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The Spanish authorities are already considering the possibility of advancing in even more drastic measures to control the spread of the virus that returns to the current country. The curfew is one of them.
This afternoon, the Spanish Minister of Health will meet by videoconference with regional health officials to try to reach an agreement on what new measures to apply.
It was at a time when Spain became the first country in Western Europe to register more than one million cases of the new coronavirus.
“The second wave is a reality. In many areas of our country the epidemic is out of control,” said Health Minister Salvador Illa. to the radio Onda Cero. “We have to take drastic measures.”
These are words at a time when Several Spanish regions admit the need for the immediate implementation of a curfew such as that implemented in France and other European countries. Some with rates of contagion much lower than the Spanish ones.
In fact, several regions have implemented strong restrictions, such as the early closure of restaurants. However, measures that have not been sufficient. Spaniards fear every day that the return to the situation of the beginning of the pandemic has passed, with a health system with many difficulties to respond to so many cases.
Madrid continues to be one of the points of greatest concern for the Spanish government. The blockade that was imposed – under much criticism – about two weeks ago is ending and the contagion rate has not dropped.
“We are on the verge of winter, when most of the activities are carried out indoors, when the probability of contagion of the virus is greater. We cannot lower our guard ”, said the Spanish Minister of Health. “The horizon we have discussed with the technicians of the ministry and European colleagues is very difficult for five to six months.”
