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12TH MARCH Today is the first day of self-isolation. Face-to-face classes have been suspended in the center where I work, so I go straight home to start working in a new way. I am not very excited to be locked up at home but it is the best for this problem to be solved as soon as possible. In the meantime, I'm sure I’ll find thousand things to do on my to-do list.

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Day 2: 13th MARCH Today is the first day that I will not leave home. It is not a problem for me because I have a lot of work to do to keep up with work. It is said that tonight at 22pm everyone will go out to the balconies to applaud the nurses, doctors and health personnel who are working non-stop to take care of us all. I'll lean out the window to see if I see anything.

PS: Today I will have lasagne for dinner

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People across Spain have entered lockdown with a nationwide round of applause, from their balconies, to show their gratitude to medical staff working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.

Pedro Sanchez, Spain's prime minister, gave a televised address on Saturday night announcing measures confining residents to their homes except for essential trips outside.

Minutes later, at 10pm, people in cities as widespread as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Pamplona took to their balconies and leaned from windows to applaud those working in the country's health services.

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Footage of the unprecedented show of appreciation was shared widely on social media, captioned with the words aplauso sanitario, (I applaud the health services) and quedate en casa (stay at home).

It comes after similar isolation measures were introduced in Italy, where residents have been filmed coming together to fill the streets with song from their respective balconies in heartening displays of national unity.

Spain now has more than 6,000 confirmed cases of the virus - the fifth highest number of cases of any other country - after recording a 24-hour rise of at least 1,500 on Friday.

Under the government's new measures, residents are only allowed to leave their homes to buy food and medicine, commute to work, go to hospitals and banks, or take trips to care for the young and elderly.

All schools and universities are closed, along with restaurants, bars, hotels and other non-essential retail businesses.

"From now we enter into a new phase," Mr Sanchez told the nation on Saturday night. "We won't hesitate in doing what we must to beat the virus. We are putting health first.

"We will [eventually] return to the routine of our jobs and again visit our friends and loved ones.

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"Until that time comes, let's not waste energies that are essential now. Let's not lose our way," he said, urging all to stay home.

Several fire brigades also shared their appreciation for health care workers at 10pm, sounding their engines' sirens from fire stations in Madrid and Valladolid, as firefighters lined up to join the applause of nearby residents.

Shouts of " viva los medicos " (long live doctors) could also be heard ringing through the streets, with some residents also turning the lights on and off in their homes.

Shortly after his announcement, Mr Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez was revealed to have tested positive for Covid-19.

Both are in good health, according to the government. At least two Cabinet members have also contracted the virus.

A state of emergency has been declared for 15 days. The government had been expected to announce further measures on Saturday to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the crisis, with aid for companies and workers.

But after a seven-hour cabinet meeting, ministers could not agree. Mr Sanchez said the measures would wait until the next meeting, but sought to reassure concerned citizens.

"I want to tell the workers, the self-employed, and businesses that the government of Spain is going to do everything in its power to cushion the effects of this crisis," Mr Sanchez said.
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People across Spain have entered lockdown with a nationwide round of applause, from their balconies, to show their gratitude to medical staff working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Pedro Sanchez, Spain's prime minister, gave a televised address on Saturday night announcing measures confining residents to their homes except for essential trips outside.

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Day 3: This quarantine is not proving easy. I think it is a challenge not only for the Spanish people but for the entire planet. I really like the union we are forming. I am a little angry because some students are not working at all, they still think that they are on holiday. Anyway, I miss them very much and hope to see them soon.

PS: Today, music played and everyone danced on their balconies. Do not stop the party!

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Day 4: Today was a very fun day. In the morning, my cats and I found a new friend, Wilson. Mariana has not accepted him very well but I have already told her that Wilson is staying. At night, my friends and I hung out online and made a toast with pineapple juice. One of them is going crazy, but I think at this point we all are.

PS: Have you tried mixing Doritos with Nutella? Don't do it!

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To be honest, this is proving far more complicated than I expected.

Yesterday I was putting the final marks for the second term, which means that we've already entered the home stretch of the year.

