Tag: Spain

• Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Madrid disappointed with Britain for slapping a quarantine on people traveling from Spain

  

  Britain made a mistake when it decided at the weekend to slap a quarantine on people travelling from Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, adding most of the Mediterranean country had a lower coronavirus infection rate than the UK.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  An estimated 40,000 tourism related businesses permanently closed in Spain

  

  Devastated by the loss of customers during the virus crisis, around 40,000 bars, hotels, and restaurants in Spain have permanently closed, the hotel and catering industry said. The figure amounts to 13% of such establishments in Spain, a country in which tourism plays a major role in the economy, and where the population tends to eat out very often, Spain's hostelry federation said.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Spain has ordered the culling of 93,000 minks, many carrying coronavirus

  

  Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm in the north-east after confirming many were carrying coronavirus, a regional minister said. Speaking to reporters, Joaquin Olona, agriculture minister for the Aragon region, said the cull would involve the slaughter of some 92,700 mink who are prized for their pelt.

• Monday, July 13th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Galicia and Basques vote with face masks and hand sanitizers in regional elections

  

  Voters in northern Spain wore face masks and used hand sanitizer gel before entering polling stations on Sunday as Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections while fighting localized outbreaks of COVID-19.

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Wales mirrors England and Scotland air bridges to safe countries, but includes Spain

  

  Welsh Government has amended its coronavirus regulations to allow people to travel to dozens of countries and overseas territories without having to quarantine on their return. The steps by the Government also means residents from those countries can now travel to Wales for summer holidays without having to self isolate.

• Thursday, July 9th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Face masks in public at all times become mandatory in Catalonia

  

  Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use when in close proximity to others.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Study shows 5,2% of Spain's population has been exposed to the new coronavirus

  

  Results from the final stage of a nationwide antibody study show about 5.2% of Spain's population has been exposed to the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, confirming findings from earlier stages.

• Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:03 UTC

  Lockouts re-imposed in areas of Galicia and Catalonia

  

  The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

• Monday, June 22nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Spain reopens borders on Sunday hoping to re-launch the tourism season

  

  Spain reopened its borders on Sunday, a significant stage in Europe's gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:28 UTC

  Spain eyeing chair of the Eurozone of finance ministers and WTO leadership

  

  The Spanish government started lobbying on Wednesday for Economy Minister Nadia Calvino to take the presidency of the Euro-group, with a minister saying “it would be good news” if she were to replace Mario Centeno, who is stepping down.