Corona numbers in Spain continue to rise dramatically - Minister of Health on the fight against the virus

The corona numbers in Spain continue to rise dramatically, a second lockdown threatens.

Health Minister Salvador Illa speaks about the fight against the virus.

• The corona numbers * in

  Spain

  continue to rise dramatically.

  The second wave * hit the country.

• Health Minister

  Salvador Illa

  speaks about a possible

  second lockdown

  and the fight against the virus.

• Basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany can be found here.

  We also offer you

  the current number of cases in Germany

  on a 

  map

  .

Munich / Madrid - Already in the

this year, after the outbreak of the

, the

to

adhere

to a very tough

.

For weeks the house was only allowed to go shopping or to go for a walk with the dog.

Now a new

threatens

, because the

continue to rise dramatically.

On Tuesday, September 22nd, the Ministry of Health reported

within 24 hours.

Corona in Spain: Capital Madrid partially cordoned off

In the capital

in particular,

the situation is spiraling out of control.

with a total of

 partially

since Monday

.

The residents are only allowed to leave them to go to work, school or to the doctor, among other things.

In view of the rapidly increasing

, 

warned

 on Tuesday of a

the entire capital region.

In an interview with

, Spain's

spoke about

the fight against the

.

It is correct that the number of

in

is increasing significantly.

However, tests are carried out twice as much as in the spring and almost half of those infected have no symptoms *.

The

are also not yet full and the situation is not comparable to that in

, said

.

Coronavirus in Spain: Health Minister believes in controlling new infections without a second lockdown

“We recently noticed that the virus is spreading more and more where people are more relaxed.

At family celebrations, including in discos, ”said the

.

The autonomous regions have

all

again

and have taken further measures to limit meetings among friends and family members.

"If people follow the regulations in their regions, there is not much risk," said

.

The Minister of Health currently still believes that it is possible to control the increase in

without a

.

The

governments have reacted well so far, including in

.

reiterated: “Since the beginning of the pandemic, the central government has been helping Madrid control the virus.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is now meeting with the President of the regional government, Isabel Díaz Ayuso.

The meeting will strengthen the cooperation. "

Esta tarde hemos celebrado la primera reunión del Grupo # COVID19 creado por el Gobierno de España y el Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid.

Un espacio de colaboración y cooperación para coordinar la respuesta frente al # COVID19.

Unir esfuerzos para frenar al virus pic.twitter.com/Ddk3nmtb79

- Salvador Illa Roca / ❤️ (@salvadorilla) September 21, 2020

Spain and Corona: "We have to collectively learn to live with the virus"

One

in combating the

in

the lack of staff to

on positive cases.

“We are now using soldiers to help with the contact tracing.

Especially in Madrid, "reported

. The new

, which has been around in Germany for more than 100 days, is now ready for use and should help with this.

When asked whether

not opened too quickly

in

, the

replied

: “We knew that with mobility, infections would also increase.

We see that in other European countries too.

Our plan was to keep control of the situation and avoid overcrowding the hospitals again. ”

added,“ We ​​have to collectively learn to live with the virus. ”It will only be eradicated when it is gives a vaccine.

Corona in Spain: Health Minister describes Spain as a safe travel destination

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) * has now declared all of

a

area.

said he speaks regularly with the German health

and that he thinks it is right

to apply the same criteria

across

.

However, the Spanish Minister of Health added: “But from our point of view you have to consider all data, not just individual ones such as the number of infections.

And the decision should be made depending on the situation in the individual regions. ”The

are not in the same situation as

.

The 

Health Minister reported that the

, the

and other regions had worked very hard to make a

stay

for tourists

.

"We believe Spain is still a safe travel destination,"

said

.

Coronavirus in Spain: Spanish health minister expects vaccine in late 2020 or early 2021

Finally, the Spanish

minister dared to make

a prognosis regarding the vaccine * against the

.

He is working with his European colleagues on the purchase of a range of

.

The doses will also be divided among themselves, as stated in a memorandum of understanding, reported

.

He continued: “I believe that by the end of 2020 or early 2021 we will have a vaccine that meets all safety requirements.

That will be the turning point in the fight against the virus. ”

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