Spain’s military said in an internal report that it expects there to be two more coronavirus outbreaks.
The report, issued by the army as its own forecast of the pandemic, predicts that there will be “two more waves of the epidemic” and that Spain will take “between a year and a year-and-a-half to return to normality”.
The military said “there will be a second wave of COVID-19” in the autumn or winter, and added it will be less serious than the initial outbreak due to higher immunity in the population and better preparations.
It also said that a “possible third wave would be greatly weakened” next year if there is a vaccine available, and that it would be “extremely important” to develop a contact tracing method using mobile phone apps, something the country has not done so far.
Spain has reported over 26,000 deaths from Covid-19. Prime minister Pedro Sánchez has also warned that he considers it highly probable that the virus will make comebacks until a vaccine is developed.
The military has played a major role in combating the virus in the country, and has been involved in activities such as setting up field hospitals, disinfecting nursing homes and transporting patients and corpses.
