Since March 14, Spanish children have been held indoors under stringent measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, now wants to relax the rule on April 27 so they can “get some fresh air.”
Ada Colau, Barcelona Mayor, who herself has young children, pled with the government this week to allow children outside.
Since the onset of the pandemic, Spain has seen more than 20,000 coronavirus fatalities, with almost 200,000 recorded infections.
On Saturday, in a televised briefing, Mr. Sánchez said that Spain had avoided “the most extreme moments and contained the brutal onslaught of the pandemic.”
Sánchez also said he said he would ask the parliament to extend Spain’s state of alarm to May 9 as the achievements made were “still insufficient and above all fragile” and could not be jeopardized by “hasty decisions.”
On Saturday, a further 565 fatalities were registered, well down from the pandemic high, and last Monday, the government allowed some non-essential employees to resume construction and manufacturing.
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