Under 14s allowed out after 6 weeks inside
Source: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Coronavirus: Spain's children run free from lockdown - but not all When Spain's government announced a national lockdown in mid- March, in reaction to coronavirus, not everyone was dismayed at the prospect of spending several weeks at home. Miguel Sánchez, a 15-year-old from Madrid, was delighted he wouldn't have to go to school for the foreseeable future . Six weeks later, hav ing not left the family's flat once, the lockdown has lost some of its shine for him and he still does not know when he will be able to go out. Restrictions have been partially lifted for children under the age of 14 for the first time. That means Miguel's younger brother, Jaime, can now go out each day. But Miguel cannot. 'He misses his friends' "It does bother him, because he says 'Why can my brother go out and I can't?'," says their mother, Cristina Carrasco, a primary school teacher. Miguel has ...