Spain

Spanish PM calls for lists of accommodation where Covid-19 patients could be housed

On Sunday, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez held one of his now weekly video conference calls with the premiers of Spain’s 17 regions. Sanchez discussed the progress of the virus throughout…

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Spain records smallest rise in infections since start of crisis

Spain’s coronavirus death toll has risen by 674 to 12,418 in the last day, according to figures which recorded the lowest number of victims in nine days. The number of…

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Spain ‘close to passing peak’, plans to get masks for all citizens

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the country is "close to passing the peak of infections" as the number of coronavirus deaths fell for the second day in a…

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Spain considers extending emergency state – registers second successive significant drop

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will ask parliament to extend lockdown measures by 15 more days until April 25, as the daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths slowed again…

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Infections in Spain have surpassed Italy

The total number of coronavirus infections in Spain has surpassed Italy. As of Friday morning, 117,710 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in Spain, the health ministry said. Italy currently has…

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‘Glimpse of hope’ in Spain

Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus rose above 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 people died overnight, but health officials were encouraged by a slowdown in daily increases in…

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Photo Story: Spain’s death toll increases by 950 in last 24 hours

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose to 10,003 on Thursday, up from 9,053 on Wednesday - an increase of 950. On Tuesday Spain recorded 864 deaths related to coronavirus, the previous…

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Over 100,000 confirmed cases in Spain

Spain has crossed the threshold of 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus,Spanish health officials announced on Wednesday. According to official figures, it now has more cases than any country except Italy and…

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Germany Foreign Minister commits help to Spain in times of Coronavirus need

The news on Tuesday about849 coronavirus-related deaths in Spain is “incredibly bitter,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has tweeted, thanking German doctors and nurses who are already helping out there.…

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Spain registers biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths

In the last 24 hours, 849 coronavirus patients have died in Spain - the biggest daily rise in the country. That takes the total number of fatalities there from 7,340 to…

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Spain Covid-19 deaths rise by 812 to 7,340

Spain has logged a slight fall in the number of people dying from the coronavirus after days of record death tolls. According to the latest figures, released just now by the…

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First day of a more restrictive lockdown in Spain, flags fly at half mast

Spain is beginning its first day of even more restrictive lockdown after the government banned all non-essential workers from leaving their homes in a bid to arrest the spread of the…

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Spain to introduce stricter measures as country records 847 new Coronavirus deaths

According to official figures released on Sunday by the Spanish Health Ministry, a total of 6,528 people in the country have now died from the coronavirus, with 838 new deaths…

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Spain’s government ordered all non-essential workers to stay home for two weeks

The Spanish government has tightened up its national lockdown, ordering all non-essential workers to stay at home for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the spread of…

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MSF steps up COVID-19 response with activities in Spain

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is stepping up our response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic by starting medical, logistical and strategic support activities in Spain. MSF will be leveraging our experience…

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Spain reports 832 deaths from coronavirus

Spain has reported 832 deaths from Covid-19 since yesterday, bringing the total death toll in the country to 5,690. The Spanish health ministry also reported 8,189 new confirmed coronavirus infections.…

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Spain warns that crisis cannot be used by employers as an excuse to fire workers

The Spanish Cabinet held an extraordinary session on Friday, followed by a news conference at which the health, finance and labor ministers offered new information on the coronavirus crisis. Labor…

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Spain death count rises to 769 in one day

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Spain has risen by 769 in one day, taking the total to 4,858. The number of positive…

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Spain extends coronavirus lockdown

Spain extended its coronavirus lockdown on Thursday and said it was fighting a “real war” over medical supplies to contain the world’s second-highest virus death toll, turning to China for…

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Spain’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000

The latest official figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry on Thursday revealed that 655 people died from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the last 24 hours. That brings the total…

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Spain now has the world’s second-highest tally of Covid-19 deaths

A total of 3,434 coronavirus patients have now have died in Spain - more than the recorded number of deaths in China where the outbreak began. Spain now has…

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Photo Story: Animals reclaim public spaces in Spanish cities

A sparrow is perched on a statue depicting Spanish painter Francisco de Goya at the Pilar Square in Zaragoza, Spain. Animals across Spain's main cities are reclaiming public spaces that…

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Photo Story: Coronavirus pandemic in Zaragoza

A banner that reads 'Thank you all for taking care of us' hangs above a Spanish flag in Zaragoza, Spain. Spain is on a 11th consecutive day of a national…

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Spain surpasses China in the overall number of Covid-19 deaths

Spain is now second only to Italy in worldwide deaths from COVID-19, after it surpassed China, where the outbreak began. On Wednesday morning Spain had registered 3,434 dead, taking over…

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Dramatic increase in coronavirus cases among Spanish health workers

Nurses and doctors demanded action after Spain reported its sharpest daily increase in coronavirus cases on Tuesday and said about 14% of the nearly 40,000 infections were among health workers.…

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Spain army requests international assistance to fight coronavirus pandemic

The Spanish army has requested international assistance to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which is now expanding at a faster rate than in Italy. “The Armed Forces of Spain are acting…

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‘I am an orphan’

Just outside Txagorritxu hospital, in the Basque Country, a woman stands in the parking lot. She is inconsolable. This is where the patients who have been infected with the Coronavirus…

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Grim discovery in Spain – old people left to die in their beds

Soldiers have made a grim discovery in Spain, as they visited retirement homes to disinfect them following the outbreak of the coronavirus – finding a number of elderly people…

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Up to 100,000 Spanish workers facing temporary layoffs