Moreover, neither Wilson nor my cats wanted to talk to me, they hid and I couldn’t find them (I guess they were playing hide & seek) 🧐...

Also, I’ve run out of chocolate 🍫and I’ve started to pick up the chips of the cereals. I suppose that tomorrow I will go out with my gloves and mask (hopefully, I won’t see many people in the streets because it would be embarrassing😅)

PS: Today I bought 5 pyjamas online, despite of everything, I want to be in fashion😌.

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Un día más, un día menos!⏳I went outside and felt like I was in an episode of ‘The Walking Dead’🧟‍♀️. Maybe I should have taken this opportunity to take a couple of photos in the Callao building with the Schweppes sign because it’s always very crowded, but I forgot my selfie stick at home😅.

Also, it was Father's Day, so I called mine and we were talking for hours. I told him that as soon as we see each other, we’ll plant tomatoes in the garden and he was very happy 🍅🍅.

At night I played the song Tusa very loud🎶and started dancing with Wilson and my cats (the truth is that dancing is not Wilson’s strength).

PS: If lockdown lasts for many days, I will go back to school rolling.

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How can this virus be stopped from spreading? STAYING AT HOME. I'm a bit fed up with people who go shopping 4 times a day or walk their dog 6. The more they get out, the longer it will take for those of us who are carrying out the government's instructions to put an end to this.

Regarding my day, today has been the worst day of all. I wish I could go back with my family. Is desperately to see how people in Madrid think  this is a fuc**** joke.

PS: It is very sad to see how the human being takes some things for granted and doesn't appreciate life.

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Today I have been reading a book all day and planning my summer trip. I would like to visit so many places that I still don't know which one to choose. The first destination would be Ireland, followed by Africa or Morocco ✈️. I usually travel alone or with friends, but this time I will travel with my whole family. I look forward to summer!🏝

PS: I am looking for a way to go with my family to Valencia, a trucker offers me to travel hidden among his load of toilet paper🧻 🚛. I don't trust him much…

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I love rain🌧. For years I have preferred a cloudy and rainy day than a sunny day. I think the reason behind it is because it reminds me of when I was young (more than now) and my mother used to put my sister and my welly boots on👯‍♀️👢.

Also, lockdown is more bearable if it rains; a blanket, a film and a good glass (of water)🍿🍷.

The government has said that this will last for at least 15 more days. I never thought I would say this but, I WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

PS: Big hand to all the people who have turned IFEMA into a hospital (in China it took 14 days, in Spain 48 hours)🏥

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Buon Giorno, Principessa!♥︎
This is one of my favorite quotes in the world from one of the best movies I've ever watched (Life is Beautiful – La Vita é Bella). I watched it again and I recommend everyone who has some time (you will surely find a couple of hours), to watch it.

Also, I played Scrabble with Mariana (the cat) and, guess what? I beat her with the word 'SCRATCHER'. She ended up going mad so to calm her down I ordered a scratching post on Amazon. I guess the order will arrive today and she will sleep in my bed again.

Regarding everything else, the virus has reached the city where my parents live 😩. There are 20 infected nurses and doctors, plus several other people. The total is not estimated yet, but I keep my fingers crossed so that everything goes well🤞🏼.
PS: Thanks to those of you who are writing your quarantine journal, I’m having lots of laughs😻.

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Yesterday I started to think about what will happen when we return to normality, to face-to-face classes, to ‘silence, please; be quiet, please; SHUT UP!!!! ’ What will happen when we spend 15 minutes of the lesson telling each other things that have nothing to do with the lesson. And what will happen when nothing happens anymore.

That being said and continuing with sentimentality, I searched in my photo albums  and I found my birthday photos. Some students threw a surprise party in the classroom, and I couldn't have had a better time! Now I think that those are the moments that remain etched in our minds, the good moments, and we end up forgetting the bad ones or hiding them in a remote area of our memory so that they don't come out🔒.

Today I want to thank all the students, their families and all the teachers who have not stopped working since classes were suspended- the pace of life, generally. Together we are making these days full of good memories that we will remember forever!

Thank you all!

