The White House advertised “glimmers of progress” against the coronavirus in Spain, but that might have been premature.
BARCELONA, Spain — When the Trump administration said Sunday it was “beginning to see glimmers of progress” against the COVID-19 pandemic, one of those glimmers was in Spain, the country that has reported more coronavirus infections than any other except the United States, and a fairly reliable leading indicator of what may happen in other countries in the coming weeks.
But that hope may have been at least somewhat premature, and Americans looking forward to an end to the social distancing orders that have crippled the economy may want to temper their optimism. Death rates in Spain appeared to drop over the previous four days, but they rose again Tuesday, a statistical aberration, explained one official, resulting from insufficient data released over the weekend. The numbers of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units appear to have dropped, but then again Spain’s two biggest cities, both with the highest numbers of cases — Madrid and Barcelona — calculate those numbers differently.
Story continuesWhile Sánchez added that “mass testing” of Spaniards is about to launch, particularly of those in essential jobs such as medical personnel, couriers and those working in grocery stores, he didn’t offer details. Other reports have said that the army would be in charge of rapid testing centers and that those workers testing positive but not showing symptoms would be isolated in hotels.
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