Spain with 30,000 Daily Confirmed Cases: "No Additional Measures"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] In Spain, where more than 30,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) are reported daily, there are criticisms that additional restrictions are not being considered.

Fernando Simon, Director of the Disease Control Agency, stated at a press conference on the 14th (local time) that the spread of COVID-19 in Spain accelerated sharply around last year's Christmas holidays, according to local media reports.

In Spain, 38,869 people tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day, setting a record high, and on the same day, 35,878 new cases were reported, marking the second highest number of new infections.

Director Simon warned that the spread of COVID-19 will continue for several more days and that the pressure on intensive care units will increase, but he drew a line, saying that lockdown measures proposed by some governors are not necessary at this time.

Earlier, regions with severe COVID-19 spread such as Castilla y Leon, Asturias, Murcia, and Andalusia urged the implementation of lockdown measures similar to those imposed last spring.

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