In a speech on Saturday evening, Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced he will present his plan for the “de-escalation phase” in his country next Tuesday.
Sánchez told Spaniards that the country has had a small and modest victory, but there is a still a long way to go before they win the battle against the coronavirus.
Sánchez also announced that if Spain continues to show a favorable evolution of the pandemic, citizens will be allowed to go outside to play sports and walk with family members in early May. The country’s health minister will oversee the arrangements and guidance, he said.
The process would be gradual, “asymmetrical” and coordinated, Sánchez emphasized.
“It will depend on the region you live since some regions have been affected more than others,” Sánchez said adding that the pandemic has spread unequally across the country.
“Caution and unity should guide us,” Sánchez said. “Victory is not close, but we have started to win.”
