deaths from the disease, ahead of Spain, whose total population is similar to that of the state of Sao Paulo, and remains second in number of infected, behind the United States, after reaching a new record of daily cases.
07.22. The King celebrates Armed Forces Day by talking to various units
The King celebrates Armed Forces Day by holding a videoconference with Spanish soldiers abroad and others who have participated in Operation Balmis to fight the coronavirus . The pandemic and the official mourning for those killed by Covid-19 have forced the suspension of the usual activities that are organized on the occasion of this day and that this time were going to take place in Huesca this year. Philip VI had planned to go there to preside, as every year, the planned events. But accompanied by the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, the King will send a message of support and thanks to the military in the videoconference that he will hold with them from the headquarters of the Operations Command, in the Madrid base of Retamares.
06.51. China keeps the number of new coronavirus infections at a minimum
China has registered four new cases of coronaviruses , all of them "imported" from abroad, the Asian giant's National Health Commission has reported. Two of the cases were registered in the eastern province of Shandong, one in the southern province of Guangzhou and the rest in the city of Shanghai. On Thursday, the health authority did not diagnose new cases, while on Wednesday it registered two nine infections with the coronavirus , both in travelers arriving from abroad, and on Tuesday a single infection, also "imported".
06.51. US breaks with WHO because of coronavirus
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced the end of the relationship between his country and the WHO, which he accuses of having been too lenient with Beijing in the coronavirus crisis , while the city most affected in the world by the pandemic, New York, has announced that it is about to begin its unconfinement.
The unprecedented global crisis that unleashed Covid-19 has caused an earthquake in the difficult relations between Washington and Beijing, now openly confronted in a pulse with the airs of Cold War. Meanwhile, Europe is accelerating steps to return to normality, Latin America continues with a heart in a fist and Asia sounded the alarm this Friday when it detected a flare-up in South Korea, which immediately announced new restrictive measures.
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