Today, Monday 11 May, around
51% of the Spanish population has moved to
Phase One of the government’s
four-phase plan to lift
lockdown restrictions – but many are doing so with caution.
In a televised address over the weekend, Spanish Prime Minister
Pedro S?nchez had also called for ‘prudence and caution’ ahead of this first key phase of the lockdown de-escalation plan – following the ‘preparatory’ Phase Zero.
On Friday evening the Spanish
Health Ministry had announced
what regions, provinces and also healthcare zone moving to Phase One from today – as well as those that remain in Phase Zero.
Madrid and
Barcelona currently still remain in Phase Zero, as well as
M?laga and
Granada in
Andalusia, and most of the
Valencia region – among many other areas.
We have published all the
key rules and measures regarding the
four phases in a separate report, together with the current
‘phase status’ for each
region. It is regularly updated as and when new measures are announced. The report can be found here:
Lifting of lockdown in Spain – full details of all phases for all regions.
CORONAVIRUS in SPAIN – today’s figures
The latest
official figures* for
Coronavirus (Covid-19) released by Spain’s
Health Ministry in Madrid at 11am on
Monday 11 May confirm that 26,744 people have now died from the pandemic in Spain, up by
123 on yesterday – but the lowest figure since
18 March.
Sunday had seen an increase of
143 Coronavirus-related deaths over Saturday – the lowest figure since 18 March.
Saturday had been an increase of
179 over Friday.
Friday had been
213.
The current peak of recorded deaths related to
Coronavirus in a 24-hour period in Spain
was on 2 April, when 950 deaths were registered.
Official figures released daily by the Spanish
Health Ministry are for the total number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus
only through a
PCR test (polymerase chain reaction). That figure for
Monday 11 May is 227,436 – an increase of
373 over yesterday.