Spain

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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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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CoVid19 Update – Another dark day for Europe

Thirty-two more people have died in England after testing positive for coronavirus - taking the total number of UK deaths to 104. It follows the biggest daily leap in confirmed 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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1st case of coronavirus in Argentina and Gibraltar, first death in Spain

Gibraltar on Tuesday registered its first coronavirus case, a man who had returned from a trip to northern Italy. The person who had accompanied the man does not have symptoms.…

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Real Madrid beats Barcelona in El Clasico

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane said his side almost overwhelmed Barcelona as a 2-0 El Clasico win saw them climb to the top of LaLiga. The first 45 minutes were…

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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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Spain tops EU countries’ list of asylum requests

For the first time ever, Spain has received more asylum requests than any of its European Union partners, according to official data from the European Asylum Support Office. The ongoing…

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Austria quarantines a dozen people after first coronavirus cases, Madrid confirms two

Austria has quarantined 12 people who were in close contact with a couple who were the country’s first coronavirus cases, one of whom works as a hotel receptionist, the local…

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144 flights affected as sandstorm covers Spain’s Canary Islands

All incoming flights to Spain's Canary Islands were diverted on Sunday, airport operator AENA said, after a sandstorm from the Sahara hit the archipelago, coating the islands with orange dust…

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Tensions in new Spanish coalition over new asylum requirements

The Spanish coalition government between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos is showing the first signs of tensions over plans to introduce tougher asylum requirements. Spain’s Interior…

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Spanish Civil Guard breaks up illegal drugs and tobacco trafficking ring

An undated handout composite photo made available by the Spanish Civil Guard shows officers during a raid on an alleged international crime organization accused of illegally manufacturing and trafficking tobacco…

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Spain to introduce tougher asylum requirements

The Spanish government is drafting a new law that will restrict the right to asylum, following the path taken by the European Union in recent years. A draft of the…

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Casillas to retire from football, to run for Spanish Federation presidency

Spain, Real Madrid and Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set to retire after announcing his bid for the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) presidency, according to the Portuguese club's president…

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Two wild Iberian lynxes released into the wild in central Spain

'Quinas,' a young female Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is released in Torrenueva, Ciudad Real, Spain, 14 February 2020. The region of Castilla La Mancha has an ongoing program to recover…

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Spain wins European court appeal over rapid migrant deportations

The European Court of Human Rights has backed Spain’s rapid deportation of two African migrants who tried to enter one of its north African enclaves, Melilla and Ceuta. The court’s…

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Spain not willing to replace Britain in post-Brexit EU driving force seats

Spain is not willing to compete to replace Britain as one of the three driving forces of the European Union, together with France and Germany. Instead of trying to fulfill…

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Spain plans to make ‘glorification’ of General Franco illegal

The Spanish government plans to make it illegal to glorify the regime of former dictator General Francisco Franco as part of a reform of the country's criminal code, the Socialist…

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Spain confirms 2nd coronavirus case, fourth UK case confirmed

Spain has confirmed its second case of the new virus from China and a plane evacuating more than 200 people from the Chinese city at the center of the epidemic…

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Italy and Spain to work towards new European pact on immigration

Italy and Spain would work towards a new European pact on immigration Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said after talks with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya. ANSA reports…

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Engine issue and burst tyre main cause for emergency landing of Air Canada flight

An Air Canada Boeing 767 with 128 passengers and eight crew returned safely to Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday after reporting an engine issue and a burst tyre on take-off…

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Watch: Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft lands safely after developing technical issue

An Air Canada Boeing 767 aircraft with 128 passengers on board landed safely after it developed a technical issue in one of it engines. The aircraft had departed from the…

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Madrid’s Barajas airport closes its airspace, drones possible cause

Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez-Barajas international airport closed its airspace on Monday, Spain’s transport ministry said in a tweet without providing details. Enaire, the parent company of Spanish airport operator AENA,…

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Spain’s Health Ministry confirms first case of coronavirus

Spain's Health Ministry announced late on Friday that the western European country had confirmed its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus. In a press statement Friday, the Spanish Ministry of…

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Photo Story: The aftermath of Storm Gloria in Spain

A view of cars piled up on a street in the aftermath of storm Gloria, at the neighborhood of Campanillas, in Malaga, Andalucia, southern of Spain. The heavy rains caused…

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