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81-521: The club was founded on 19 February 2013 and six days later, it was registered in General Registry of Sports Entities of Extremadura. Mérida UD was dissolved later in 2013 and Mérida AD bought their place in Tercera División . On 30 May 2015, the club was promoted to Segunda División B after defeating CD Laredo 2–1 on aggregate in the playoffs . On 27 August that year, the team competed in

162-757: A COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, a medical doctor from Lombardy , Italy, who was on holiday in Tenerife , tested positive at the University Hospital of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Spain. The H10 Costa Adeje Palace in Tenerife was put on lockdown. Following these early developments, by 24 February parliamentary opposition, Vox in particular, called for travel restrictions between China and Spain, and Italy and Spain. The idea

243-469: A German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera , Canary Islands. Post-hoc genetic analysis has shown that at least 15 strains of the virus had been imported, and community transmission began by mid-February. By 13 March, cases had been confirmed in all 50 provinces of the country. A partially unconstitutional lockdown was imposed on 14 March 2020. On 29 March, it was announced that, beginning

324-625: A capacity of 14,600 spectators. Tercera Divisi%C3%B3n Tercera División (English: Third Division ) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system . Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the Primera División (also known as La Liga ), the Segunda División , and the semi-professional Segunda División B . For

405-599: A cluster of cases being reported at Igualada Hospital; the measure affected 70,000 people and was scheduled to last 14 days. The next day, the Government of Spain announced a state of alarm over all of the country would be decreed on the next day, initially for 15 days as specified in the Article 116.2 of the Spanish constitution . Since the Real Decreto 463/2020 was approved on 14 March, gender inequalities have been increased in

486-527: A declaration of sanitary emergency in the region, which allows population confinement. The government of Murcia announced the confinement of more than 500,000 people in coastal municipalities. President of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol , asked the Prime Minister to suspend traffic between the mainland and the islands. President of Catalonia, Quim Torra , asked the Prime Minister to authorise

567-480: A first offence up to €60,000 for a repeat offender. The ruling by Constitutional Court of Spain in July 2021 rendered void all penalties for violation of citizen mobility restrictions, however it did not obliged the Government to automatically reimburse already collected fines. According to The Guardian , Spain's initially slow response to the coronavirus caused the epidemic to become severe even though it did not share

648-741: A judicial inquiry after troops found nursing home patients who had died of COVID-19 left dead in their beds. In Madrid, hospitals refused transfers from nursing homes, and a skating rink was used to store dead bodies as the city morgue overflowed. By 31 March, police had issued 100,000 citations and arrested 1,000 people for violating social distancing regulations. Fines can range from €100 to €30,000 for serious violations or up to four months in prison. Drones are used for enforcement. Police also set up 30,000 roadblocks to stop people from travelling. By 10 April, 3,000 drivers had been sanctioned for violating quarantine while thousands were being stopped each day. Penalties were later increased with fines of €1,000 for

729-466: A land border with Italy or other severely affected countries. An analysis in Vox hypothesised that the minority government did not want to risk its hold on power by banning large gatherings early; the prime minister initially defended his decision to allow large gatherings to continue. An opinion piece published by The New York Times blamed the high number of victims on the slow governmental response against

810-672: A minimum distance of 1.5 metres cannot be maintained; the government also opened all internal borders among autonomous communities as well as the land border with France, and resumed international flights with other European Union countries and the United Kingdom. On 17 July, in response to an increase in the number of cases in the Barcelona metropolitan area, the government of Catalonia forbade gatherings of more than 10 people in public or private spaces, and advised residents to stay at home unless strictly necessary. The government of Aragon issued

891-640: A penalty shootout win against UD Socuéllamos . After a league restructuring in 2021, Mérida was placed in the new fourth-tier Segunda División RFEF . That season , they came runners-up in their group to Córdoba CF and achieved promotion via the play-offs with a 2–0 extra-time win over CD Teruel . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Mérida plays its home games at Estadio Romano , with

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972-507: A similar advisory notice to residents, in response to an increase in the number of cases in Zaragoza. The number of cases also increased again in July in other cities such as Madrid . Various European countries imposed restrictions on travellers from Aragon, Catalonia, and Navarre. On 7 August, Spain overtook the United Kingdom in the total number of cases reported, which at 309,855 cases

