De-escalation in Spain: An update on Barcelona

Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, has been present throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in keeping the country aware of how they should go about winding down lockdown measures. With 17 autonomous communities in Spain, all with differing populations and land sizes, the Spanish government’s plan to phase out measures has had to be adopted differently by these communities. With the smaller areas progressing relatively quickly, popular cities like Madrid and Barcelona have to be more patient as they progress to a new, safer, normal. Due to there being so many sources of information available to us all, we thought best to focus on Barcelona and give you an update on how the city is progressing. We’ll get the big one out of the way now, it is compulsory to wear a face mask in public spaces!

Current situation

Towards the end of May, Barcelona spent time in Phase 1, lagging behind smaller autonomous communities, especially the island communities…