The Spanish government’s plans include ongoing mobility limits until the deescalation is over, possibly at the end of June, meaning people will, for now, still not be able to visit family members or their second residences if they are in another province.

Sánchez said the government had been working for nearly a month to finalise the plan "taking into account the lessons from other places, but adapting them to the diversity and the reality of our country."

According to the Prime Minister the deescalation will be "gradual, asymmetrical, according to regions and coordinated. There will be no mobility between provinces or islands until normality returns."

The government plans four phases to reach a "new normality", but there are no set dates so as to be flexible according to the situation.

The victims of the coronavirus in the Spanish state have been 23,822, according to the latest figures.

Phase 0 will begin on May 4, and involves the reopening of small businesses  such as restaurants that can offer food to take away, and places that can take bookings. 

Phase 1 will allow in each defined territory the partial reopening of small businesses under strict safety measures, but not large shopping malls, where big crowds could form.

Phase 2 will see hostelry establishments able to open their dining areas, at a third of their capacity. As for schools, they will not fully reopen until September. 

Cinemas and theaters will also reopen under Phase 2, but will be only working with a third of their capacity allowed and assigned seating.

Phase 3 will be the advanced phase, and will only be implemented once the required markers have been met. Cinemas and theaters will be allowed to work at 50% of their capacity. "General mobility will be relaxed but it will still be recommendable to wear masks on public transport.