Daily news for March 29, 2021 | EL PAÍS in English

Avoiding coronavirus infection in indoor spaces: don’t breathe other people’s air

Constant ventilation and permanent control of CO₂ levels are two of the keys to avoiding transmission in closed rooms, as fresh air dilutes the infected particles

OPINION

What if this time were different?

Ángel Ubide|29 Mar 2021 - 11:45UTC

The eurozone, unlike the United States, seems content with an incomplete recovery, but this doesn’t have to be the case

The skulls of a woman (front) and man from the mid-Neolithic discovered in Dehesilla, Cádiz. In the upper right section, a cut on the bone is visible.

Archaeology

Dig in southern Spain reveals decapitation, trepanation and other extraordinary burial rituals

Raúl Limón|29 Mar 2021 - 11:16UTC

A five-year investigation into a Neolithic settlement in Cádiz has revealed ceremonial practices took place there 1,000 years before they became widespread

A tourist poses in front of the Treasury Department building in Washington DC.

US CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS MEASURES

US continues third round of stimulus payments with paper checks and pre-paid debit cards

José Carlos Oliva López|29 Mar 2021 - 11:16UTC

The Internal Revenue Service has started sending the latest tranche of coronavirus aid by mail after the closure of the direct deposit system on March 24

Road travel from France will undergo border checks starting on Tuesday.

CORONAVIRUS

Spain to demand negative PCR test at land border with France

El País|Madrid|29 Mar 2021 - 10:18UTC

Authorities are also extending restrictions on third-country travel, but lifting a temporary ban on access to the Schengen space via Gibraltar

Dozens of people in the center of Madrid in Friday after leaving bars at 11pm, the starting time for the region‘s curfew.

coronavirus

Madrid’s nightlife rages on despite pandemic: ‘These parties give me life’

Lucía Franco / Luis de Vega|Madrid|29 Mar 2021 - 08:01UTC

EL PAÍS goes inside the events held in private homes and bars in violation of the restrictions in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus

A secondary school classroom with open windows in Alcoy, in the Valencia region.

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Spanish scientists demand ‘urgent’ action to curb airborne transmission of coronavirus

Javier Salas|29 Mar 2021 - 06:55UTC

Over 100 health professionals are urging Spain’s central and regional authorities to take steps to prevent aerosol infection in poorly ventilated indoor settings