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Spain restricts flights from Brazil and South Africa due to coronavirus strains
Government asks regional leaders not to rush into lifting measures as pandemic continues to produce new infection and fatality highs
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Spain shed 218,953 jobs in January amid third wave of the pandemic
Registered unemployment reached over 3.9 million people while 738,969 workers were furloughed
Spain’s bars and restaurants confront their darkest hour
Ten of the country’s 17 regions have shut food and drink venues in a bid to contain the coronavirus, while 290,000 workers remain on furlough. Owners are pleading for direct aid to avoid going under
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The other effects left behind by the coronavirus crisis in Spain
The pandemic is having a deep impact on all areas of life, with fear of contagion changing work and social interactions, and even sexual relations
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January 2021 was the worst month for the pandemic in Spain since the summer
The central Health Ministry registered nearly 900,000 cases, a third of the total since the coronavirus crisis took hold
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El Roto
El Roto cartoon, February 2, 2021
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