Surge in virus cases a threat to Spain’s recovery

The number of new Covid-19 cases is surging once again in Spain and, with tougher measures looking inevitable, this will weigh heavily on economic activity in Q1. Things should improve later in the year (perhaps dramatically), but only if the vaccination programme makes good progress throughout Europe.

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