Spain Lifts Lockdown... Partial Resumption of Industrial Operations Allowed from Monday

[Asia Economy International Desk Reporter] The Spanish government will ease lockdown measures by allowing the resumption of operations in certain industries starting from the 13th.

According to major foreign media on the 11th (local time), the Spanish government judged that the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is showing signs of calming down and announced that it will ease lockdown measures from the 13th. Spain has prohibited population movement and travel except for essential reasons since the 14th of last month to block the spread of COVID-19.

Workers in industries such as construction and manufacturing will be able to resume operations starting from the 13th. The Spanish government expects thousands of people to return to work. However, when resuming operations, companies must provide workers with appropriate protective equipment, and workers must maintain a distance of at least 2 meters from each other while working. Authorities also decided to distribute 10 million masks over several days at public transportation hubs such as subway stations.

The easing of lockdown measures is based on the assessment that the spread of COVID-19 has peaked and is entering a stable phase. According to Spanish health authorities, the number of additional COVID-19 deaths recorded in one day was 510. Compared to the previous day's record of 605 new deaths, this is a decrease of about 100 in one day. The daily increase in deaths has decreased for three consecutive days, marking the lowest since the 23rd of last month.

Meanwhile, as of the 11th, Spain's confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 4,830 to a total of 161,852, and the number of deaths increased by 510 to 16,353.

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