The President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez has announced that its Council of Ministers will soon declare a state of alert in the country. This situation will last for the next fifteen days, The Government centralises decisions and can decree the limitation of movement of people, occupy industries or factories or rationalise consumption. In addition, this measure also penalises those citizens who do not comply with the regulations.

The community of Madrid and Catalonia has already decreed the closure of all stores in the country except food stores and pharmacies with an aim to halt the pandemic. Inditex has also announced a temporary closure of some of its stores across three regions in Spain. Tendam, owner of Cortefiel, Springfield and Women’Secret also revealed plans to carry out the same measure from today. Desigual also closed all its stores in Spain and Portugal.