The number of people with coronavirus who have died in Spain has passed 20,000. The health authorities reported 565 further coronavirus related fatalities a slight fall on the previous day’s figure of 585. It brings the total to 20,043, while the number of infections has passed 190,000. Only the United […]
Economic activity in Spain has fallen in the first three months of 2020 compared to the same period last year. An examination carried out by Imperial College Business School, University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh of 1.4 billion credit and debit card transactions during the first three months of […]
Officially, Spain’s death toll, which remains among the world’s highest, is closing in on 20,000. But there is evidence that it could be far higher, with many deaths, especially those in nursing homes, not properly classified as stemming from coronavirus. PM Pedro Sánchez and other officials reject accusations from opposition […]
Opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Pablo Casado has told Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that if he wants an agreement post the coronavirus crisis, although he doubts he does, then it would have to be reached in parliament. The challenge came after the (PSOE) Socialist Party politician made a “heartfelt” plea […]
The coronavirus pandemic has caused the Spanish economy to do a complete about-face. Despite the signs of a slowdown that were clear to see in the second half of 2019, Spain closed the year with solid growth of 2%, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was, until a few weeks […]
Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the global coronavirus epidemic, started to ease tough lockdown restrictions yesterday that have kept people confined to their homes for more than a month and put a brake on economic activity. The cumulative death toll from coronavirus rose to 17,489, up 517 […]
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose for the first time in three days yesterday, as some businesses prepared to reopen under an easing of the strict lockdown regime. 619 people died in the previous 24 hours, bringing the cumulative toll to 16,972. Confirmed cases increased by around 2.6% to 166,019. Tough […]
The government have set out guidelines for people returning to work under a loosening of lockdown restrictions, while the country reported its lowest one-day increase in deaths from the coronavirus since March 23. Most of us have been confined to home since mid-March with only businesses in sectors deemed strategically […]
More than 10,000 Civil Guard checkpoints as well as those operated by local police forces plus blocks of concrete at the entrances of some Spanish municipalities with high numbers of holidays homes, look to have dissuaded people tempted to break lockdown and get to their second residences for the Easter […]
Finance Minister and government spokesperson María Jesús Montero says life in Spain will slowly begin to return to normal after the state of alarm comes to an end on April 26. Montero said we will slowly return to “normal life” but in progressive stages, following the recommendations of health experts […]
The Health Ministry says regions “are starting to see a certain drop in pressure at intensive care units,“ and that 30% of all confirmed cases have been discharged from hospital María José Sierra, deputy head of Spain’s health emergency committee, said that the outbreak was slowing due to the confinement […]
The Health Ministry says that the growth rate of the coronavirus pandemic is falling in nearly all regions. María José Sierra said more than 40,000 people have been discharged from hospital, the number of intensive care admissions is following a downward trend, but almost 19,500 health workers have contracted the […]
