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‘I don’t know why the heck we have to go back if there’s no way of staying apart’
Thousands of people are returning to work in Spain amid controversy over whether it is too early to lift the strictest measures of coronavirus confinement
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Daily coronavirus deaths in Spain fall to 517
Although the figures continue to fluctuate, authorities maintain that the outbreak is on a downward trend
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Spanish PM to opposition parties: ‘Nobody can win this war alone’
Pedro Sánchez has called for cross-party support to fight the coronavirus but has been met with the rejection of the PP and Vox
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‘If I survive the coronavirus, I don’t know if I will survive the crisis’
The lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19 is causing a social emergency in Spain, with entire families confined to one room and children going hungry
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El Roto
El Roto cartoon, April 13, 2020
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As some Spaniards return to work today, experts debate whether it is still too soon
Some voices are warning of a possible spike in new infections, while others point to the economic risk for the vulnerable of extending the ‘hibernation’ of the economy
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