MADRID, 29 Sep – RIA Novosti. Spain can return to normal life and complete removal of quarantine by the end of June, said the country’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
the Council of Ministers adopted a plan for gradual exit from quarantine, which consists of four stages. The Prime Minister said the process “will be gradual, different in different regions and coordinated”. He suggests that movement between the various provinces of Spain that are at different stages of lifting the restrictive measures, will be closed until the last stage of de-escalation.
“Each of the phases of de-escalation will continue at least for two weeks because two weeks is the average time of symptoms of the virus. This means that in the best case, the transition to the new normal condition will continue at each site for six weeks, which is about a month and a half. And if all goes as now, we want it took eight weeks for the whole Spanish territory. So by the end of June, we as a country will be in a situation of the new normal state, if the epidemic will be controlled in each territory,” said Sanchez in a press conference following the meeting of the government.
Stages, he said, will be determined in each particular province and on the Islands depending on the epidemiological situation and the readiness of the hospitals.
According to Sanchez, the first or, as he put it, “zero, preparatory phase” has already begun.
In the zero phase will open some private institutions by appointment. Resumes restaurant to purchase takeout, will resume private sports training, gave examples of Sanchez. A zero phase in all areas of Spain officially begin may 4, and some of the Canary and Balearic Islands can go with this number already to the first phase.
In the first phase will start operating small shops — under strict security measures. Large shops do not open to avoid crowds. Open terraces with limiting the number of visitors (30 percent), hotels and tourist apartments, with the exception of common areas. For people over 65 years will be established “privileged the schedule” in the stores. In addition, the “highly recommended” the wearing of masks on public transport.
the second phase will resume service in restaurants, it will be possible to hold cultural events for up to 50 people indoors, outdoors – at least 400.
At the last stage will be lifted restrictions on movement. In restaurants there are still restrictions on the number of visitors.
