may until 1 june, and the transfer of the virgin of el rocío are suspended. josé folgado, secretary of state for budgets and expenses between 1996 and 2000; for economy, energy and smes between 2000 and 2002; and for energy, industrial development and smes since 2002 until 2004, deputy of congress in 2000 and from 2004 to 2008, for the people's party, died aged 75 from covid-19. alberto fabra, former president of the valencian community; juan cotino, former president of the corts valencianes and fernando martín álvarez, former president of real madrid were admitted to an intensive care unit after testing positive for coronavirus. italian actress and former miss italia lucia bosè died aged 89 from pneumonia complicated by covid-19. spanish army found elderly people abandoned and dead inside retirement homes, according to defence minister margarita robles. a criminal investigation was launched. 24 march the number of deaths had risen by 514 in the previous 24 hours (a record) with 2,696 now reported to have died. "palacio del hielo", an ice rink in madrid, begins to be used as a morgue. former minister of defence and former president of castile-la mancha maría dolores de cospedal and her husband tested positive for coronavirus. they were hospitalised a few days earlier but were without serious symptoms at home. judge baltasar garzón and retired argentine goalkeeper hugo gatti were admitted to hospital after contracting covid-19. 5,400 medical professionals were confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus and sent home, further straining the hospitals, where a lack of protective equipment has put workers at risk. madrid lgbt pride, the biggest lgbt event in europe and planned for the month of july, is postponed until further notice. 25 march first deputy prime minister and minister of the presidency, relations with the cortes and democratic memory carmen calvo, hospitalised since the previous sunday, tests positive for covid-19. 26 march princess maria teresa of bourbon-parma, cousin of king felipe vi of spain became the first royal who died from covid-19 on 26 march in paris at the age of 86. 28 march the spanish government halted all non-essential activity in spain. the daily death toll surpassed 800, with 832 people dying in a single day, 29 march the first two cases of covid-19 detected in the island of formentera, balearic islands, leaving the island of la graciosa (canary islands) as the only territory with no cases detected. former mayor of barcelona xavier trias is admitted to hospital after testing positive for covid-19. he was discharged on 7 april. 30 march doctor fernando simón, the head of spain's centre for health emergencies and the public face of the government's response because of his daily briefings, is tested positive for the virus, being replaced by doctor maría josé sierra. april 3 april 950 dead on a single day, the highest number in the world recorded over 24 hours. 4 april first day of overall decrease in data in a week. at least 6,416 hospitalised people have needed intensive care. prime minister pedro sánchez announces a request to the congress of deputies to extend the state of alarm for two more weeks, until 26 april. 7 april several hospitals report a decrease in the number of emergency room admissions and a slightly reduced demand for intensive care. 10 april on good friday night, enrique múgica, who was minister of justice between 1988 and 1991, deputy from 1977 to 2000 and ombudsman between 2000 and 2010 died from coronavirus at the age of 88. 20 april spain surpasses more than 200,000 detected cases and registers its lowest number of deaths in a period of a month. 21 april festivities of san fermín, in pamplona, are suspended. government announces that starting on 26 april, children under 14 will be allowed to take a walk, with further conditions to be announced. government fixes a maximum price of 0.96 euros per facemask. 26 april children under 14 allowed to go outside, following the specified precautions and restrictions. spain registers less than 300 deceased in a single day, the lowest number since more than a month. june 27 june asturias became the first autonomous community to accumulate 14 consecutive days (a complete incubation period) without new cases, thus being named as a "covid-free community".