The health system measures put into place in Spain to contain the spread of COVID-19 are:
* EUR 9 billion of the COVID-19 Fund earmarked for health expenditures (June 16).
* The use of masks mandatory on public transport from May 11, and in closed spaces and public roads where social distancing can’t be obseved from May 20.
* Making public and private clinical diagnostic laboratories available to regions for extensive covid19 testing and introducing the possibility of adopting the necessary measures to regulate the prices of these tests. (April13)
* Exemption of fees in procedures for authorisation of clinical trials for research for medicines related to Covid19. (April 7)
* EUR 46 million for R&D for the development of drugs and vaccines for COVID-19. (March 17)
* EUR 1.4 billion for the Ministry of Health to cover expenditures related to healthcare needs. (March 12)
* EUR 2.8 billion advance payment to the regions to meet increased healthcare needs. (March 12)
* Price intervention: possibility for the government to set, in an exceptional public health situation, a maximum price for medicines and certain products. (March 12)
* Easing of public procurement and hiring rules in the health field and centralisation of the purchase of relevant medical goods.
The published information can be found here