1053-464: A two-legged series, after which the nine winners are promoted to the Segunda División B. The nine losing clubs enter the play-off round for the last nine promotion spots. The 18 runners-up were drawn against one of the 17 fourth-placed clubs outside their group and the 18 third-placed clubs were drawn against one another in a two-legged series. The 27 winners advanced with the nine losing clubs from

1134-523: Is allocated to West Andalusia, while Melilla is allocated to the East). Each group was administered by a regional football federation. At the end of the season the first four teams in each group qualified for promotion play-offs to decide which teams were promoted to Segunda División B . At least the three teams finishing bottom of each group were relegated to the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol . However

1215-452: The Copa del Rey for the first time, losing 0–3 at home to Peña Sport FC in the opening round. In 2017–18 , the club were given a bye to the second round of the cup, where they lost 2–0 at CF Fuenlabrada . The season ended with relegation back to the fourth tier after a 2–2 aggregate defeat (away goals) to Coruxo FC in the relegation play-offs , but the club bounced back a year later with

1296-562: The 18 runners-up were drawn against the third-place clubs within their groups, all in two-legged series. The 36 first-round winners played single knock-out games in each of their regions, from which 18 were promoted to the Segunda División B. The 18 losing clubs will be able to play additional play-off rounds if possible for the remaining two spots in the third-tier division, which initially expanded to 100 teams divided into five groups of 20 and subdivided into 10 subgroups of 10 teams each, only for 2020–21. However, two more clubs were promoted after

1377-459: The 1929–30 season saw the first of many reorganisations of the Spanish football league system and the Tercera Division was born. During its first season the division featured 33 teams divided into eight groups. The eight group winners qualified for a play-off and CD Castellón eventually beat Barakaldo CF 3-2 to be declared champions. The most significant reorganisation came at the start of

1458-541: The 1977–78 season with the revival of Segunda División B which replaced the Tercera División as the third level. On 6 May 2020, the RFEF announced the creation of a new, two-group, 40-team third division called Primera División RFEF , which made the former third and fourth divisions, Segunda División B and Tercera División, respectively, drop down a level and change into Segunda División RFEF and Tercera División RFEF ;

1539-509: The 2021–22 season, Tercera División was replaced by Tercera División RFEF , which became the fifth tier due to the creation of a new, semi-professional third division by the Spanish federation (RFEF) called the Primera División RFEF . Tercera División featured 360 teams divided into 18 regional groups, corresponding to the autonomous communities of Spain (due to its size, Andalusia is divided into two groups, East and West; Ceuta

1620-405: The 60% suggested to be needed to achieve herd immunity . On 4 June and 6 July, the results of the second and third wave of the nationwide seroprevalence study showed the percentage of population infected to have slightly increased, reaching 5.2%. According to this study based on sample of more than 63,000 people, Madrid and several provinces of Castilla–La Mancha and Castile and León would be

1701-498: The Basque Country closed all shops except those selling food and basic necessities. The Mayor of Madrid closed parks and public gardens. As of 23 March 2020, there were 240,245 police officers and more than 2,500 military deployed across the country. Some police made trips to quarantined populations and played music to lift spirits. On 24 March, the government seized control of private nursing homes nationwide, and announced

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1782-506: The Catalan regional government suspended events with more than one thousand attendees under its jurisdiction. The first death in Extremadura was reported. On 12 March, most of the autonomous communities shut down their school systems, leaving more than ten million students (a million in university and nine million in primary and secondary education) at home, initially for two weeks. Two cases of

1863-696: The Council of Ministers. The president of the Audiencia Nacional announced the suspension of all the ordinary functions of this Court for 15 days, keeping only the urgent proceedings and the court on duty. Judicial activity in the Community of Madrid , Basque Country, Igualada and Haro were suspended by an order of the General Council of the Judiciary . Vicepresident of Castile and León, Francisco Igea, announced