PS: Today I gathered my 3 cats and Wilson and gave them a class on how to properly wash their hands and paws🐾.

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Today I will be brief. Good news!!!

Italy’s latest update: 4th day in a row with daily new cases below the 6557 peak reached on March 21.

Our neighbors are making it and we’re getting closer!

PS: I celebrated it in a big way, this time the song Bella Ciao was playing🎶 and two bottles of wine🍷died for the cause. Margarita has a hangover and she told me not to wake her up until tomorrow 🔕

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Once upon a time, the whole world went mad. Right in the middle of an ordinary life universe gave us a fairy tale and we lived happily ever after.
THE END

PS: Not in the mood for either 👑virus or quaran💩

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Wow! It's been a long week but finally Friday! 😅

I have so many plans for the weekend that I guess I won't have enough time left!

Today I picked up again a book which was a bit abandoned: New York Stories, which collects the world's greatest classic works.

PS: Today I sat on the roof and fell asleep in the shade of the sun

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Spain has seen a sharp rise in the number of deaths caused by coronavirus but the rate of new infections is stabilising. We'll see next week if Spain has finally reached its peak.

Meanwhile, cheer up! Next week is Easter break 😊

PS: I've created a  TikTok account because I think is my last opportunity to work out a bit. Let's see if that works!

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I hate Sundays. Since I was young I’ve always hated them and I think I always will. It’s just that day of the week doesn't make sense. A couple of years ago it used to be the day of family reunions and paellas. However, there are not paellas or family meetings anymore, so what is its function apart from indicating that the next day is Monday?

Anyway, I don't like Sundays.

PS: Yesterday I finished with all the juice reserves and tomorrow I’ll have to go out and buy more. This quarantine is turning me into a drinkaholic (if this word even exists).

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Today I literally spent the whole day working. Worst of all, we don't know how long this situation will last. It’s difficult not having a precise answer and not being able to make long-term plans. Some people say that this will last until the end of the academic year, and others that we will return in June. Who knows?

Spain’s total of people testing positive has reached 85,195 - higher than that of China, where the outbreak began. Spain is the worst-hit country after Italy, with 7,340 deaths in total.

Can anyone believe that Spain and Italy have surpassed China? Are they hiding information? Can China’s statistics be trusted?

PS: The highest kind of ignorance is half-knowledge.

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A few days ago I started to get interested in violins🎻. Have you listened to a modern song with a violin’s background sound? It's amazing how a song changes. So I made up my mind and bought a violin. I will receive my order soon and I’ve already started watching some tutorials. I hope to learn, at least, to play one song, but if not, I’ll tell my future children the story of 'How I met your violin'. Wish me good luck.

PS: If you want to learn a new skill you have always dreamed of, now is the time and it’s called quaran-time.

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April Fools’ Day!

I tried to play a joke on Wilson and he went very mad. He locked himself up in his room and I told him that it was confinement within confinement and he couldn't do that🚫.

Nothing interesting today. Reading a bit about the history of April Fools' Day, working, answering emails to students who were either happy or angry about the second quarter final grades ...

Anyway, Spain set another record in the number of coronavirus deaths on Wednesday (864). However the rate of new infections continues to slow.

PS: I am not feeling well these days, I think I’ve got sick again 😷

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For pranksters and mischievous older siblings all around the world, April Fools' Day, also called All Fools' Day, is as eagerly anticipated as Christmas.

After all, what other holiday encourages you to think up practical jokes and fool's errands, from swapping your spouse's keys to tricking your friend into thinking their car got towed? (Not cool, Steve.)

But how did this odd, prank-centric holiday come to be celebrated in the first place, and why is it called April Fools' Day?

Where did April Fools' Day come from?

The true origins of April Fools' Day remain unknown and are probably lost to history, but theories abound, of course.

One story goes that April Fools' Day began with France's 1564 Edict of Roussillon, which decreed that New Year's Day, historically observed on Easter by Christians, was moved to January 1. Easter is a movable, lunar-based date but often falls in April, so it's said that early adopters dubbed people celebrating the old New Year "April fools."

