Daily news for August 19, 2020 | EL PAÍS in English

The regional administration, run by the conservative Popular Party, wants the central government to take charge, while unions are not ruling out a strike due to the lack of preparation

The WHO's Bruce Aylward in a file photo from February of this year.

CORONAVIRUS

World Health Organization attributes travel restrictions on Spain to doubts about management of outbreaks

Oriol Güell|Barcelona|Aug 19, 2020 - 09:21 CEST

The comments from epidemiologist Bruce Aylward came on the same day that the country was confirmed to have the highest infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Europe

A woman is given a PCR test in Usera, Madrid.

CORONAVIRUS

New coronavirus cases in Spain begin to stabilize, but hospitalizations are rising

Oriol Güell|Barcelona|Aug 19, 2020 - 08:38 CEST

The Health Ministry reported more than 5,000 new infections on Tuesday, a third of them detected in the Madrid region

Apúntate

August 19, 2020

With just weeks to go, Madrid region yet to announce plan for the reopening of schools

World Health Organization attributes travel restrictions on Spain to doubts about management of outbreaks

New coronavirus cases in Spain begin to stabilize, but hospitalizations are rising

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