SPAIN SECOND WAVE- COVID 19- Luis Guerrero comment on Mariana´s article

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 Description:

This article shows the current situation in which Spain is facing the COVID 19 pandemic. This article also shows a certain reticence about how the government has not been able to manage this crisis and therefore Spain is positioned as one of the countries that are managing the pandemic the worst. "While the national government of Socialist President Pedro Sánchez has faced accusations from his rivals of lying about mortality rates, the regional government of Madrid, led by the conservative Popular Party, has been the object of equally fierce criticism" (BBC article). 


Analysis: 


One of the clear signs that the article uses to demonstrate the government's mismanagement is that in general the people of Spain are very unhappy and therefore there have been different cases which have led to a second wave. However, the article also mentions that this second wave is not only the fault of the government but also involves young people and successive protests and crowds that were happening without respecting the security measures and protocols to curb the pandemic.


Interpretation: 


A prominent trend in the article is the use of qualifying adjectives which makes the analysis more concise and direct. And in such a way that it keeps the reader's attention.

Evaluation:

This is a reliable and established source that clearly informs about the main causes that will make Spain suffer a second wave, while our health workers (who are highly qualified and well prepared) are making an effort to simplify the damage of the virus in general. I believe that we all stop this virus and we must not relax at any time because otherwise, we will never get out of this extremely delicate situation.

 

Engagement:

 

Since this topic is so much on the agenda, in this case the article has managed to keep my attention fully. I consider that the issue of a country suffering a second wave of the COVID 19 is something so striking that any person from any country would get into the article to know the reasons why a country has fallen into a second wave of the Coronavirus and above all to know how they are going to face the situation from different areas such as health, social and economic for example.

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