
Spain’s reeling tourism industry objects to travel restrictions
Airlines are refusing to space out passengers while hotels warn the quarantine will keep visitors away

Airlines are refusing to space out passengers while hotels warn the quarantine will keep visitors away

For the first time, three Spanish regions – the Balearic Islands, Murcia and La Rioja – as well as the exclave city of Melilla recorded no new Covid-19 cases

Health authorities say the decision several weeks ago to allow children outside for supervised walks has not yet led to a spike in infections

Store and restaurant owners are unsure whether revenue will offset operating costs despite the looser restrictions under the coronavirus deescalation plan
From Monday, citizens in many areas of the country will be able to meet in groups of up to 10, while small businesses can reopen their doors under strict conditions
According to the Health Ministry, Spain has now carried out 1.6 million PCR tests since the crisis began
“The virus has not disappeared,” warns Pedro Sánchez, as parts of Spain prepare for further relaxation of confinement measures on Monday

The number of fatalities related to Covid-19 fell to 179 on Saturday, after daily deaths came in above 200 over the last four days
The administration has rejected the Madrid region’s request to transition to Phase 1, “opting to wait until its primary care detection system is more robust”

Health authorities say a decision will be made today about which regions move to Phase 1 of the government’s deescalation plan
Health authorities say that the figures should start to reflect whether the relaxation of confinement measures has had an effect on the downward trend of the outbreak
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez secured last-minute support from opposition groups to prolong emergency powers to combat the coronavirus crisis

Madrid premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso says that the region is not yet ready to move to the next confinement deescalation phase

Political opposition to the emergency powers is mounting ahead of a congressional vote on Wednesday

Authorities express confidence that the country will be able to move to the next phase of the deescalation plan after fewer than 200 deaths were reported for the third straight day

Although this is normally a good time of the year for the Spanish labor market, registered unemployment grew by 282,891 after posting similar figures in March
For the first time since the state of alarm, three Spanish regions have recorded no Covid-19 fatalities. Meanwhile, small businesses have reopened as part of the growing relaxation of confinement measures
The total number of registered Covid-19 deaths in Spain now stands at 25,264. According to the latest data, there were 838 new infections in the last day
Provided that provinces meet the requisites, this stage should come into force on May 11 at the earliest
At a press conference on Saturday, Pedro Sánchez explained the next steps the government will take to deal with the ongoing coronavirus crisis
Health Ministry figures released today show that the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Spain has now exceeded 25,000

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Health Minister Salvador Illa explains the conditions under which adults may go out for walks and other exercise starting this weekend

The outbreak continues to slow, with 281 fatalities reported on Friday, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 24,824

For the first time since the beginning of the crisis, three Spanish regions – Galicia, Cantabria and Murcia – reported no Covid-19 fatalities
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that the return to a “new normality” would involve a series of phases, with no set dates and differing from province to province if necessary

In the past 24 hours, 6,399 coronavirus patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, the highest figure since the beginning of the crisis