1944-546: The Government of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol , would announce that after receiving the approval of the Spanish government, her government will proceed to the closure of all airports and ports in the region, with "a few exceptions".; the Canary Islands would restrict flights between the peninsula and its islands. Air and sea connections to The Balearic Islands cease due to flight companies stopping all flights. Movement between provinces will be forbidden at least until

2025-595: The Ministry of Health announces the purchase of 640,000 rapid tests and reports that more than 350,000 tests for COVID-19 had been conducted. On 22 March, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez announces that he will take the petition to extend the State of Alarm in the nation until 11 April to the Congress after consultations with regional presidents. The President of the Region of Murcia orders

2106-444: The RFEF cancelled the Tercera División repechages without replaying them, thus there are now four groups of 20 and one group of 22, subdivided into eight subgroups of 10 and two subgroups of 11. During the inaugural La Liga season of 1928–29 a third level of teams known as Segunda División B was also organised. This division featured 10 teams and at the end of the season Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa were crowned champions. However

2187-719: The Spanish Cortes Generales suspended their activity for 15 days and the Ministry of the Interior ordered the isolation of its 69 jails. The Sagrada Família , in Barcelona, closes for tourists and construction workers. On 13 March 2020 the Government of the Community of Madrid decreed the shutting down of bars, restaurants and "non-alimentary" shops (only allowing the opening of supermarkets and chemist's shops). On 14 March, Asturias, Catalonia, Cantabria, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia and

2268-486: The Spanish King Felipe VI went into self-isolation after coming into contact with a patient who tested positive for COVID-19. On 27 December, the first vaccines started being administered to the Spanish population. On 3 May, Spain managed to achieve the government's objective to have at least 5 million people fully vaccinated for the first week of May, more than 10% of the total population. On 9 May,

2349-446: The Spanish population was on phase   3 and several provinces entered the "new normality" phase. The state of alarm expired at midnight of Sunday 21 June, and Spain entered a "new normality" phase, in which restrictions such as maximum occupancy in shops are handled by each autonomous community independently. At the state level, the government maintained the obligation to wear masks in public transportation and all other places where

2430-625: The State of Alarm by the Constitutional Court of Spain in response to the appeal by Vox (submitted in April 2020). Lockdown restrictions also mandated the temporary closure of non-essential shops and businesses, including bars, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and commercial and retail businesses, while also announcing that the government will be able to take over private healthcare providers, if needed. The announcement came following significant increases in

2511-417: The State of Alarm for another two weeks, until 26 April, a request that was granted on 9   April. From 3 to 11 April, the number of new cases and deaths in general had a decreasing trend. On 3   April, 950 deaths were reported, the highest number for a single country over a 24-hour interval, on the same day, estimates for the basic reproduction number of the virus indicated a number below 1.0 for

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2592-407: The State of emergency came to an end as Prime Minister Sánchez refused to prolong it any more, claiming that now it was the turn to trust "massive vaccination". On 7 March, Haro was put on lockdown due to a concentration of cases. On 12 March, the Catalan regional government quarantined four Catalan municipalities— Igualada , Vilanova del Camí , Santa Margarida de Montbui and Òdena —following

2673-467: The age of 14 will be able to go out on short walks with their parents or other adults living in the same household. On 23 April, the state of alarm was extended until 9   May, with further extensions envisioned. On 28 April, the government announced a plan for easing lockdown restrictions. The plan has four phases, numbered 0   through 3, and each of the phases   1 through   3 will last at least two weeks. The transition from one phase to

2754-497: The attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019. Notes: On 31 January 2020, Spain confirmed its first COVID-19 case in La Gomera , Canary Islands. A tourist from Germany tested positive and was admitted to University Hospital of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria . On 9   February, the second case involved a male British tourist in Palma de Mallorca , Balearic Islands, who contracted

2835-606: The cessation of all non-essential economic activities, a decision later revoked by the central government. On 23 March, the Spanish Army found elderly people abandoned and dead inside retirement homes, according to Defence Minister Margarita Robles . A criminal investigation is launched. The "Palacio del Hielo", an ice rink in Madrid, begins to be used as a morgue. By this date, 5,400 medical professionals are confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus and sent home, further straining

