A first for three months. While Spain has been counting new deaths every day since March 3, the date on which the first death linked to Covid-19 was recorded, the authorities announced that there had not been one in the past 24 hours.
"This is very, very positive data," said Fernando Simon, director of the health alert center, at a press conference. The country, one of the most affected by the pandemic in the world, has recorded a total of 27,127 deaths and 239,638 proven cases, according to the report sent Monday by the Ministry of Health.
Mass rallies still prohibited
However, Fernando Simon called for "caution", warning against mass gatherings that are still not allowed, such as the party that gathered thousands of young people Saturday night in the town of Tomelloso, Castilla-La Mancha (center).
With the slowdown of the epidemic, Spain began several months ago a deconfinement in phases and different according to the regions, which the head of government Pedro Sanchez hopes to see completed on July 1.
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