The Spanish government has agreed with the authorities of seventeen autonomous communities of the country on the fight against Covid-19. The agreement concluded yesterday evening provides that the cabinet of Pedro Sanchez will make decisions regarding crisis management in consultation with regional governments.more
If the novel coronavirus was ever under control in Spain, it seems clear that this is no longer the case – at least in Catalonia and Aragón. What began as localized outbreaks among seasonal workers in Huesca and Lleida has now arrived in the capital cities, Zaragoza and Barcelona, where there is “not inconsiderable community transmission".more
Despite the rising number of coronavirus outbreaks in Spain, the government says it has no plans to restore the kind of emergency powers that led to one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns between March and June.more
The authorities of the Autonomous Community of Madrid announced that they have launched a rapid wastewater analysis system to immediately identify new coronavirus outbreaks.more
The government of Andalusia, in the south of Spain, introduced an order on Wednesday morning to use protective masks in public places. It is also to apply on the beaches of this region of the most popular among tourists region of mainland Spain. There is a fine of 100 euros for not having a mask.more
Spanish national and regional governments are taking action to prevent the recent spike in Covid-19 outbreaks from becoming a second wave of the uncontrollable health crisis that shook the nation from March to May.more
Germany’s health minister Monday expressed concern about reports of German tourists partying on a Mediterranean island without masks or apparently, any regard for coronavirus-related social distancing.more
Despite the rising number of coronavirus outbreaks in Spain, the government says it has no plans to restore the kind of emergency powers that led to one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns between March and June.more
In Spain, there were more than a hundred active outbreaks of coronavirus, said Health Minister Salvador Illa yesterday evening. The most difficult situation is in Lleida (Catalonia) and in the autonomous regions of Galicia and the Basque Country, where elections to local parliaments are taking place today.more
Spanish sanitary services have confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in a watercourse in the greater Madrid area. According to experts, coronavirus present in large amounts of water could have led to a new outbreak.more
There are more and more new coronavirus outbreaks in Spain. Health Minister Salvador Illa today admitted that the situation is worrying. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the convening of a committee of experts to analyze the situation.more
Lack of security on the streets of Catalonia's cities and towns has been a growing problem for years, and has recently become even more intense. Residents protest and organize patrols in order - writes the daily "El Confidencial".more
Spain has registered more than 70 coronavirus outbreaks since the start of the ‘new normal’. At least 50 of these flare-ups are still active but ‘under control’, according to the country’s Health Ministry.more
Results from the final stage of a nationwide antibody study show some 5.2% of Spain’s population has been exposed to the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, confirming findings from earlier stages.more
There are new outbreaks of coronavirus infection in Spain, currently there are about 60, according to regional sanitary services Today, only in two of the 17 autonomous communities - in Asturias and La Rioja - no massive SARS-CoV-2 infections were found.more
The government of Catalonia has ordered an indefinite new lockdown for the Segria region of Spain due to outbreaks of Covid-19. The confinement came into effect at midday on Saturday and has no end date, regional president Quim Torra said.more
The Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona was re-opened yesterday, but only to employees of the Spanish services who fought the Covid-19 epidemic. Free admission tickets are to be a thank you for their commitment to the fight against Covid-19.more
Residents of Spain, heavily experienced by the Covid-19 pandemic, do not intend to go on vacation during this year's holidays - according to research conducted among the inhabitants of this country.more
The government of Catalonia, a popular tourist region in Spain, is preparing quarantine centers to isolate tourists with Covid-19 symptoms, said Health Minister of the Alba Verges regional government, cited yesterday by the daily El Mundo.more
Just 17 percent Spaniards believe government figures on the number of people dead on Covid-19, according to a DYM study. More than two-thirds of respondents do not believe government statistics.more
The Spanish government published today in the journal of laws BOE, new rules for receiving foreign tourists. They are required to complete an electronic form before embarking on a trip to that country.more
Owners of luxury hotels in Spain resume operation of these facilities after more than three months of operating ban due to a coronavirus epidemic. Experts point out that it will be difficult to make big profits in this worst year in the history of Spanish tourism.more
Almost all votes in the election of the President of the Republic of Poland cast by Poles living in Spain arrived before Sunday - the Polish embassy in Madrid informed.more
Researchers in Barcelona say they have detected the presence of Covid-19 in a waste water sample collected in the Spanish city in March 2019, nine months before the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, was first reported.more