2916-403: The champions' series to determine the 18 teams that entered the final two-legged series for the last nine promotion spots. In all the play-off series, the lower-ranked club played at home first. Whenever there was a tie in position (like the group winners in the champions' series or the third-placed teams in the first round), a draw determined the club to play at home first. In the 2019–20 season,

2997-475: The changes were made effective for the 2021–22 campaign. In bold , group champions are promoted to Segunda División B. Administrative promotions not included in this table. COVID-19 pandemic in Spain The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has resulted in 13,980,340 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121,852 deaths. The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when

3078-422: The closure of all Catalonia's ports, airports and railways. Mayor of Madrid , José Luis Martínez Almeida , ordered the closure of bars and terraces in the capital, and announced that his government is prepared, if needed, to isolate the city. In Extremadura, Arroyo de la Luz was put on lockdown. On 25 March, the parliament—with less than 50 members of 350 present—approved the government's request to extend of

3159-508: The country reported a new record of 10,476 new cases in a day. On 7 September 2020, the number of cases reported reached over half a million, the second country in Europe to reach this milestone after Russia. There were 525,549 infections in total, a third of them in Madrid, with 29,516 deaths reported. The government ordered a partial lock-down of Madrid on 1 October due to the rise in cases. On 21 October, Spain passed 1 million COVID-19 cases,

3240-562: The disease after coming into contact with someone in France who subsequently tested positive. On 9   February, Fernando Simón , the head of medical emergencies in Madrid, said "Spain will only have a handful of cases." On 13 February, the first death in Spain was recorded involving a 69-year-old man who had been in Nepal . He died in Valencia and was diagnosed post-mortem. On 24 February, following

3321-540: The domestic and private sphere due to the measures adopted by the government. Under the state of alarm, the central government retains all powers and all police are under the control of the Interior Ministry. Many nonessential activities are forbidden, including large gatherings, restaurants, museums and the like. However, citizens are still permitted to travel to work and buy essential items, and religious services are allowed under certain conditions. In retrospective it

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3402-710: The end of June. On 10 March, the Ministry of Culture ordered the closing of its buildings in Madrid, including the museums of El Prado , Reina Sofía , Thyssen , the Spanish Filmoteca Española , Archaeological and Anthropological museums, as well as the National Library and the Royal Palace among others. The Constitutional Court suspended its activity for two days, and the Royal Spanish Academy suspended its plenary sessions. On 12 March,

3483-489: The first country in Western Europe to do so. On 25 October, the government reimposed a state of emergency across the country and introduced a national curfew to counter the resurgence in coronavirus. Local authorities were also given powers to ban travel across different regions. The curfew was initially set to last 15 days, but Pedro Sánchez said that he would ask Parliament to extend it if necessary. On 23 November,

3564-593: The first dose), while also being one of the countries more in favor of vaccines against COVID-19 (nearly 94% of its population is already vaccinated or wants to be). As of 4 February 2023, a total of 112,304,453 vaccine doses have been administered. On 12 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to

3645-483: The first four cases. On 2   March in Cantabria, nine new cases originating from people who travelled to Italy increased the total cases there 10 cases in the community. In Castile and León five new cases in one day brought the total to eight people affected by coronavirus in the region. Catalonia reported three more positive cases, all related to travel from Italy. There were two new positives in Extremadura, bringing

3726-401: The first time, meaning that each case was, on average, infecting less than one other person. On 4, 5, and 6   April, consecutive decreases in number of new cases and deaths were reported, including 637 new deaths on 6   April, the lowest figure in ten days. On 10 April, the number of confirmed deaths dropped to 605, and then on 11 April to 510, the lowest figure in more than a month;

3807-427: The following day, all non-essential workers were ordered to remain at home for the next 14 days. By late March, the Community of Madrid has recorded the most cases and deaths in the country. Medical professionals and those who live in retirement homes have experienced especially high infection rates. On 25 March, the official death toll in Spain surpassed that of mainland China . On 2   April, 950 people died of

