Three in four new coronavirus cases diagnosed in Madrid and Catalonia
The Spanish Health Ministry recorded 39 coronavirus-related fatalities over the past seven days, bringing the official number of victims to 27,118
Spain’s excess deaths during coronavirus crisis reach 43,000
New figures sent in by civil registries show an additional 12,000 fatalities in Catalonia, the Madrid region and Castilla-La Mancha
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Hundreds of workers protest Nissan closure in Barcelona
The Spanish and Catalan governments warn that the decision could be more costly than investing in the struggling plant
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Fiscal space at the time of Covid-19
For now, fiscal policy must continue to prop up activity as much as possible, with the decisive support of monetary policy
El Roto
Pandemic reactions, exaggerations and confusion
Every major crisis sets off a storm of conspiracy theories, bad ideas and disproportionate responses
How Europe underestimated the danger of the coronavirus pandemic
A review of the minutes from a meeting of the continent’s top health experts in February reveals that there was little understanding of how great a risk Covid-19 posed to the population
The story behind the hoax English Edition headline that spread like wildfire on Twitter
The man who took the photo of the machine-translated webpage explains to Verne how an “innocent joke” among friends turned into viral sensation accusing EL PAÍS of incompetence
La Paz: a Madrid hospital at war against Covid-19
The Spanish capital’s icon of public healthcare is now dedicated almost entirely to coronavirus patients. EL PAÍS spent three days inside to see how the daily battles are being fought
¿Qué? S04E10: UK ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott discusses the coronavirus crisis
We also catch up with Chris Dottie, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Makepeace, the president of the British Association of San Antonio, Ibiza
The secret memorandum to President Trump
“I am convinced that you can still win re-election. But in order to do so you must be willing to do whatever it takes”
Big problems, small leaders
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that leaders are, with a few exceptions, in over their heads in responding to the coronavirus and its economic debacle
We are all neighbors
While it is too early to know the full extent of the fallout from Iranian General Qassim Suleimani’s assassination, there is no doubt that it will be significant
You want a coronavirus vaccine?
Be careful. Those who buy into con artists’ tricks do much more damage than con artists themselves
A personal blog about a global experience
US student Nell Snow was an intern at the English Edition of EL PAÍS in Madrid – until the coronavirus epidemic broke out and forced her to make some difficult choices