The curve is flattening more and more in Spain

Spain keeps on improving its control on the Coronavirus as the nation recorded the lowest death toll in 19 days (510 people).

Most of the Spaniards have been isolating from the middle of March. The good news is that the government will start to gradually re-open the economy starting from Monday as workers operating in the construction and manufacturing industry will be allowed to restart.

This is positive, but…

This is great news, but there are still question marks about the correct timing. We all know that there is no correct answer to this matter. There is always the concern that an early reopening could cause the virus to get back. However, things have to restart in a way or another. Therefore a compromise has to be found.

Health Minister Salvador Illa said: “We are still in the confinement phase. We haven’t begun any relaxation.”

The flattening of the curve

In the last daily figure, Spain recorded “only” 510 deaths in the last 24 hours. That is a strong improvement from a daily peak of 950 deaths registered early in April. Still, it’s too much, but it’s pretty clear that the curve is flattening.

Graph courtesy of the Financial Times

Source Reuters