Spain’s prime minister announces coronavirus deescalation measures
The transition to a “new normality” will last six to eight weeks, explains Pedro Sánchez, with continuing restrictions on travel to other provinces and Spanish islands
The transition to a “new normality” will last six to eight weeks, explains Pedro Sánchez, with continuing restrictions on travel to other provinces and Spanish islands

The “Plan for the Transition toward a new normality” will instead set out phases and the changes that each step involves. PM Sánchez is due to present the details at a press conference

The number of fatalities fell to 301, while new infections dropped to 1,308, a figure not seen since March 14
While the first quarter of the year is never good, temporary layoffs and confinement have made things harder for workers and job seekers alike
The figures come as the Health Ministry begins a serological study of 36,000 families in a bid to get a more accurate picture of the incidence of the virus in the country

Health authorities have issued guidelines for regions to follow to ensure coronavirus contagion rates continue to decline despite deescalation
The news comes after the Spanish Health Ministry announced a significant fall in daily coronavirus deaths, with 288 fatalities in 24 hours

For the first time in more than a month, youngsters under the age of 14 were allowed to go outside for a walk within a one-kilometer radius of their home

But Pedro Sánchez warns that the new easing of restrictions will depend on whether contagion figures keep going down

Official gazette publishes order allowing children under 14 to go out with an adult starting on Sunday
Earlier in the day, the Cabinet had decided that minors would only be able to leave the house to go to the supermarket, pharmacy or bank with a parent or guardian

EL PAÍS spoke to an expert epidemiologist about how to minimize the risk of coronavirus contagion when under-14s are allowed to leave the home for accompanied walks

For the first time since the beginning of the crisis, there were more recoveries in a 24-hour period than new infections

Health specialists note that the impact of Covid-19 and the ability to cope with the pandemic is not the same across the various regions, provinces and cities

There have been a total of 22,157 official Covid-19-related fatalities since the pandemic hit the country, with confirmed infections now reaching 213,024

The deescalation of confinement will be “slow and gradual,” warns Pedro Sánchez during debate on Wednesday

Although there was a rise in new cases and daily fatalities, the infection rate has remained steady at 2%
Youngsters will only be permitted to leave the house for the same reasons as adults under Spain’s state of alarm conditions, which are the strictest in the world

The Spanish health authorities maintain that the Tuesday uptick does not affect the overall downward trend of the outbreak, with the rate of new infections holding steady at 2%

This number of victims is the lowest figure seen since March 22, and brings the total number of Covid-19-related fatalities to 20,852
Andalusian premier to call on prime minister to allow relaxation of confinement measures in his region first, given low infection rate
In a televised address on Saturday evening, Pedro Sánchez announces that there will be a “cautious and progressive” deescalation of confinement measures from May 11

According to figures released Saturday by the Health Ministry, there have been 191,726 registered infections, and 74,662 patients discharged from treatment

Government official announces a change to the total of victims so far, which stands at 19,487, citing a “discrepancy” in the figures supplied by an unidentified region

The rate of new infections is holding steady at around 3%, a rise that the health authorities have attributed to more widespread testing
The death toll since the outbreak began now stands at 18,579, with confirmed cases reaching 177,633

New infections came in on Tuesday at 3,045, a rise of 1.8% on yesterday’s total and the lowest rate seen since the crisis began.