When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Spaniards were ordered to stay home for more than three months. For weeks, they were not allowed outside even for exercise . Children were banned from playgrounds, and the economy virtually stopped. But officials credited the draconian measures with preventing a full collapse of the health system . Lives were saved, they argued. Now, almost two years later, Spain is preparing to adopt a different COVID-19 playbook . With one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the government […]