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{{ANETextoDestacado|titulo=<br>|contenido=The phases in which the analysis of the first wave of the pandemic has been divided is based on the amount of COVID-19 cases registered, i.e. the First COVID-19 cases show shows data from the beginning of the crisis until 8 March 2020, the ; Rising phase includes data from 9 to 20 March 2020 and the ; Downward phase runs from 21 March to 30 June 2020.
Data on the amount of COVID-19 cases were downloaded from the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network website in October 2020. Data on other variables were not available for download at that date, so a specific request had to be made for this publication to the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network. It shall therefore be noted that “all results are provisional and shall be interpreted with care as they only furnish evidence of the information available at the time these data were provided”.
For the analysis of COVID-19 cases, the amount of cases by symptom onset date as well as the province of residence have been taken into account as follows: “the symptom onset date has been used from the start of the pandemic up to 10 May. From 11 May onwards, when the symptom onset date is not available, the diagnosis date minus 3 days is used in general, and the diagnosis date itself is used if no symptoms are perceived” (National Epidemiological Surveillance Network).
[[File:Logo Monografía.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution in the number of deaths from COVID-19 during the downscaling process. 2020. Spain.]]
Seven weeks after the state of alarm coming into force, the Spanish National Government enacted the Downscaling Scheme at the Cabinet Meeting on 28 April 2020. The Ministry of Health published an Order on 3 May 2020 implementing the Downscaling Scheme based on a joint governance ‘co-governance’ or shared government decision-making process amongst the National Administration and the Regional Authorities.
The Downscaling Scheme aimed at “achieving the gradual recovery of daily life and economic activity, whilst keeping public health as a benchmark, in order to minimise the risk of the epidemic and prevent the capacities of the National Health System from being overwhelmed”. The transition to ‘new normal life’ was to be carried out under following three basic pillarsguidelines, i.e. gradualness, asymmetry and adaptation. Gradualness was shaped on the aforementioned downscaling phases which were progressive. Asymmetry referred to the fact that this process was to be carried out by means of different agreements amongst the National Government and the different various Regions. Adaptation referred to eventual changes to be introduced depending on epidemiological indicators.
The decision for a territory to upgrade from one downscaling phase to the next was taken by the National Minister of Health together with the regional authorities of this the territory. This entailed at least one bilateral meeting between the national Ministry of Health and the regional authorities responsible for this each territory. Regional governments were to submit their proposals for upgrading one week in advance and should include mandatory reports describing the epidemiological situation in this their territory. This included a list of measures to be taken if being upgraded, as well as an analysis on the capacity of the regional health system to cope with an eventual rise in the amount of new COVID-19 cases.Basic features of the different downscaling phases are shownon the maps and graphs.
{{ANETextoDestacado|titulo=DOWNSCALING PHASES|contenido=<u>Phase 0 or getting prepared for downscaling.</u> Common easing measures for the whole country were accepted, allowing for out-of-home mobility mainly in the private sphere, as well as implementing measures on activities with little or no risk of infection provided that security instructions were followed. All public places were provided with visual signs and protective measures during this phase. Some small islands (Formentera in the Balearic Islands and La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa in the Canary Islands) were allowed to upgrade to phase 1 during this period taking into account that hardly any new COVID-19 cases were being registered.