Good one, guys.

Another theory suggests that April 1 st became the fool's holiday due to Geoffrey Chaucer's 14 th century collection, The Canterbury Tales, wherein Chaucer includes a playful reference to "32 March," or April 1 st. However, most scholars consider it to have been a mere copying error.

The holiday also shares some striking similarities to some ancient antecedents, though. The ancient Roman festival, Hilaria, was also a joyful, springtime festival held on or around March 25. Yes, the word is, aptly enough, related.

Another analog is , a Hindu spring festival celebrated in late March during which people can forgive and forget past faults by throwing colored powder and water on one another.

Is it April Fool's Day or April Fools' Day?

Where does the apostrophe go? Originally, there was none! Problem solved.

The term , for a victim of a prank on April Fools' Day, dates back to the 1600s. Early records of the holiday from the 1700s name it April Fool Day, with an apostrophized April Fools' Day recorded by the 1800s. This is also around when April fool came to refer to the trick itself.

Today, the holiday is stylized both as April Fool's Day, emphasizing an April fool as a singular concept, and April Fools' Day, indicating plural April fools, whether the people or the pranks.

And don't forget to shout "April Fool!" when the prank is revealed.

April fools across the world

Yup, April Fools' Day is celebrated all around the world. Because who doesn't like playing a friendly prank on their loved ones? Here are some examples:

In France, the fooled party is called the poisson d'avril, which literally means "April fish." France's customary prank involves pinning a paper fish to a friend's back.

In Scotland, April Fools' Day was traditionally called Gowk Day-being another name for the cuckoo, a common symbol of the fool. Pranks continued into April 2, Tailie Day, when celebrants traditionally attach a "paper tail" (or a "kick me" sign) to their friends' backs.

Brazil celebrates April 1 as Dia da Mentira, or "Lie Day," in which people try to fool their loved ones. Always for comedic effect, of course.

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How Did April 1 Become "April Fools' Day"?

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For pranksters and mischievous older siblings all around the world, April Fools' Day , also called All Fools' Day, is as eagerly anticipated as Christmas. After all, what other holiday encourages you to think up practical jokes and fool's errands, from swapping your spouse's keys to tricking your friend into thinking their car got towed?

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My violin arrived today! So happy that we are on holiday! Covid19 is secondary now.
Let's see what I can do with this babe🤓

PS: The background music on the video is "Tusa"!!

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A month has gone by since confinement. It seems that nothing has changed, but actually everything has.

I used to spend these days with my family, however this year has been different, neither typical Easter meals nor trips... Also, we don’t know what will happen with the academic year yet.

PS: TO WEAR MASKS OR NOT TO WEAR THEM, THAT IS THE QUESTION.

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I think my cats are sick of being with me. As they were used to being free and happy without being disturbed, now it seems that I have invaded their territory. I guess they are conspiring against me.

As for the data for COVID-19, they’ve got out of control. Every day I’m angrier with this situation and with the management carried out. I just hope it doesn't stop raining because then spring is less spring.

PS: Mariana also wants to go back to school.

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Online lessons have started again and there’re not enough hours in the day to do all the work I’d like to.

It’s very difficult to be able to answer so many emails, correct so many activities and answer so many questions from each student, taking into account that there’re more than 100.
Sometimes I’m worried about not doing my job well, but then I drink a glass of juice, I eat a chocolate bar and I get over it

PS: I’ve read that in the summer people will have to go to the beach and keep the safety distance, I think it’s a good measure because this way I will have my own plot of sand and I could take Mariana, Remolacha and Margarita with me 😸😸😸.

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Propuesta de una empresa italiana de panelar las playas - Nuovaneon

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Una empresa italiana ha desarrollado una posible solución para mantener la distancia de seguridad este verano en las playas y evitar el contagio del coronavirus: se trata de cubículos de plástico transparente que aíslen a los bañistas en cada tumbona.El proyecto está todavía en estudio, pero se trata de dispositivos portátiles fabricados con hierro o aluminio y pantallas de policarbonato o plexiglas, lo que protegería a los bañistas de la tos y los estornudos de sus vecinos de tumbona.

