Spain to allow sports and walks from May 2, deconfinement plan will be presented on Tuesday
Spain has one of the strictest lockdown in the world, aimed at fighting the coronavirus epidemic. The second most affected country on the planet, Spain has launched a state of emergency since March 15. Children, victims of this very strict confinement, will be able to start going out on the street from this Sunday, April 26, following precise rules. Tonight, Pedro Sanchez has announced that adults will also be able to start going out and play sports from May 2, if the rate of new contagions continues to drop. Expatriate assistant Lisbob tells you all about this latest announcement from Pedro Sanchez on the coronavirus epidemic in Spain.
Spain to allow sports and walks from May 2, deconfinement plan will be presented on Tuesday
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the extension of the state of emergency until midnight on May 9 with a softening of measures to combat Covid-19 for young people from April 26.
They can go out accompanied. However, adults are also beginning to demand more liberties and discontent is greatly allowed to the Spanish population, hard hit by this severe confinement.
Pedro Sanchez has finally announced that the Spanish government will authorize going out for sports or walking from May 2 if the contagions decrease: "If the evolution of the pandemic continues in a positive direction, from May 2 the leaving the home will be allowed for individual activity and walks with the people with whom we live ”.
Pedro Sánchez also announced that he would present his deconfinement project next Tuesday after having it approved by the Council of Ministers. It will be, as explained, a plan designed "with the greatest caution" and "based on the criteria of the experts".
The Spanish chief executive said "this state of emergency has paid off." "The deconfinement plan will last throughout the month of May and, in principle, we will see what will happen with the month of June. I would like to convey to you the importance of being careful, this is not a race for see who opens a mall or a small business. "
He explains that the plan will be presented next Tuesday because "we want to hear tomorrow the plans for deconfinement of the autonomous communities".
Pedro Sanchez will present the deconfinement plan next Tuesday
"The deconfinement will be gradual, we will not suddenly find all the activity and social mobility. We will do it in stages." In each field of activity, it will also be in stages, he says, shops, restaurants, leisure, culture, sports, religious celebrations ... The deconfinement will also be "asymmetrical, depending on the territory in which we live. 'The epidemic has been spread disparately ".
The whole deconfinement process will be carried out by the same control committee, which will be integrated from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, so that each citizen can know the objective criteria on which public policies will be based.