Spain Eyes More Easing of CCP Virus Lockdown After Children Reclaim Streets

Spain Eyes More Easing of CCP Virus Lockdown After Children Reclaim Streets
Children walk with their parents at promenade of Las Canteras beach after restrictions were partially lifted for children for the first time in six weeks, following the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on April 26, 2020. Borja Suarez/Reuters
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Spanish authorities cautiously prepared further steps to loosen one of Europe’s toughest CCP virus lockdowns on April 27 after children were allowed to leave their homes for the first time in six weeks, causing concern about crowds in some areas.

Having suffered one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks of the COVID-19 respiratory disease, Spain has been under strict lockdown since March 14, but recently begun to ease restrictions as it reined in the infection rate.