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18.04 - 16:21
Non-essential workers return to jobs today in Spain despite 600 coronavirus deaths
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Spain is set to relax its tough lockdown rules by letting “non-essential” workers returning to their jobs – despite recording nearly 600 new coronavirus deaths today.
Panicking officials let construction and manufacturing businesses reopen this morning after the Spanish economy took a nosedive.
But pubs, shops, bars, and public spaces will stay closed until at least April 26. The easing of restrictions came despite Spains’ death toll skyrocketing to 17,489 on Monday – up 517 from Sunday’s total of 16,972.
Interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told Cadena Ser radio station: "The health of workers must be guaranteed. “If this is minimally affected, the activity cannot restart.” But cooped-up Spaniards would prefer to stay indoors rather
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