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In Spain, in fact, three million people have been infected with the new type of coronavirus since the epidemic began, which is three times the number of registered cases, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, said in a televised speech on Friday. . Spain is the first country in Europe where the number of registered infections has exceeded one million.
“The situation is serious, we have to act together, firmly,” said the prime minister, asking the people of the country to be cooperative and disciplined, to travel less and not go as much in company.
He stressed that the government definitely wants to avoid introducing exit restrictions similar to spring, when for months it was only possible to go out on the streets when going to work or shopping. However, according to Sánchez, the current situation is “incomparable” with the situation in March, because the country has increased testing, the availability of health protection equipment, a greater awareness of hygiene and the use of regulated masks.
As he said, 348 people out of every one hundred thousand are infected in the country, the goal is to reduce that number to 25. According to a report from the Spanish Ministry of Health on Friday
More than 8,000 new cases were confirmed by PCR tests in 24 hours, while the number of registered cases has increased by about 20,000 since Thursday.The infection has claimed 34,752 lives so far, with 655 deaths in the past week.
During the day, five of the country’s 17 provinces and two North African enclaves – Asturias, the Basque Country, Extremadura, La Rioja and Melilla – formally initiated an emergency order with the central government to provide a legal basis to restrict free movement. Castilla y León, Murcia, Valencia and several cities in Andalusia also plan to introduce a night curfew.
In the Community of Madrid, which includes the capital, the two-week state of emergency expired on Saturday afternoon, which restricted entry and exit in nine cities with the worst contagion rates. Certain areas of the region are not yet free or accessible, as the number of cases still exceeds 500 per 100,000 inhabitants. In addition, gatherings such as street parties or at home from midnight to six in the morning will be prohibited throughout the province. Catering units, on the other hand, can be open until midnight instead of the previous 11 p.m., with the 50 percent staff limit pre-ordered. (MTI)
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