Spain 4 Phase Exit Plan From Lockdown – Free PDF Download

• Medical professionals and those who live in retirement homes have experienced especially high infection rates
• 1^st March – 85 cases
• 1^st April –  104,118 cases

• Spain has announced a four-phase plan to lift its stringent coronavirus lockdown and return to a “new normality” by the end of June.
• A national lockdown was imposed on 14 March
• On 28 April, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said each region would relax restrictions at a different pace, depending on the severity of its outbreak

Why is this important for entire world?

• As other countries in Europe that have recorded a slowdown in infections contemplate exit strategies, their way out of the lockdown will have lessons for the rest of the world.
• Spain’s economy has been battered by the impact of the virus, and the Bank of Spain forecasts that unemployment could rise to 21.7% this year.
• Spain’s 4 Phase Exit strategy

Phase 0 – Preparation phase

• The preparatory phase began on Apr 26 when Spain permitted children to go out for an hour a day with one parent, within a 1km radius of home.
• Starting May 4 –
• Individuals will be able to go out for a walk or to exercise alone or with people they stay with.
• De-escalations in this phase include

1. opening up of takeaway facilities at restaurants
2. opening up of some other establishments such as hair salons.

• Government offices will be opened to those with prior appointments
• In this phase, professional athletes will be able to access individual training sessions.
• Children aged 14 years or younger have been allowed to go out for walks from April 26.

 Phase 1 –  Initial phase

• Starting from May 11 ; will last for two weeks.
• Small businesses (ex:- gyms) will be allowed to open under strict security measures.
• Small shops may open, but not big shopping areas and all commercial activity must include hours giving priority to the over-65s.
• Bars and restaurants will be able to reopen their terraces while restricting occupancy to a third of their normal capacity.
• Hotels and tourist accommodation will open while keeping communal areas shut and must respect capacity restrictions.
• Places of worship can open but with only a third of normal capacity.
• In this phase, some degree of social contact with a limited number of people may also be allowed, subject to what the conditions are then.

Phase 2 – Intermediate phase

• Begins on May 25.
• Will include the resumption of hunting and sport fishing
• Opening of cinemas and auditorium theatres at one-third of their capacity.
• Visits to monuments and cultural facilities, such as exhibition halls and conference rooms, will resume with one-third occupancy.
• Cultural shows will be allowed with less than 50 people in closed
• In the outdoors, shows and events can be held with less than 400 people provided they are seated.
• All places of worship will have to limit their capacity to 50%.
• Bars and restaurants will be able to receive customers for table service only, restricting occupancy to a third of normal capacity.
• Schools will open to children under six whose parents are unable to work from home.

Phase 3 –  Advanced phase

• Begins on June 8 – The last step before Spain enters “the new normal”.
• If the situation is under control, general mobility will be made more flexible.
• Wearing masks will be recommended when people venture outside, especially on public transport.
• All shops to open.
• In all commercial settings, capacities will be restricted to 50% with customers observing social distancing norms.
• Beaches may also open in this phase.
• The movement of people into other provinces or islands is restricted until the de-escalation process is complete.
• In total, the de-escalation will take at least six weeks to be complete.

1. Phase 0 – 1 Week
2. Phase 1 – 2 weeks
3. Phase 2 – 2 weeks
4. Phase 3 – ? Week(s)

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