3888-530: The government distributed masks on public transport and attempted aggressive contact tracing to reduce the spread of the virus. Likewise, many feminist organizations warned about the increase in male violence during the lockdown, when female victims of gender-based violence must live with their aggressor. In fact, according to available data, from 14 to 29 March 2020 calls to 016 (a Spanish number to help those women who suffer this kind of violence) increased by 12.43% and online consultations by 269.57% compared to

3969-572: The highest rate of infection in Europe, with 145 new cases per 100,000 population in the two weeks before 21 August 2020, compared to 51 in France and 21 in the UK. Aragon was the worst-hit region. Officials have blamed socialising by young people for the increase. The numbers of deaths and hospitalisations in August, however, remained relatively low compared to March and April, for example 122 died from COVID-19 on 20 August compared to 950 on 2 April. On 4 September,

4050-429: The highest rise in cases in a day. The first two cases were reported in the autonomous city of Melilla . On 15 March the national lockdown due to the State of Alarm becomes effective. All residents are mandated to remain in their normal residences except to purchase food and medicines, work or attend emergencies. This suppression of the freedom of movement was later (in July 2021) declared unconstitutional under

4131-416: The hospitals, where a lack of protective equipment has put workers at risk. On 28 March, the Spanish government banned all non-essential activity, providing affected workers with paid recoverable leave unless they provide an essential service, work remotely, are on sick leave, or have their contracts suspended. The next day, two cases of coronavirus were diagnosed on Formentera , Balearic Islands, leaving

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4212-455: The island of La Graciosa ( Canary Islands ) as the only territory with no cases detected. On 30 March, Fernando Simón , the head of Spain's Centre for Health Emergencies and the public face of the government's response because of his daily briefings, tested positive for the virus and temporarily resigned. On 4   April, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez asked the Congress of Deputies to extend

4293-469: The liquidity of companies and to promote research to achieve a vaccine. The first death in the province of Tarragona is confirmed in Valls hospital, an 88-year-old woman from Badalona . On 19 March, the first death of a healthcare worker in the country is reported, a nurse from the Basque Country. On 20 March, Spain exceeds 1,000 deaths. The first case is confirmed on the island of El Hierro . On 21 March,

4374-469: The most affected areas with a percentage of infection greater than 10%. There may also be as many as 15,815 more deaths according to the Spanish Ministry of Health monitoring system on daily excess mortality (Sistema de Monitorización de la Mortalidad Diaria – MoMo). On 6 July 2020, the results of a Government of Spain nationwide seroprevalence study showed that about two million people, or 5.2% of

4455-400: The most affected areas with a percentage of infection greater than 10%On 6 July 2020, the results of the third and last wave of a Government of Spain nationwide seroprevalence study showed that about two million people, or 5.2% of the population, could have been infected during the pandemic, confirming the data from previous waves. Phase   2 began on 18 May in some Balearic Islands; at

4536-460: The next will be based on public health indicators such as number of cases and capacity of the healthcare system. Phase   0 allowed people out of their homes for short walks and individual sports from 2   May Phase   1 began on 11 May in 26 provinces and territories comprising about half of the Spanish population. It includes the opening of small shops, of terraces at 50% capacity, and of places of worship at one-third capacity. The plan

4617-443: The number of confirmed cases increased by only 3%, the lowest amount since the Ministry of Health began collecting data. On 13 April, workers in some non-essential sectors, such as construction and industry, who cannot work remotely were allowed to return to work; the government began the distribution of millions of face masks in public transportation hubs. On 21 April, the government announced that from 26 or 27 April children under

4698-459: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Spain, increasing by 66% from 3,146 cases to 5,232 cases on 13 March 2020. The "extraordinary decision", according to the PM Pedro Sánchez , is necessary as Spain deals with a "health, social and economic crisis". Seville 's Seville Fair is postponed to September for the first time in its history. The first case in the autonomous city of Ceuta

4779-475: The number of infections and deaths may have been underestimated due to lack of testing and reporting, and many people with only mild or no symptoms were not tested. Reports in May suggested that, based on a sample of more than 63,000 people, the number of infections may be ten times higher than the number of confirmed cases by that date, and Madrid and several provinces of Castilla–La Mancha and Castile and León were