Tendrían unas dimensiones de 4,5 metros por lado y un acceso de un metro y medio de ancho, dentro del cual se situaría la tumbona, la sombrilla o cualquier elemento, aunque el tamaño se podría adaptar.

"Después de observar el uso de estas estructuras divisorias en hospitales y residencias de ancianos, hemos pensado que también podrían usarse en las playas", explica a Efe el responsable de ventas de la empresa Nuovaneon, Marco Giusti.

Hasta ahora Nuovaneon ya ha recibido solicitudes de varias empresas hoteleras, según explica Giusti, para quienes trabajan con proyectos personalizados a la espera de nuevas normativas oficiales que regulen el acceso a las playas. La empresa, especializada en montar expositores para el sector de la cerámica, tuvo que cerrar al empezar la crisis del coronavirus, pero encontraron un nuevo filón de negocio en este tipo de estructuras.

Volvieron a abrir recientemente para fabricar pantallas protectoras para el personal sanitario, o estructuras de protección en restaurantes y oficinas, lo que ha tenido un gran éxito, señala Giusti."Primero nos llegaron solicitudes de los ayuntamientos y empresas para los que trabajamos normalmente, pero ahora tenemos muchos clientes nuevos. Hemos ampliado el negocio", apunta.

Las pantallas divisorias se usarán en bares y restaurantes para separar a los distintos comensales, en oficinas públicas o incluso en parques de bomberos, según el responsable de la empresa, que asegura que el Ministerio de Interior ya les ha solicitado este material.

El uso de estos cubículos en las playas, sin embargo, está todavía en el aire, ya que el Gobierno y las administraciones regionales todavía no han especificado si podrán abrir en verano y en caso de que lo hagan, con qué restricciones, cuando en Italia todavía estará en vigor el confinamiento general al menos hasta el 3 de mayo.

Giusti admite que están esperando a las "normativas oficiales" para saber cómo podrán fabricar estos dispositivos, por lo que por el momento están trabajando con hipótesis con las empresas hoteleras. La empresa de Módena (norte), fundada hace 30 años y con 60 trabajadores, ha vivido con esta nueva situación un renacer económico inesperado.

En España habrá distanciamiento en las playas

En España, la ministra de Industria, Comercio y Turismo, Reyes Maroto ya anunció que habría que guardar distanciamiento social hasta en la playa cuando estas se reabran. En una entrevista en el diario El País, la ministra aseguró que es importante mantener las recomendaciones sanitarias, "vamos a tener que interiorizar lo que ya estamos haciendo ahora, el lavado de manos, el distanciamiento social incluso en las playas ".

Maroto añadió que "hasta que llegue la vacuna nada va a ser como antes. Las aglomeraciones van a tener limitaciones para mantener la distancia de seguridad. No vamos a poder comprar igual, en los espacios de trabajo vamos a tener que convivir con distancias de seguridad... No es que no vayamos a poder comer juntos, o ver una película, podremos, pero habrá un tiempo en que lo tengamos que hacer un poco más separados".
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Este verano las playas podrían tener cubículos para evitar el coronavirus

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Efe Guardar Noticias relacionadas Una empresa italiana ha desarrollado una posible solución para mantener la distancia de seguridad este verano en las playas y evitar el contagio del coronavirus: se trata de cubículos de plástico transparente que aíslen a los bañistas en cada tumbona.El proyecto está todavía en estudio, pero se trata de dispositivos portátiles fabricados con hierro o aluminio y pantallas de policarbonato o plexiglas, lo que protegería a los bañistas de la tos y los estornudos de sus vecinos de tumbona.

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Today I spoke with my mom on the phone and she was so sad that I burst into tears. She thinks that we won’t see each other never again (poor thing)😩.

I do not understand why other countries are lifting and loosening the lockdown measures when in Spain we continue the same as the first day. Are we doing something wrong? 🙄
It is inevitable to compare Spain with other countries such as Germany or France, and what to say about the United States!? Every day, new questions arise and the answers are more and more confusing. One of the most repeated questions is whether children will be allowed to go out. This what's being said:

If accompanied by an adult, youngsters will be able to enjoy 'limited outings' with effect from April 27. The recommendations have to be endorsed by Congress and the age range has yet to be decided. It is believed they will need to be 12.

