Home lockdown to be considered if current restrictions fall short of aim
Catalan government says schools would not necessarily close, as Spain sees confinement as remote possibility
Catalonia has two weeks to stop the progression of Covid-19 if its residents want to avoid a home lockdown similar to the one enforced in March and April.
This is what is inferred from a press conference on Friday by the Catalan health department's secretary general, Marc Ramentol – the health public secretary, Josep Maria Argimon, tested positive for coronavirus and was hospitalized for several days, with him recovering at home now.
Ramentol said that a home confinement is not ruled out if the measures enforced on Friday are not enough to stop the virus – the authorities usually assess the effectiveness of regulations two weeks after being implemented.
Yet, such a lockdown could be different from that in March, and schools might remain open.
"We know that closing schools is not a measure that probably would be effective now, and that is why we have not enforced it," he said. "With this I mean that when we talk about home lockdown, it might not necessarily be the same as in March."