Spain eases lockdown as rate of coronavirus infections hits new low
by Michael Safi and Sam Jones in Madrid from on (#521Y7)
Country records 619 deaths in past 24 hours as some sectors prepare return to work
The number of new coronavirus infections in Spain have fallen to a record low since the outbreak began, as Europe's worst-hit country braced for the reopening of some sectors of its economy this week.
Deaths increased slightly to 619 in the past 24 hours and were likely to exceed 17,000 on Sunday, but Spanish health ministry figures showed new cases had grown by 2.6% over the same period - the lowest rate since the pandemic took off in the country a month ago and caseloads started increasing by one-fifth every day.
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