Despite having imposed draconian coronavirus lockdown and making the use of face masks in public mandatory, Spain is once again a world hotspot ...
A nun wearing a facemask pushes a trolley in the outskirts of Madrid with the Cuatro Torres business area in the background AFP/OSCAR DEL POZOMADRID: Despite having imposed draconian coronavirus lockdown and making the use of face masks in public mandatory, Spain is once again a world hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some have suggested that social norms that stress physical contact and encourage families to live in larger, multi-generational households have encouraged contagion in Spain.So why has the pandemic worsened in Spain? Experts say a backlash against the strict lockdown which began in mid-March and was only fully lifted on Jun 21 is partly to blame.
The authorities introduced rules on social distancing and wearing masks after the lockdown ended without stressing the need to remain"very careful", he added. Faced with a surge in infections, Spanish authorities earlier this month introduced a series of measures which targeted socialising, such as ordering the closure of nightclubs and reducing restaurant opening hours, as well as a ban on smoking outdoors if it is not possible to maintain a distance of two metres between people.
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