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Spain’s coronavirus death toll climbs by lowest rate in nearly seven weeks

Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 164 to 25,264 on Sunday, according to data from the Health Ministry, marking the lowest one-day increase since March 18. Confirmed…

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Masks made compulsory on Spanish public transport

Masks will be compulsory on public transport in Spain from Monday as the country moves to gradually relax its tough lockdown. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the government would distribute…

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Spanish Leagues and Federation will decide on future of La Liga – PM Sanchez

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he hopes La Liga returns "soon" and it will be the leagues and federation that decide when after the government began easing coronavirus restrictions.…

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Spain predicts high unemployment as it celebrates return to ‘freedom’

POLITICO reports that unemployment in Spain will reach 19 percent this year and GDP will decline by 9.2 percent due to the coronavirus, according to the government’s most recent forecasts. Madrid…

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Spain’s GDP falls by 5.2% in Q1 2020

Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell 5.2% in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of coronavirus confinement measures, according to an advance report released by the National Statistics…

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Spain’s daily death toll falls to lowest in nearly six weeks

The number of fatalities related to Covid-19 recorded overnight in Spain fell to 268, the lowest tally in nearly six weeks, the country’s health ministry said. The overall death toll…

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Spain plans return to ‘new normal’ by end of June

Spain has announced a four-phase plan to lift its stringent coronavirus lockdown and return to a "new normality" by the end of June. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said each region…

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Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll rises once more

The number of daily fatalities from the novel coronavirus reported in Spain rose on Monday to 331, up from 288 the previous day, the health ministry said. The overall death…

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‘Freedom’ for Spanish children after 6 weeks of lockdown

From Sunday, children in Spain under 14 will be able to go out for walks between 9am and 9pm, within a one-kilometer radius of their homes and in the company…

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Photo Story: Fire at a plastic recycling plant in Murcia, Spain

Firefighters at work to extinguish a fire declared at a plastic recycling plant in Fuente Alamo, Murcia, Spain, 25 April 2020. The causes of the fire are yet to be…

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Coronavirus recoveries outstrip infections in Spain

Authorities in Spain have pointed out that for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak more people are being diagnosed as cured than those falling sick. On…

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Indications coronavirus was already circulating in Spain by mid-February

A team of scientists from Madrid’s Carlos III Health Institute has analyzed the first 28 genomes of the virus in Spain. The trail of the errors does not lead to…

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Photo Story: Lyrid meteor shower over Spain

A meteor crosses the sky over the town of Ajuy during Lyrid meteor shower in Fuerteventura island, Canary Islands, Spain, early 22 April 2020. The source of the meteors is…

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Spain registers another 435 deaths

Spain recorded 435 deaths overnight, bringing the total death toll from Covid-19 to 21,717. The figure was slightly up on recent days, but the number of new cases is…

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FC Barcelona hands over Camp Nou title rights to Barça Foundation to raise money for Covid-19 research

FC Barcelona continued to live up to its motto, Mes que un club - more than a club, when today it announced that it had ceded the title rights to Camp…

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Young cab driver helps student stranded in Spain to return to her family in Italy

Life has been particularly challenging for exchange students around the world following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Erasmus students have been vocal in the past days with their challenges, …

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Photo Story: Non-touch door devices distributed in Spain

A citizen uses a non-touch device to open a door in Pamplona, Navarra, northern Spain, 20 April 2020. Navarra's Nursing Association is freely delivering some 100,000 of this device among…

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Spain’s death rate continues to fall

Spain has reported 399 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, lower than Sunday’s figure of 410 and confirming the downward trend. A total of 20,852 people have died of…

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Spain registers lowest increase in cases in about a month

Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 410 on Sunday, down from 565 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, the lowest daily increase in about a…

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Spain considering ‘freeing’ children to get ‘some fresh air’

Spanish children have been kept at home since 14 March, under strict measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. Now Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez aims to relax the rule on…

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Spain’s tourism industry unlikely to fully reopen before end of year

Spain's COVID-19 lockdown is unlikely to be fully lifted until the end of 2020, the Government has warned, according to a report published on The Olive Press. The report said…

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Spain registers 2.9% increase in confirmed cases

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Spain rose to 188,068 on Friday, the country’s head of health emergencies, Fernando Simon, said at a news conference. Health authorities…

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Spanish troops disinfect airport of Menorca

A Spanish Army soldier clad in a camouflage-patterned hazmat suit helps a colleague adjust his gas mask before spraying disinfectant inside the airport of the Balearic island of Menorca, in…

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Spain’s daily death toll falls again

The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Spain in 24 hours fell again on Wednesday to 523, from 567 reported the previous day, the country’s health ministry said. The…

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Photo Story: Promising signs from Spain as death toll decreases

Spain’s overnight death toll from the coronavirus fell to 517 on Monday from Sunday’s 619, bringing the total death toll to 17,489, the health ministry said. The Spanish health Ministry…

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Some lockdown restrictions in Spain to be lifted on Monday

From today, some lockdown restrictions in Spain will be lifted, but there are fears that relaxing it too much could lead to a second wave. Spain has recorded its lowest…

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“There are no schedules in war, and there are none here either” – Inside ITU in Barcelona

Perfect order prevails over the chaos of the pandemic at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. “Pneumonia caused by Covid-19 is practically the only illness being treated in the 13 ICU…

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510 fatalities in Spain as death toll falls for third day

Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll fell for the third day in a row on Saturday after 510 fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said in a…

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Spain registers lowest daily number of deaths since March 24

Spain recorded a 605 increase in the death toll on Friday — the lowest daily number of fatalities since March 24. According to Friday’s figures, Spain has now registered a…

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Slowdown in coronavirus related deaths in Spain

The number of daily coronavirus-related deaths in Spain slowed on Thursday as 683 fatalities were recorded in 24 hours. The total of people who have succumbed to the virus now stands at…

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Photo Story: The daily salute to honour Spanish health workers

People clap from windows during a collective scheduled clapping event in honor of workers of the sanitary and health care sector in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. Easter celebrations have been cancelled…

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Spain’s number of coronavirus deaths rises to over 14,500

The number of daily coronavirus deaths rose in Spain for the second day on Wednesday as 757 people died over the past 24 hours, though the pace of the proportional…

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Photo Story: Don Quixote sculpture in times of coronavirus

The sculpture of Don Quixote is seen wearing a mask in front of what was the house of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, in Alcala de…

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Photo Story: Faithful celebrate Holy Week ‘processions’ on balconies

Neighbours, wearing hand-made penitent caps, put out a figure of the Virgin Mary (C) on a rope for a 'procession' between their balconies to mark Palm Sunday in the village…

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Deaths in Spain decline for fourth consecutive day, victims include 10 doctors

In Spain, the daily number of deaths has declined for the fourth consecutive day, raising tentative hopes that the worst of the country’s outbreak is over. The daily death toll…

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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: Turkish helping hand to Italy and Spain

The arrival of a plane from Turkey with medical aid for the Coronavirus' emergency, Rome, Italy, 01 April 2020. Turkey has sent military aircraft delivering medical aid and supplies to…

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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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Joint statement on the principles of the rule of law in times of Covid-19

Thirteen EU countries on Wednesday issued a joint statement calling for coronavirus emergency measures to be temporary and in line with rule of law principles. The move comes after Hungary’s…

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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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Photo Story – Patrolling lockdown in Benidorm, Spain

Army's Special Operations Command (MOE) members patrol in Benidorm, Spain, 29 March 2020. Spain faces the 15th consecutive day of national lockdown in an effort to slow down the spread…

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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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