Spain's Prime Minister announces plans to reopen borders to tourists after a strict lockdown as anti-government protesters take to the streets to call for his resignation.
Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top football division will kick off again in June, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced, marking another phase in the easing of one of the world's strictest lockdowns.Spain is preparing to allow foreign tourists into the country as bars, museums and churches also begin to reopen
"From July, foreign tourism will resume in safe conditions. We will guarantee tourists will not take any risks and will not bring us any risks," Mr Sanchez told a televised news conference, without giving further details. Spain's overnight death toll from the coronavirus rose by 48 to a total of 28,678, the seventh straight day the fatality rate was less than 100, while the total number of cases rose to 235,290.Restrictions on movement are being gradually eased, with bars in some parts of the country already being allowed to open their terraces, and museums and churches reopening — though residents of Madrid and Barcelona, both national epicentres of the virus, will only follow suit on Monday.
This chart uses a logarithmic scale to highlight coronavirus growth rates. Read our explainer to understand what that means — and how COVID-19 cases are spreading around the world.Several-thousand followers of the Vox party gathered in their cars and on motorbikes in the centre of Madrid and other Spanish cities to protest against the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
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