PLACE YOUR BETS, LADIES & GENTLEMEN!

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Youngsters will be able to enjoy 'limited outings' with effect from April 27

Pop star Shakira previously called on politicians to let children out for fresh air

Spain has suffered less than 500 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours

Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID

Spanish children will be allowed outside to play after a campaign by parents warned it was cruel to keep them indoors after five weeks of lockdown.

If accompanied by an adult, youngsters will be able to enjoy 'limited outings' with effect from April 27. The recommendations have to be endorsed by Congress and the age range has yet to be decided. It is believed they will need to be 12.

Mr Sanchez has bowed to calls from autonomous communities in Spain, including Catalonia and the Basque country which launched a 'Free our children' campaign.

Spain has suffered less than 500 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time in nearly a month. Health chiefs announced today confirmed number of Covid 19 single-day dead had dropped to 410 from 565 yesterday.

Mr Sanchez stressed the government was aware of the reality that many children live in homes of 40 or 50 square metres and of their need to 'go out into the street to oxygenate themselves.'

'We will define in the coming weeks what will be the criteria, requirements and motivations for children to leave and under what safety criteria,' he added.

Pop star Shakira had previously called on politicians to let children out so they can get fresh air to protect their physical and mental health.

The Barcelona-based Colombian, whose sons Milan and Sasha are seven and five, said last month: 'Knowing the difficult situation of parents with small children in this difficult period of quarantine, I empathise with those that don't have an outside space or balcony so their children can breathe fresh air.

'If going out to walk dogs is allowed or adults can go out for shopping trips, a solution needs to be found that grants children who need sun and fresh air for their mental and physical health that same right.

'I would urge the government to consider a policy that permits a responsible adult to take a child out for a walk, although it is subject to the restrictions decided by experts and always respecting social distancing.

'Children are becoming the real champions of this social drama and we should think about their wellbeing.'

The Prime Minister said the country couldn't go to 'phase two, to de-escalation' because the achievements are 'insufficient but above all fragile and we cannot put them at risk with hasty decisions.'

However, he praised the exemplary behaviour of Spanish residents since the State of Emergency was imposed on March 14th and with which 'we have saved tens of thousands of lives.'

Mr Sanchez said the new extension from April 26 to May 9 would not be like the previous ones as 'we will be in varying States of Emergency. The progress of these five weeks allows us to make decisions.' This will probably mean confinement will be relaxed first in such regions as opposed to others.

Spain will aim to comply with the six guidelines set by the World Health Organisation to achieve the 'new normal', measures such as having those infected by the coronavirus controlled and identified or that the health system is in 'conditions' to detect each new case.

The Prime Minister said they doubled the daily tests, from 20,000 to 40,000 daily. He also stressed that 42 percent of those diagnosed have already conquered COVID-19, one of the highest rates in the affected countries.

Balearics Islands' president Francina Armengol insisted today she still holds out hope of welcoming tourists back this summer.

Downing Street has warned people should think carefully before booking any summer holiday, with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps admitting he would not commit to a break.

The Association of British Travel Agent branded Mr Shapps' words 'thoughtless.'

But Mrs Armengol insisted she wasn't writing off the possibilities for islands like Majorca and Ibiza which depend heavily on British tourism.

She told respected daily Diario de Mallorca, in an interview published the same day as the new central government figures showed the number of single-day coronavirus deaths in Spain had fallen to less than 500 for the first time since March 23: 'We don't support the idea of giving up on 2020.

'Whatever we can reactivate safely we must do.

'If tourists want to come this summer and there are hotels which can receive them, we won't get in the way.

'On the contrary, we'll encourage it, as long as it's done safely.'

Her comments came as Melia Hotels CEO Gabriel Escarrer sounded a note of caution in a separate interview, insisting the 'hibernation' of the tourist sector was 'inevitable' under a coronavirus vaccine was found.

