CORONAVIRUS | It is part of the Spanish gov't's plan to loosen the country's lockdown based on criteria established by WHO.
| Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an easing of lockdown restrictions on Saturday, as children prepared to go outside for the first time in six weeks and figures confirmed a daily coronavirus death toll running well below the peak seen early this month.
“We will not suddenly recover activity across all sectors,” he said. “The de-escalation has to be gradual and asymmetric... We won’t all advance at the same pace but we will follow the same rules.” Similar protests earlier in the week prompted the government to reverse an earlier decision and let under 14s leave their homes for the first time since the state of emergency was declared on March 14.
Sanchez urged parents to be responsible and follow the guidelines with the “maximum safety precautions”, while top police officials cautioned that children must stick to the rules. On April 13, sectors including construction and manufacturing were allowed to reopen, but with most people still confined to their homes except for essential reasons, shops, bars and public spaces remain closed.Catalan Regional President Quim Torra announced the region’s own plan to ease lockdown measures, including stipulating specific hours when children of different ages could go outside.
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