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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 ‘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 following three basic guidelines, 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 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 the territory. This entailed at least one bilateral meeting between the national Ministry of Health and the regional authorities responsible for 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 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 shown on the maps and graphs.
[[File:Spain_Evolution-of-covid--19-cases-during-the-downscaling-process_2020_statisticalgraph_18134_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution of covid-19 cases during the downscaling process. 2020. Spain.]]
[[File:Spain_Evolution-in-the-number-of-deaths-from-covid--19-during-the-downscaling-process_2020_statisticalgraph_18137_eng.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Statistical graph: Evolution in the number of deaths from covid-19 during the downscaling process. 2020. Spain.]]
{{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 (Illes Balears) and La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa in the Canary Islands (Canarias)] were allowed to upgrade to phase 1 during this period taking into account that hardly any new COVID-19 cases were being registered in these territories.
