Spain’s death rate continues to fall

Spain has reported 399 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, lower than Sunday’s figure of 410 and confirming the downward trend. A total of 20,852 people have died of the disease in Spain, with over 200,000 infected and more than 80,000 cured.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez is expected to ask parliament tomorrow to extend the lockdown until 11 May.

As of 27 April, it is expected that parents will be allowed to take children under 12 years old out for exercise, tough there are complaints that this leaves 12-16-year-olds in limbo. There are no signs as yet of lifting the current restrictions under which people are only permitted to leave their houses to go to work, to buy food or for medical reasons, although there is growing pressure to allow people out for short periods of exercise.