Restrictions Search for areas with new restrictions in Madrid
After weeks of distancing and discrepancies, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, have wanted to launch
a message of cooperation
against the advance of the Covid-19 pandemic in that community.
In their meeting this Monday they have created a common 'Covid Group' and they have done so hours after
the restrictions on 37 health areas
in the Community of Madrid
had come into force
, where some 850,000 residents can no longer leave their area except for just cause.
Despite the new measures, neither Sánchez nor Ayuso have ruled out
"other scenarios" if the infections continue to grow.
In the afternoon, Fernando Simón has admitted bluntly that we are
"in the second wave"
In this piece we gather all the information about the
coronavirus
, but in these other links we offer the details of the
Canary Islands
,
Andalusia
and
Catalonia
.
The data of the coronavirus in Spain
199,036 in
Madrid
(9,023 dead)
132,024 in
Catalonia
(5,802 dead)
50,600 in
Andalusia
(1,690 dead)
40,776 in
the Basque Country
(1,751 dead)
41,019 in
Castilla y León
(2,948 dead)
35,249 in the
Valencian Community
(1,550 dead)
36,380 in
Castilla-La Mancha
(3,071 dead)
33,247 in
Aragon
(1,335 dead)
19,428 in
Galicia
(718 dead)
15,080 in
Navarra
(556 dead)
14,946 in
Murcia
(193 dead)
12,636 in the
Balearic Islands
(277 dead)
12,027 in the
Canary Islands
(214 dead)
8,959 in
Extremadura
(549 dead)
7,732 in
La Rioja
(399 dead)
6,315 in
Cantabria
(232 dead)
4,627 in
Asturias
(341 dead)
734 in
Melilla
(10 dead)
473 in
Ceuta
(9 dead)
* Source: Ministry of Health
Total figures: 671,468 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR;
30,663 deaths with a positive test on September 21.
08.30 Salvador Illa: "We must stop the increase in cases"
"There is scope if things are done well to stabilize the situation in Madrid, which is worrying and complex," said Health Minister Salvador Illa.
"Either we stop the increase in cases or we will see hospitalization figures that will compromise the hospital system."
"Madrid has taken important measures and cooperation mechanisms have been strengthened to see the evolution of the pandemic," Illa valued, in an interview in
Hoy por Hoy
of Cadena SER.
"In the fight against Covid we have always been together [with Madrid and other autonomies] and now we have strengthened cooperation."
"We are fighting a pandemic. We are going to make an independent evaluation of how things have been done," said the head of Health.
Salvador Illa considers that "Madrid should not ask for a state of alarm" but it has recommended that Madrilenians "restrict as much as possible" their mobility to contain the transmission of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Madrid worries me";
He has said but has qualified that also "the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in general" and has insisted on describing the creation of a working group between the Community of Madrid and the Government as an "important step".
08.25 The WHO warns that 70% of the population could be infected with Covid-19
"We don't have the answers for everything. We are working very hard to share what we know and what we don't know," says Dr. Maria van Kerkhove.
The WHO warns that 70% of the population could be infected with Covid-19: "Think about your chances of winning the lottery"
08.11 The pandemic brings the Valencian 'tourist bonus' due to the fall in demand
It will start operating after the October bridge and will run until April 2021. It can be used directly in establishments or in travel agency packages, which may include adventure or gastronomic experiences.
This will be the Valencian 'tourist bonus': 11 million to consume within the Community itself, explains
Sergio Sampredro
.
08.08 Argentina breaks a new record for deaths from coronavirus
The Ministry of Health of Argentina has reported the record number of 429 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, so the disease has left
13,482 fatalities
and 640,147 accumulated cases.
Of the 429 confirmed deaths as of Monday, at least 200 of them occurred a month ago, while another 146 occurred in July.
The authorities have also reported 8,782 new infections, while the number of recovered has risen to 508,563, reports Europa Press.
07.49 The transmission of Covid-19 is "growing exponentially" in the United Kingdom
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce today a battery of new restrictions to try to stop the contagion curve, which continues to rise, in the United Kingdom, which adds 4,368 more positives in the last 24 hours.
The United Kingdom Government has already raised the alert for Covid-19 to level 4, which means that the transmission of the disease is "high or growing exponentially".
Among the new measures, the obligation of bars, pubs and restaurants to close at 10 pm stands out.
In addition, the bar service will be suppressed and customers can only be served at the table.
07.45 First day of strike by teachers against the plan to return to the Government classrooms
The Community of Madrid faces today the first of two days of teachers' strike called in all non-university educational stages by the unions CCOO, UGT, STEM and CGT, which are
protesting the regional government's plan to face the crisis of the coronavirus in classrooms
.
The strike is called to protest the
"breaches" in health security
, and the Ministry of Education has set minimum services of almost 100%, which the unions consider "abusive", Efe collects.
07.40 The experts indicate the ideas to be put in place to combat the pandemic
Again 20 Spanish experts underline the need to tackle the problem of the pandemic in our country through a letter in
The Lancet Public Health
.
Spain is at the epicenter of the 'second wave' in Europe and for specialists, "this is a major concern",
Pilar Pérez
and
Sara Domingo
tell them
.
07.34.- And now, can I telecommute for my company from Andorra?
The Ministry of Labor and social agents have reached a preliminary agreement on the norm that will regulate telework, with the intention that it be approved by decree law in the Council of Ministers this Tuesday.
After a meeting, yesterday, Monday, of more than eight hours, the differences were settled and the negotiators left the table with a preliminary agreement that will be ratified today by the respective executive bodies of UGT, CCOO, CEOE and Cepyme.
César Urrutia
clarifies doubts about the new regulation to work from home, a new scenario that has brought the coronavirus pandemic to the world of work and that has come `` to stay.
07.24.
Fernando Simón admits that "we are in the second wave" of the coronavirus
"We are in a very clear increase and I do not mind calling it the second wave."
The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health, Fernando Simón, admitted this Monday the worsening of the situation in Spain during his first press conference after his controversial week of vacation in Mallorca, during which he shot a television program and on which he declined to comment: "They are my vacations and I am not going to comment on them", has settled.
31,428 new cases of coronavirus: "We are in a very clear increase, we have a second wave"
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