Spain's COVID-19 death toll rises by 674 but pace keeps slowing

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Spain's COVID-19 death toll rises by 674 but pace keeps slowing
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MADRID: The rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Sunday (Apr 5) as the country, suffering from one of the ...

MADRID: The rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Sunday as the country, suffering from one of the world's worst outbreaks of the pandemic, began its fourth week under a near-total lockdown.

Sunday's rise represented a 6 per cent increase in total deaths, about half the rate reported a week ago."Today I unite to give a small message of hope," said General Miguel Angel Villaroya, chief of the defence staff, during a coronavirus briefing on Sunday."We are on the right track and we will beat it .

He said while lockdown measures would probably last even longer than the next 15 days, some economic restrictions, such as keeping all non-essential workers at home, would be lifted after Easter. Shops, bars and restaurants will, however, remain closed.Business groups CEOE and CEPYME warned that while the new extension"will serve to accelerate the exit from the current health crisis" it could"deepen the economic recession in which many sectors and companies ...

Economy Minister Nadia Calvino rejected the idea in an interview with El Pais on Sunday. Asked when Spain would get back to normal, Calvino said,"We cannot return to normal from 0 to 100 in one day. We must guarantee security."

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