Spain counted 143 new cases per 100,000 people during the past two weeks, compared to just 50 in neighbouring France, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.Spanish authorities argue the rise in confirmed cases is partly because the country has ramped up testing.
Exercising outdoors was not allowed until early April and for weeks children were not allowed outside at all. Jorge Ruiz Ruiz, a sociologist at the Institute for Advanced Social Studies, a public research institute, echoes this view. These rules, along with those limiting the size of social gatherings and requiring the use of face masks, are"extremely difficult" for youths to respect, Ruiz said.- Lack of coordination -