The epidemiological curve of the coronavirus is finally starting to fall in Spain after two weeks stuck in a plateau. According to the latest report from the Health Ministry, which was released on Thursday evening, the 14-day cumulative number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabitants has fallen below 202 for the first time in a month. But the risk level is still high under the criteria established by the central government.
While the trend is positive, the uneven control of the pandemic from region to region and the ongoing high pressure on the healthcare system are prompting the experts to remain on alert. There are six Spanish territories in the governmentâs extreme risk scenario, with a 14-day cumulative number of cases above 250 per 100,000 inhabitants. Meanwhile, one in five intensive care unit (ICU) beds is occupied by a Covid-19 patient.
Isabel SolÃs, a 36-year-old teacher in Seville who received the first AstraZeneca dose in March.PACO PUENTES / EL PAÃS
On Tuesday, May 4, it will have been 84 days since the first doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine were administered in Spain. Thatâs 12 weeks â the maximum time that the technical sheet for the Covid-19 vaccine recommends between the two injections necessary to offer full protection. The Public Health Commission, which is made up of the central Health Ministry and the countryâs regions, met today to decide what course of action to take for the more than a million under-60s who have received their first dose and have been left in limbo ever since the Spanish health authorities opted to use the medication exclusively for the 60-69 age group given concerns over the tiny risk of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca. In the end the health authorities have opted to delay the decision for another four weeks.
Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministryâs Coordination Center for Health Alerts (CCAES), at a press conference on Monday.Isabel Infantes / Europa Press
The rise of the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain has begun to slow. More importantly, this change has happened two weeks after the Easter vacation, which saw an increase in mobility and social activity due to national holidays. Health experts feared this would lead to a significant rise in new coronavirus cases and place Spain in the same difficult situation currently being seen in neighboring countries such as France, but instead the pace has slowed.
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