4860-553: The number of relegated teams often varied. The eighteen group champions also qualified for the following season's Copa del Rey , of which reserve teams were ineligible. Along with teams from Segunda División B , the remaining teams from the division competed in the Copa Federación . Until the 2018–19 season, the 18 group winners had the opportunity of direct promotion to the Segunda División B . The group winners are drawn into

4941-443: The population, could have been infected during the pandemic. Spain was the second country in Europe (behind Russia) to record half a million cases. On 21 October, Spain passed 1 million COVID-19 cases, with 1,005,295 infections and 34,366 deaths reported, a third of which occurred in Madrid. As of September 2021, Spain is one of the countries with the highest percentage of its population vaccinated (76% fully vaccinated and 79% with

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5022-482: The previous week had seen many Spaniards die of the disease, on 3   April, Sánchez was considering extending the quarantine another fifteen days to 26 April. He consulted the opposition to obtain its support, and will speak to presidents of the autonomous communities on 5   April. On 13 April, some nonessential workers who are unable to conduct remote work were allowed to return to the office, although other social distancing measures remained in place. Instead,

5103-406: The promotion play-off rules were altered by an RFEF resolution after that season was suspended and later curtailed due to the coronavirus disease pandemic in Spain . Thus, the top four teams in each group at the time of suspension were deemed to qualify for the play-offs, which will be contested on a regional basis at neutral venues. The 18 group winners were drawn against the fourth-place clubs while

5184-620: The same period in the previous year. This situation also had an impact on violence against children, since in the week of 23–30 March 2020, the anonymous and confidential chat of the ANAR Foundation received 270 requests for help, 173 of which correspond to cases of serious abuse; that is, 24 cases per day in Spain. On 10 March 2020, the Government of Spain decreed the immediate cancellation of all direct flights from Italy to Spain until 25 March. On 12 March, all traffic between Morocco and Spain

5265-668: The same time, the remaining of Andalusia and the Valencian Community, as well as some territories in Castile and León and in Catalonia joined phase   1. As of 25 May 2020 , 47% of the territory of Spain was on phase   2. As of 8 June 2020 , 48% of the country was on phase   2 and 52% on phase   3; the latter includes less stringent restrictions for the opening of shops, hotels, bars, entertainment and nightlife venues. As of 15 June 2020 , 75% of

5346-466: The state of alarm until 11 April. On 28 March, the prime minister ordered all non-essential workers to stay home from 30 March to 9   April to bend the curve and contain the epidemic. Fernando Simón said ICUs were expected to be full by the end of this week or early the next week. On 1   April, the state of alarm was scheduled to expire on 12 April and the government planned to ease lockdowns going forward, assuming new infections decrease. Because

5427-523: The suspension of the Holy Week festivities in the region after talks with the regional administration. All provinces of Spain confirmed at least one positive after cases are confirmed in Ávila , Cuenca , Huesca , Palencia and Soria , leaving the Autonomous City of Ceuta and the islands of El Hierro and Formentera as the only territories without cases reported. Catalonia reported 190 new cases in

5508-611: The total to 6. Madrid reported that its total had increased to 29. In La Rioja, the first case was confirmed. On 3 March, the second and third cases in Asturias were reported. In the Balearic Islands a third positive case was confirmed. In the Basque Country three more positives, two in Álava, and the first one in Biscay , raised the total positives to 13 for the region. In Castilla–La Mancha there were four new cases reported, bringing

5589-456: The total up to seven, two in the province of Guadalajara and another two in the province of Toledo . In the Community of Madrid 27 new positive cases of coronavirus brought the total up to 56, with five serious in intensive care. In La Rioja the second case of coronavirus was confirmed. In the Valencian Community, four new cases were confirmed, bringing the number of infected to 19 cases. The first death in Madrid took place on 3   March but

5670-457: The virus are confirmed in the autonomous city of Melilla , while the first two cases reported in the island of La Palma . Spain's stock index, IBEX 35 , fell 14%, in the highest drop in history for one day. On 13 March, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez announced a declaration of a nationwide State of Alarm for 15 days, to become effective the following day after the approval of

