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But, he added, the school was probably as safe as anywhere to be when a child was just as likely to catch COVID-19 at a weekend family gathering or while in the park.
“We don’t know, because the virus is everywhere,” he told esRadio. Ms. Díaz Ayuso did not say what scientific evidence she used to predict that the infection rate would be so high among children.
Madrid is once again the epicenter of the virus pandemic in Spain, with almost a quarter of the 1,830 patients hospitalized in the country last week.
In response, Madrid now requires that all returning teachers be evaluated, as is the case in other regions.
Wednesday’s result was chaotic: Huge lines of school personnel outside the crowded testing centers forced the testing process to suspend.
As the situation worsens in Madrid, some other regional leaders have expressed concern about allowing residents of the capital region to enter their cities.
But Salvador Illa, Spain’s health minister, on Thursday ruled out the idea of imposing a blockade on the Madrid area.
In other developments around the world:
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Thailand 100 days have passed without a reported case of local transmission, But their success in stopping the spread of the virus has come at a significant financial cost. The last reported case of community transmission in Thailand was confirmed on May 24. Hundreds of cases have since been found among residents returning from abroad, but all were detected during the required 14-day quarantine periods. As of Thursday, Thailand had reported 3,425 cases and 58 deaths, according to a Times database.
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India reported 83,883 new cases Thursday, breaking its own world record. It has the third highest number of cases and deaths after the United States and Brazil.
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the Czech Republic reported 650 new cases Thursday, its biggest increase in a single day.
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Turkey will impose restrictions on weddings and other social events amid a surge in new cases. The daily number of cases it has reached almost 1,600 in the last week.
The reports were contributed by Liz Alderman, Ilise S. Carter, Choe Sang-Hun, Patricia Cohen, Ben Casselman, Michael Gold, Christina Goldbaum, Kathleen Gray, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Jacey Fortin, Ethan Hauser, Jennifer Jett, Juliana Kim, Isabella Kwai, Sharon LaFraniere, Raphael Minder, Matt Phillips, Campbell Robertson, Amanda Rosa, Eleanor Stanford, Jim Tankersley, Katie Thomas, Lucy Tompkins, Neil Vigdor, Allyson Waller, Lauren Wolfe, Katherine J. Wu, and Carl Zimmer.
