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Health Minister Salvador Illa has warned that “there are tough weeks up ahead for Madrid,” and said that “it is necessary to act resolutely to take control of the pandemic in the region.” Regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso, of the Popular Party (PP), is expected to announce new restrictions today […]

A leading Spanish epidemiologist has said the country ‘deserves’ to go back into a full national lockdown after easing measures caused a spike in Covid infections.  Juan Martinez, the ex-director of public health for Madrid which is itself at the heart of the new wave of infections, said the harsh […]

The latest figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry yesterday for the number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 is now 412,553. This is an overall increase of 7,117 against the figure released on Monday, with the ministry saying that 2,415 of the infections occurred in the previous […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says troops will be made available to help regions to overcome the worrying resurgence of coronavirus. He also said regional administrations could make decisions themselves on how to handle the fight against the pandemic, rather than central government taking charge, and would support requests by regional […]

The Catalan government has announced that all brothels are to be closed over concerns that prostitution could further contribute to Covid-19 outbreaks. The region of Castilla-La Mancha says it is also closing brothels. Spain’s Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has sent a letter to all regional governments asking them to […]

A Spanish judge has overturned a ban on smoking in public spaces in the Madrid region, arguing it contravenes fundamental rights. The Spanish government and the leaders of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions have agreed to ban smoking in outdoor public places when it is not possible to comply with the […]

The rise in coronavirus infections that Spain has been seeing in recent weeks has prompted a spike in the number of Covid-19-related deaths due to the serious pneumonia that the virus causes. According to data from the Health Ministry, 131 people with coronavirus have died in the last seven days, […]

The latest figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry for the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19) is now 377,906. This is an overall increase of 7,039 against the figure released on Wednesday, with the ministry saying that 3,349 of these infections occurred in the previous […]