As the death count in Spain continues to spiral, workers, particularly those on temporary contracts, continue to suffer the brunt with 100,000 people facing losing jobs. Spain extended its state…

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‘We are at war’ says Spain of its coronavirus efforts

The Spanish government sought to extend until April 11 a state of emergency that it has imposed to try to control Europe’s second-worst outbreak of coronavirus while some regions on…

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Spain warns the ‘worst is yet to come’

The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and warned that “the worst is yet to come” after the national toll…

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Former Real Madrid President Lorenzo Sanz dies of Coronavirus

Lorenzo Sanz, former Real Madrid president from 1995 to 2000, died in Spain due to Coronavirus. He was also the president of Fabio Capello. Sanz had been hospitalized in serious…

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Spain braced to become next Italy

Doctors in Spain are preparing to make difficult decisions as the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care continues to rise. Hospitals in hard-hit regions like Madrid are quickly reaching…

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Spain’s death toll surges past 1,000

At least 1,000 people have now died in Spain from the coronavirus, while the total number of infections in the country has reached almost 20,000. The death toll from an…

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Suspected terrorist incident at El Prat airport in Barcelona

A Mossos d'Esquadra police officer (R) stands guard next to a vehicle after its two occupants were detained when they drove the car into the Terminal 1 of El Prat…

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Madrid converts hotels into hospitals to treat coronavirus patients

A four-star Madrid hotel - Gran Hotel Colon, which is about a 10-minute walk from the Gregorio Marañon hospital, one of the Spanish capital's biggest - has been transformed into…

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Coronavirus infections in Spain increase by 18 % amid warning “The worst is yet to come”

The number of people infected by COVID-19 in Spain soared past 13,700 on Wednesday with the number of deaths rising to 558, the health ministry said. We have 13,716 cases…

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Spain announces €200 billion relief package

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday afternoon announced a relief package of €200 billion to fight the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis. The measures include delaying mortgage payments,…

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Spanish government puts private healthcare firms at the orders of the regions

The Spanish government has decided to implement never-before-seen measures in terms of the country’s healthcare system, in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking at a…

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Spanish King renounces inheritance from father

Spain’s King Felipe VI has renounced any future personal inheritance he could receive from his father, King Emerit Juan Carlos I, over the alleged financial irregularities involving the former…

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Spain considering closing borders

Closing Spain’s borders is among the options under consideration to help stem the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told radio station Cadena Ser on Monday. Marlaska said he…

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Spanish Army disinfects train stations, population shows gratitude to health workers as country’s death toll doubles

Army specialists in protective suits sprayed disinfectant in train stations and police in surgical masks ordered casual strollers to go home on Sunday after Spain clamped down during a coronavirus…

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CoVid-19 Update – Spain 15/03/2020

The latest official statistics from the Spanish health authorities, which were released around 2pm on Sunday, put the number of deaths from the coronavirus outbreak at 288, double the count…

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Spanish PM’s wife tests positive for CoVid19

Spain’s government said Saturday that the wife of wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Begoña Gómez and the prime minister are in good…

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Spanish government prohibiting all journeys in Spain

The Spanish Cabinet on Saturday decided that it was going to do as much as possible to slow down coronavirus contagions in the country. Government ministers have opted to prohibit…

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Cases in Spain surpass 5,000

People protect themselves with masks as they shop at a supermarket in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14 February 2020, a day after access to the town was closed by the Catalan…

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Spain declares state of emergency

The Spanish government announced on Friday that it was implementing a state of emergency for 15 days in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.…

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Photo Story: Cruise ships barred from docking at Spanish ports

The cruise ship 'Marela Explorer' docks at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 13 March 2020. Starting on 14 March, the Spanish government has forbidden cruise ships coming…

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Spanish government considering locking down Madrid

The president of the Madrid region Isabel Diaz Ayuso said that the Spanish government was considering locking down Madrid as a measure to stem the coronavirus spread in the country.…

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Spain warns elderly to keep away from grandchildren as coronavirus cases soar

Madrid authorities have advised the elderly to avoid contact with children as the country fights the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Fernando Simón, director of the Center for Health Coordination…

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Spain steps up efforts to avoid Italian scenarios

The scenario in Spain with regard to the coronavirus has changed. By Tuesday afternoon there were more than 1,648 infections, some hospitals in Madrid were overwhelmed with patients, at least…

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Surge in deaths in Spain leads to government to take more measures as it admits that the situation has changed

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in Spain, authorities in Madrid – one of the main infection points in the country – have ordered all education centers…

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Photo Story: Spanish authorities report latest coronavirus figures

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa during a press conference held at the health ministry headquarters in Madrid, Spain, 08 March 2020. Spain has now registered 589 confirmed cases of the…

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Spanish town faces police lockdown to contain coronavirus

Police have been deployed to lock down entire blocks of a neighbourhood in Haro, a small town in northern Spain, after dozens of cases of coronavirus were traced back to…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Galicia, Spain

Fog wafts during the sunrise in the village of Verin, Ourense, Galicia, northwestern of Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Brais Lorenzo

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Madrid orders closure of private and public senior centres to avoid further Coronavirus contagion

The Madrid regional government on Friday ordered 213 private and public senior centers to be closed in a bid to avoid further contagion of the novel coronavirus. The measure was…

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Spanish Coronavirus ‘serious’ case linked to Belgium raises concern

The health authorities in Belgium and Spain are investigating the case of a Spanish woman who became ill with the Covid-19 virus after visiting Belgium. Brussels Times reports that the…

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