8 Apr, 2020 @ 13:43
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Spain to begin ‘return to normal life’ at end of April but in a ‘very controlled’ process as experts search for signs of ‘herd immunity’ from coronavirus

SPAIN will begin to ‘return to normal life’ from April 26 but in a ‘very controlled’ process. 

That was the estimate made by government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero this morning.

Speaking to Antena 3, Montero said the nature of the ‘return to the streets and squares’ will depend on the advice of health experts, adding that Madrid wants to see ‘how the pandemic evolves’ in the next couple of weeks.

The government will draw up plans to lift the lockdown restrictions once it gets a clearer picture of the coronavirus outbreak within Spain’s borders.

As reported yesterday, it will be testing 30,000 homes across the country to map COVID-19’s progression on a national and regional basis.

It will than introduce lockdown de-escalation measures but they will be ‘gradual’ and it is not yet clear ‘under what conditions’, Montero said today.

Regions which appear to be further ahead in their battle against the virus may have restrictions lifted sooner or more liberally than others.

The main goal of the programme, which will see 62,400 people receive a rapid finger prick test, is to see how many people have already overcome COVID-19.

The study will hopefully reveal whether or not populations have developed a ‘herd immunity’, said Montero, while the data will give key insights into how much damage the disease could do in the future.

“Then we will release clear instructions,” added Montero.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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