Spain at risk of another spike in coronavirus infections: Health Minister
Spain's
top health official has warned the country is at risk of another spike in coronavirus infections that has already
struck many parts of Europe.
We are
facing a decisive moment, Health Minister Carolina Darias said after meeting
with Spain's regional health chiefs on Wednesday. We must invert this tendency.
We have to intensify our efforts.
Daria’s
says the spread of the more contagious variants is pushing up infections across
Spain. A nightly curfew and other restrictions on movement had put a cap on
infections until two weeks ago, when the figures started to increase.
Darias
made her appeal alongside Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who said
police will be extra vigilant to enforce bans on travel between regions and
unauthorized social gatherings for next week's Easter holidays.
Our goal
is to save lives, says Grande-Marlaska. Also Wednesday, thousands of Spaniards
lined up to get AstraZeneca shots again, the latest country to restart the
vaccine after its credibility suffered a series of recent setbacks. Read More
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