Spain’s Morenoite Izquierda Diario downplays pandemic as PSOE-Podemos government lifts restrictions
Two weeks after PSOE (Socialist Party)-Podemos government called to end Spain’s state of alarm, the Morenoite Workers’ Revolutionary Current (CRT) has shown itself to be utterly indifferent to the many lives that will be lost to COVID-19 as the ruling elite lifts social-distancing restrictions.
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias (Wikimedia Commons)
The state of alarm is the juridical mechanism allowing regional governments to impose coronavirus health measures such as lockdowns, curfews and mobility restrictions. Announcing the lifting of this measure on April 6, PSOE Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared: “I hope that it will not be necessary to continue the state of alarm and that the Interterritorial Health Council will continue responding … We want May 9 to be the end, full stop, of the state of alarm.”
Spanish premier Sanchez pledges to end social distancing as COVID-19 rises
As COVID-19 cases rise across Europe, Spain’s PSOE (Socialist Party)-Podemos government has pledged to end social distancing measures in order to fully reopen Spain’s economy.
On Tuesday, Spain reported 6,623 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 infections in the country up to more than 3.3 million. Another 128 coronavirus deaths were announced, bringing the official death toll to nearly 76,000. The National Statistics Institute’s count indicate that the real number of COVID-19 fatalities is far higher over 100,000. The number of daily cases reported is likely a significant underestimate, as testing levels are still inadequate, and infection and hospitalisation rates are rising across Europe.
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Valencian Community could remain closed until end of May
The president of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, has confirmed that “the thoughts” of the Consell are to maintain the border closure of the Valencian Community until the end of May, when the current state of alarm concludes, although he has said that “it could be reviewed if we have positive indications, progress is being made with mass vaccinations and after the infection rates reain under control.”
The president emphasised that: “There is no restriction that will last a day longer than necessary.”
Puig made the announcement even before the Government and the Autonomous Communities agreed at a meeting of the Interterritorial Health Council to close the autonomies between Wednesday 17 and Sunday 21 March – the San José holiday weekend over Easter.
ANDALUCIA is considering loosening the current restrictions in place to fight the coronavirus, it has been revealed.
Vice president of the region Juan Marin said on Tuesday that ‘if the situation allows it, the measures could be relaxed’ on March 3.
That is when the the so-called committee of experts will meet with the Junta to evaluate the latest epidemiological figures.
But speaking on the
Cadena Ser, the regional Ciudadanos leader declared ‘we have not yet defeated COVID’.
He said any decision by Andalucia would be influenced by what is discussed and decided at the Interterritorial Health Council, where the country’s 17 regions meet with the national Government to evaluate the pandemic.