The days follow one another and unfortunately look alike on the other side of the Pyrenees. Spain recorded 838 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, a new daily record after 832 the previous day, bringing the pandemic to 6,528 dead, according to figures released Sunday by the Ministry of Health.
The number of confirmed cases reached 78,797, an increase of 9.1% in one day in the second country most bereaved by Covid-19 after Italy, and which will further tighten the rules of containment.
Aside from an inflection on Thursday, the number of daily deaths continues to increase day by day in Spain, where health authorities hope to approach the peak of contagion, observing a slowdown in the rate of daily increase in the number of cases and deaths the last days. The number of people healed also increased by 19.7% in 24 hours to 14,709.
After Italy, Spain decided on Saturday to tighten the measures taken to fight the Covid-19 by ordering the cessation of "non-essential activities".
Hardened containment
"All employees in non-essential activities will have to stay at home for the next two weeks", that is until Thursday, April 9, the start of the Easter weekend, said the head of government Pedro Sanchez. Health, food or energy in particular are considered essential activities.
This measure must be approved Sunday at an extraordinary council of ministers which should specify which sectors exactly are targeted. The goal is to further reduce mobility and therefore the spread of the virus while the Spanish have already been subjected since mid-March to strict confinement which has been extended until April 11.
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