Pedro Sanchez's executive bets on the most drastic measures and copies the Italian model: home confinement of the country, except for very few situations. The decree prohibits any travel other than to purchase medicine, food, work, care for dependents or go to the bank.
The armed forces, moreover, are now under the orders of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
In summary, the state of alert decree points out that citizens may only and exclusively be on the public highway in eight highly valued situations: acquisition of food, pharmaceutical products and basic necessities; assistance to health centres; travel to the place of work to carry out their work, professional or business activities; return to their place of habitual residence; assistance and care of the elderly, minors, dependents, disabled persons or particularly vulnerable persons; travel to financial entities; due to force majeure or a situation of necessity or "any other activity of a similar nature that is duly justified".
The new regulations provide for the mobilization of all
the armed forces in work to contain the coronavirus, but the armies will be under the direct control of Grande-Marlaska, who becomes the new strongman of the Government, with about 250,000 officials under his direct command, who will have as their main objective, in addition to controlling compliance with restrictions on movement, to ensure the supply of essential products (food and medicine) to markets.
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