Spain extends lockdown +++ EU agrees on €500bn bailout | Coronavirus Update

After weeks of rising infections, the Spanish government is also expressing cautious optimism. Despite more than 15,000 deaths, the number of daily fatalities has begun inching lower.
But Spaniards will not be allowed to leave their homes for at least another two weeks and schools will remain closed. The measures are hitting children from low income familes in particular.
Europe's finance ministers have struck a deal on a 500 billion Euro bailout aimed at limiting the economic damage from the coronavirus. The measures should help nations hardest hit by COVID-19, as well as supporting companies and protecting jobs. The breakthrough came after ministers failed to bridge their differences in marathon talks earlier this week. Southern European countries led by Italy and Spain wanted the European Union to ease access to financial markets, by creating so-called corona bonds. But the idea was resisted by richer northern states including Germany, the Netherlands and Finland.
Other latest developments:
- Johns Hopkins University's coronavirus tracking website now shows more than 1-point-6 million confirmed cases worldwide. Almost 96-thousand people have died of COVID-19.
- Yemen's internationally-recognized government has confirmed its first case. Widespread poverty and five years of civil war make the country especially vulnerable to a severe outbreak.
- Authorities in Indonesia's capital Jakarta are implementing stricter restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. About half of confirmed cases are in the capital.
- Chicago's Cook County Jail is reporting 450 inmates and staff have tested positive. The jail holds almost 5-thousand prisoners and is now one of the biggest clusters in the US.

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[mdsoulsounds]

“Here’s a loan from our failed governments to small businesses and private people. Sure, it was our governments’ failure to protect you, then we took away your livelihood to jeopardize the total economy, but you will have more debt and should pay for it! We will subsides big industries with your tax money, regardless of their profit and executive income levels!” Good luck!

[Liitebulb]

I dont have wifi either, I use mobile data, that's what he should be using too. Even in spain you can buy wifi modems for only 15 euros a month. A lot of families dont have laptops at home because they're using their smart phone. If you've ever lived in spain you know lots of Spaniards are always socially connected one way or another regardless of their income. It's normally elderly people and nomads, such as the rom, which are still Spanish citizens in many cases, that live disconnected, sometimes by choice.

[Rick-zwzv]

These amounts of money are just numbers typed on a computer screen, how could this not result into price rising and massive inflation?

[donsarde]

I don't understand why the Spanish education authorities have not lent school children tablets to follow their school curriculum from? In France the the national education has at lest lent computers and tablets to all those that did not have internet. Thus, thay can follow their classes online.

[PHILIPWATSON]

It's going to need TRILLIONS not billions

[Soraviel]

Flatten the curve is working(slowly and steady)

[nitka]

UE - credit, No Thank You. It is time back to grow your food, to restore factories.

[semco]

I hope the infection rates drops and more survivals increase around the world as we have already lost too many good people.

[cocasal]

Some of the translation from Spanish has been edited to overstate some of the points. Please be accurate.

[poamlevi]

Let us all join helping hands to Spain

[Peterk]

And no living space?
Wasnt Spain hit by a crash caused by building too much housing, crashing the values of those places?

Maybe make them more affordable

[oibal]

Nope. They're nuts. This is here for the long haul. Expect it to last thru the summer. Y'all are in denial putting the economy before people.

[LR-zzsf]

How host quickly changed the subject from problem of poor people to Easter gatherings.
It's easier to blame people than question the system and government priorities in crisis like this.
We get it...

[rogerthat]

100 doctors dead and 30 nurses dead in Italy? Tragic. They should not bring back older retirees who are vulnerable to dying!

[bpt]

If Spain is one of the poorest in Europe, why is our African brothers and sisters migrating for Europe..❓

[silvialogan]

Spain opened some of the work places for non essential workers today because some of them cannot work from home. Is this virus in Spain going to go away immediately or could more people become infected?

[dadikkedude]

Hope that money does not go to big CEO's

[NetTubeUser]

0:33 -- Living without the Internet today is like living without water and/or electricity.

[deidradahl]

In several communities in our country, we install a few movie studio type
screens, the kids in the neighborhood sit at their doors, or social distance
with face mask, on the commons, that's how they get their lessons, just
an idea

[aleabogado]

I not agree at all with the portrait you are painting about Spain