Spain is beginning to lift restrictions on some businesses after shutting down all non-essential operations nearly two weeks ago in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19.
This will allow businesses that cannot operate remotely, including construction and manufacturing, to reopen. The move has been criticised by some as risking a resurgence in the spread of the virus.
Spain's death toll has fallen over recent days, but as a small rise in deaths was reported yesterday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned that the locked-down country was "far from victory". "We are all keen to go back out on the streets...
but our desire is even greater to win the war and prevent a relapse," he said Police were at metro and train stations handing out