5751-514: The virus in a 24-hour period—at the time, the most by any country in a single day. On 17 May, the daily death toll announced by the Spanish government fell below 100 for the first time, and 1 June was the first day without deaths by COVID-19. The state of alarm ended on 21 June. However, the number of cases increased again in July in a number of cities including Barcelona , Zaragoza and Madrid , which led to reimposition of some restrictions but no national lockdown. Studies have suggested that

5832-563: The virus to Spain and not a single patient zero . On 26 February, the first reported case in Andalusia was confirmed in Seville , the first case of community transmission reported in Spain. The next day, eight cases of Italian origin and one from Iran were reported, in Catalonia, Castile and León , and Valencia. On 28 February, nine more people tested positive in Andalusia and a fifth case

5913-495: Was admitted to Hospital Carlos III . In the Valencian Community , a man from Villarreal , who recently travelled to Milan , tested positive and was admitted to Hospital Universitario De La Plana, Castellón . A retrospective analysis of 28 complete genetic sequences of the virus showed that by 14–18 February at least two different strains were already circulating in Spain, which means there were multiple introductions of

5994-411: Was confirmed in Madrid. On 29 February, Asturias and Navarre reported their first cases, one each. On 1   March, in Andalusia, two doctors were confirmed as infected, increasing the number of Andalusian cases to 12. In the Basque Country another four cases were reported, from other parts of Spain. In Castilla–La Mancha the first case of coronavirus was confirmed, and Extremadura announced

6075-476: Was decided by the Constitutional Court of Spain that citizen movement restrictions amounted to the suppression of freedom of movement which was unconstitutional under the State of Alarm. The delay in implementing the lockdown meant some people in Madrid left for the regions, bringing the virus with them. Some autonomous communities announced emergency measures on the same day. The Basque Country announced

6156-593: Was diagnosed. On 17 March, PM Pedro Sánchez announces a support package of more than 200 billion euros , almost 20% of the Spanish GDP , to cushion the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The Royal Decree approved by his government also includes a moratorium on the payment of mortgages for workers and self-employed in economic vulnerability and for those affected by COVID-19, as well as the streamlining of temporary dismissal files (known as ERTE), support for workers and companies affected by downturns, measures to guarantee

6237-448: Was estimated to have a duration of eight weeks if there were no setbacks. Preliminary results from a large-scale serologic study, made public on 13 May, suggested that about 5% of the population of Spain had developed antibodies for SARS-CoV-2. The percentage was higher than 11% in the provinces of Soria (14.2), Cuenca (13.5), Segovia (12.6), Albacete (11.6), Madrid (11.3) and Ciudad Real (11.1), but still substantially below

6318-518: Was not confirmed until 5   March. On 8   March, around 120,000 people participated in an International Women's Day march in Madrid and some 60,000 football fans filled one of the city's largest stadiums. Parliamentary opposition speculates that the will to allow for the International Women's Day celebration was one of the primary reasons for the Government to downplay the danger, and delay pandemic response until later. On 9 March,

6399-633: Was rejected and criticised by the Government as alarmist and xenophobic . On 25 February, four new cases related to the Italian cluster were confirmed in Spain. In Canary Islands, the wife of the medical doctor from Lombardy, who was on holiday in Tenerife, tested positive. In Catalonia , a 36-year-old Italian woman living in Spain, who visited Bergamo and Milan from 12 to 22 February, also tested positive in Barcelona . A 24-year-old man from Madrid , who recently returned from Northern Italy, tested positive and

6480-539: Was suspended. On 16 March, Minister of the Interior Grande-Marlaska announces the closing of Spanish frontiers to be in effect from 12:00   pm on 16 March, authorising the entry of only Spanish citizens and those who can prove cause of force majeure or a situation of need. The entry restrictions will have no effect on the transport of merchandise to guarantee the supply chain. It will not affect foreign diplomatic personnel either. Following this, President of

6561-500: Was the highest in Western Europe. A number of restrictions were imposed, including closing nightclubs, banning smoking outdoors if social distancing was not possible, and compulsory wearing of face masks in public. The country recorded a series of high daily counts of infection since relaxing its restrictions in June 2020, with 3,715 cases reported on 19 August, giving it a cumulative figure of over 370,000 cases by that date. The country had

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