april 1st and submit proof in order to remain employed. for more on this now, i m joined by journalist al goodman. he joins me live from madrid. good to see you on all of this, al. let s go to spain, first. it s still seeing a high number of infections, despite this, it would like to try to start easing restrictions. maybe even treat covid the way that we would normally have treated the flu in prior years. how are spaniards reacting to all of this. reporter: hi, paula. the spanish prime minister is in a group of political leaders and some medical experts who are now talking about a need for a new strategy to not treat the coronavirus as a pandemic, with emergency measures all over the world and restrictions, but getting to a new phase where it would be endemic, like the annual flu. the annual flu shot you get. he s saying, very pointedly, it would not happen immediately. but it would be possible, when more people are vaccinated. the portuguese president has also talked about that.
universal. exactly. let s go to spain where christmas is just the beginning for those celebrating the holidays, al goodman is in madrid. christmas is just the preamble to a long holiday season in spain that continues right through january 6th. the three kings day, when spanish kids get most of their gifts. new years eve, the spaniards eat 12 grapes at midnight to usher in a prosperous new year. that s what i m talking about. extend the holiday as long as possible. dr. coddle will be glad to see the fruit. you get at least 12 grapes. don t tell her about the wine. to brazil where, of course, it s summertime but that doesn t take away from the holiday cheer. shasta darlington is in sao paulo with more. reporter: kate, americans would feel at home in sao paulo
absolutely. turn around the trend with respect to the military. that ought to be our top priority for spending. not food stamps or highway orring in else. the number one priority of president is support the united states. he s devastating the mull tear today. let s go to spain. the running of the bulls ended on a gruesome note. one runway bull charged and gored one men. four others were taken to the hospital. it looks like the threat of being gored could not stop this selfie. over the weekend police searched for the man that took a picture inches away from the raging bulls. he could face a fine of over $4,000. running rules exempt recording devices. if he tripped he could have caused a dangerous trample ling. why? i don t get it at all.
the next must be disabled in some way or else pay a fine. at the 51th employee 7 percent of the payroll must be handicapped in some way. by the time you get to 51 employees 7 percent must qualify in some way. rates of disability in europe pretty high. if you have 101 plies even more rules. let s go to spain. reform they no longer have to pay 22 months but that s still too years. ever ray employee you hire if it durn turns out badly. in the past someone making 100,000 a year used to 350,000 in severance pay. under the new rules 2 thoub