RE: Spain: State of Emergency until MAY 2125 Oct 2020 18:59
Fear not, although the Spanish government is now imposing new rules on its regions, Spain is not undergoing a lockdown nor in all likelihood will it. El Pais just reported (translated into English) 'El Pais:
Unlike in March, when the state of alarm was used to subject Spaniards to one of the world’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns, this time it will be used in a much less severe manner, in particular to introduce the curfew.
It seems there are no countries prepared to reintroduce a full lockdown and the way forward for some months now will almost certainly be regional and sometimes national restrictions. Fauci seems to confirm that testing is the way forward for at least 2021, while vaccines and therapeutic drugs are introduced.
In Novacyt terms, this must mean the need for accurate testing is going to grow and be with us for at least the medium term. Of course there will be other tests, but Novacyt was first to the table in a global sense. Quite amazing.