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Interesting how politics has entered the narrative in Spain this last week. The government set out a phased approach to lightening the lockdown and this Friday announced that only half the country would move on to the next phase (with more freedoms). Both Barcelona and Madrid were never going to move on as they have suffered comparatively badly but were outliers based on the data.
Valencia, where I am, has had low numbers in comparison to other regions with large cities but still has not been allowed to progress - cue the local government (and population) being up in arms and huge numbers breaking the rules today. So much talk about it being due to politics and blaming other cities, and all of a sudden the mood has really soured - just a day earlier and cafes and bars were preparing to open in a limited way and now have to wait.
Really shows how hard it is going to be in every country to get out of this.