Tag: Spain

• 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.

• Friday, June 5th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Spain: major discrepancies between national and regional Covid-19 death tolls

  

  Spain's overall death toll from the coronavirus edged higher on Thursday, though discrepancies between regional and national data raised questions over the methodology used by the government to produce the tally.

• Saturday, May 30th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Brazil surpasses Spain and becomes fifth highest in number of virus fatalities

  

  Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. The epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak, Brazil saw 1,124 deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.

• Friday, May 29th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Spain will open gradually to tourism, beginning with European countries

  

  Spain will open gradually to tourism this summer, starting with European countries, and will ensure visitors only go to areas that have the coronavirus under control, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said.