Spain is battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of new corona infections every day is in the thousands.
- Coronavirus pandemic *: Spain is struggling with the second wave * .
- The number of new Covid-19 infections every day is now in the thousands - despite the travel warning for the mainland and the Balearic Islands with Mallorca and Ibiza as corona risk areas .
- The registered corona cases continue to increase drastically and are now on average over 7,000 daily ( see update from August 28, 10 p.m. ).
- The Canary Islands could soon also be classified as a risk area.
Update from August 28, 10 p.m.: Spain is apparently not getting the so-called second wave of the corona pandemic under control. The number of new Covid-19 infections every day is still high and worrying.
According to data from the Süddeutsche Zeitung, an average of 7372 new corona cases were registered daily in the past seven days (as of August 28, 9:50 p.m.) . For comparison: According to ZDF news today , the average over the same period in Germany was 1,330 reported Covid-19 diseases per day.
Update from August 28, 8:50 p.m.: While Madrid and Spain continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic , there is a real corona hammer from Budapest: Hungary is closing its borders because of the second wave . Your own citizens also have to adapt properly.
Corona in Spain: Increase in new Covid 19 infections in the Canary Islands
Update from August 28th, 12 noon: The coronavirus is spreading ever further, especially vacation countries are currently struggling with increasing numbers of infections . While Spain has been classified as a risk area by the Robert Koch Institute since August 14, the Canary Islands can look forward to a special position. Despite rising corona numbers , the Canary Islands were not classified as a risk area. But that could be over now.
Regional health officials on Thursday reported 338 new cases within the past 24 hours. The Canaries recorded the highest increase in new infections since March.
According to local media, around 1737 people in the Canary Islands are currently said to have tested positive for the virus. That means around 82 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The Spanish media are already speculating whether the Canary Islands could soon be classified as a risk area.
Corona in Spain: Comprehensive mask requirement for students decided
Update from August 27, 9:05 p.m.: In connection with the planned reopening of schools, the Spanish authorities have discussed a comprehensive mask requirement for pupils. "The wearing of masks will generally be compulsory from the age of six, even if the distance rules are observed," said Minister of Education Isabel Celaa on Thursday. Schools in Spain were closed in mid-March due to the increasing number of infections . In September the students should be allowed to return.
In addition to wearing protective masks , students must be careful to keep 1.5 meters apart and wash their hands five times a day, as Celaa said. In addition, the classrooms must be regularly ventilated and the body temperature of the students measured.
Spain is sinking into corona chaos: new infections are skyrocketing - extreme cuts for tourists
Update from August 27, 1:45 p.m .: Two of the main reasons for the many new coronavirus infections not only on Mallorca , but also in other regions of Spain (see original report) are the meetings of young people and private parties . For this reason, nightly visits to the beach and parks are now to be prohibited on the holiday island of Mallorca, which is popular with Germans - because tourists always meet there in large numbers and very often without the prescribed protective mask to celebrate and consume alcohol.
The regional government of the Balearic Islands wanted to advise on this corona measure this Thursday. According to the statements, it should come into force on Friday if possible. Almost 7,000 cases have been registered in the Balearic Islands since the beginning of the pandemic - more than a third of them in August . This is "worrying" , admitted regional president Francina Armengol and spoke of a "second wave" of the corona pandemic. With regard to the admission of patients suffering from Covid-19 , the situation in the Balearic Islands is "much better", she emphasized.
Other announced measures for tourists who travel to Mallorca despite the current travel warning include: Smoking in public spaces should be completely prohibited. At private meetings, a maximum of ten people will again be allowed, provided they do not belong to the same household. And in pubs, restaurants and cafés, the number of permitted guests is to be reduced again - the details had not yet been clarified.
New infections skyrocket, the economy is shaking: Spain is sinking into corona chaos - "fatal blow"
First report from August 25, 2020: Munich / Madrid / Barcelona - chief epidemiologist. In the coronavirus pandemic * , every country has its own expert that everyone is looking at. There is Christian Drosten from the Charité in Berlin. The German doctor does not act (directly) on behalf of the state, but as a scientist.
Anders Tegnell from Sweden, on the other hand, is a state epidemiologist. Also Spain has its virologists that determines the direction. His name: Fernando Simón . His prognosis: gloomy! "It's not going well," said the spokesman for the health authorities on Tuesday (August 25) and said that the corona pandemic had gotten out of control in some parts of the country. In other words, the second wave hit Spain with full force Force!
Coronavirus pandemic in Spain: Covid-19 situation worsens
And that in the middle of the high tourist season . Such an important source of income for the Iberians. The head of the authority for health emergencies had already said on Friday (August 21) that things were not going well - and warned: “Nobody should fool themselves.” At the weekend, the Covid-19 situation worsened again drastically.
That means: According to Thüringer Allgemeine, around 40,500 new infections with the Sars-CoV-2 pathogen were registered between August 18 and 25 . According to surveys by Johns Hopkins University, more than 19,000 newly reported corona cases were added over the weekend alone , and there is now talk of up to 6,000 newly registered Covid 19 infections daily.
For comparison: Spain has five to six times more new corona infections within 24 hours than Germany. At least as far as the official registered numbers are concerned.
Coronavirus in Spain: Serious consequences for the economy from the corona pandemic
In terms of the economy, Germany is also a not insignificant keyword. After the Berlin Robert Koch Institute (RKI) declared the Balearic Islands a corona risk area and the Foreign Office issued a travel warning for Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca , Francina Amengol , Prime Minister of the Balearic Islands, sent a real call for help towards the Federal Republic.
“We were the first to see the nightliferestricted. We have forbidden outdoor drinking bouts. And we have closed the facilities on the streets in which groups have consumed excessive alcohol in order to avoid behaviors that endanger the health of all, "said Armengol of the picture and said it was" also unfair to all the German citizens who come to Mallorca every year , are loyal to our island every summer, love our region and see the Balearic Islands and Mallorca as their home ”.
Corona pandemic in Spain: Mallorca is fighting for German tourists despite travel warning
The newspaper Diario de Mallorca had drastically described the travel warning from Germany as a "fatal blow". According to the German press agency , tourism accounts for at least 35 percent of the economic output of the Balearic Islands , not taking into account related industries such as construction.
Disastrous economic consequences are already expected, but not only for the islands in the Mediterranean . For example, tourism is also an important industry for the metropolis of Barcelona and the surrounding Catalonia with the Costa Brava . According to Statista, around 6.97 million Germans vacationed in Spain between August 2019 and August 2020 .
Coronavirus pandemic in Spain: Thousands of new corona infections and high 7-day incidence
Tour operators such as TUI had partially or even completely canceled package tours to Spain due to the Corona situation for summer 2020.
The concerns were too great after a 7-day incidence * of 81 had been measured weeks ago around the capital Madrid . And after the same value, which measures the infection rate in a region per 100,000 inhabitants, even rose to 254 in Aragon around Saragossa.
Another comparison: In Bavaria, the situation is rated as critical from a value of 35, from a value of 50, the first corona restrictions apply . Spain is far from this in many parts of the country - in a negative sense. And the consequences of the Covid 19 disaster can currently only be estimated. Also for chief epidemiologist Simón. (pm) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network
Quarantine instead of testing for returnees from risk areas * - this plan by Health Minister Jens Spahn could cost taxpayers dearly.
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