He said a 'short-term' solution could be Covid-19 tests for holidaymakers on departure and arrival, adding: 'The creation of a European health passport could also help a lot.'

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has said the lifting of restrictions as Spain made its 'slow and staggered' transition back to normality will be area-based.

It will give parts of Spain which have registered far fewer coronavirus cases than the worst-hit areas of Madrid and Barcelona hope they might get the green light to welcome back British tourists before the end of the summer.

Figures announced yesterday/on Saturday for Ibiza and Formentera showed it had registered no new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hour period.

The number of cured patients reached 69, just one short of the number of current active Covid-19 cases.

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Today is World Book Day! 📚
The 23 April was chosen when World Book Day was first set up in 1995 because it was the birth or death date for many famous writers around the world including Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Maurice Druon.

World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it's a celebration of reading.

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SHAME!
That's what I feel for Spain.
A word to the wise is enough! 🤐

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Thousands of parents have flouted the law across Spain today on the first day that children have been allowed out after six weeks of house arrest.
THE police across Spain have had their work cut out for them today as parents were finally allowed to take their children out for a walk for about an hour. However, according to Local and National Police, as well as videos and photos on social media from shocked neighbours, many have flouted the law. So police prepare for a zero tolerance police and hand out hefty fines of up to €1,500 from tomorrow.

Under Spain's State of Alarm's amended regulations, the rules clearly stipulate that only one adult can go out with up to three children (under the age of 14). They can go out once a day for a maximum of one hour up to a maximum distance of 1km from the home, between the hours of 9am and 9pm - by foot and not by car. A two-metre distance must be maintained with others. Playgrounds are strictly off-limits and so is playing with other children. Children, however, can take their own toys, bikes or scooters, but not the electric variety.

Despite the strict rules, many fines and warnings have been handed out to parents flouting the law, for example, for staying out for more than an hour, playing football in groups, sunbathing on the beach for hours, two parents out with one child, and basically for not maintaining social distances of between one to two metres. Although most parents have tried to abide by the rules, many haven't and been branded as "irresponsible" as the Twitter feed below shows.

Mike Roderick, a local resident who lives opposite the beach in Los Boliches in the Costa del Sol, was shocked at the scenes he witnessed on his local beach. "What I've seen today is incredible," he said. "They are meant to be coming for exercise and the kids are riding around on electric scooters!"

Police officers on motorbikes, in cars and on foot are still combing the beaches and streets of Costa del Sol today as many parents flout the regulations. A Local Police officer told George Stephens from EWN, " I'm not sure what parts of the law these parents don't understand. They are even driving down to the beach by the car load. We've had parents sunbathing all day, whilst their kids run around on the beach and we've even already had a case of a lost child. Most parents have had warnings, but a few have been argumentative, so they have been fined. Tomorrow we will endorse a zero tolerance policy."

The police have warned that breaking curfew rules, such as leaving the house with children outside the specified hours (9am-9pm), or taking more than three children out at once, playing on swings/roundabouts or going further than the recommended one kilometre distance from home, could land a €601 fine. However, more serious matters, such as congregating and chatting with other adults or children, or walking with other groups could see parents being slapped with a fine of around €1,500.

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Thousands of parents have flouted the law across Spain today on the first day that children have been allowed out after six weeks of house arrest. THE police across Spain have had their work cut out for them today as parents were finally allowed to take their children out for a walk for about an hour.

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Today I made a cheesecake🍰. It was horrible and not even the cats wanted to eat it.

I have seen the weather forecast and very hot days are coming☀️. I don't think I can bear it because without the beach the good weather doesn't make any sense.

PS: I hope that people who have gone out to play and run, have done it in a responsible way.

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Be that as it may, I will miss you very much. We still have almost two months ahead, let's take advantage of them.

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Today was a very busy day. I'm working out the final grades so I finished the tasks for today a few minutes ago. I didn't have time to make dinner so I went and ordered McDonald's 🍔🍔🍟. I'm LOVING IT ♡ (I know love is an state verb and cannot be used in the -ing form, however, that's McDonald's slogan).