El País

There were traffic disruptions and advisories for difficult driving conditions on over 100 roads on Thursday

The weather agency Aemet said it expects Thursday to be one of the snowiest in recent years

The central Spanish region is also opening a probe after an online daily revealed that friends and relatives of senior home workers were allegedly being administered doses

Valencian authorities are confining 26 municipalities, Extremadura is closing bars and restaurants in its main cities, and La Rioja will limit all social gatherings to four people

The country’s foreign ministers announced the deal, which will see the British Overseas Territory join the Schengen area, with just hours to go before the United Kingdom definitively leaves the EU

Here is a guide to the measures that have been announced so far by each regional government in a bid to slow the spread of the virus over the Christmas holiday period

Pedro Sánchez held a press conference on Tuesday to offer a summary of his coalition government’s achievements over the last year, citing an internal report that found that 23% of its commitments had been met

The medication was flown into several Spanish airports on Tuesday, from where it was distributed to all of the regions. Some regional authorities have opted to restart the program tomorrow after a day’s delay

The 14-day cumulative number of cases has fallen 16 points, to 246.19 per 100,000 inhabitants. The Balearics, Extremadura and Madrid currently have the worst epidemiological data

Meanwhile in Madrid, the regional health chief is not ruling out the detection of more such patients, after several were confirmed on Saturday

“Let’s see if we can get rid of this virus,” said the nonagenarian, who is a resident in Los Olmos senior home in Guadalajara

EL PAÍS spoke to three people who will not be seeing their loved ones this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Plans are hampered by delays in criminal code reform and clemency requests, as well as an adverse court decision on flexible prison regimes

The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shots are due to arrive this weekend, and more will be delivered every Monday at undisclosed locations

The measures aim to increase liquidity and delay payments in a sector hit hard by the coronavirus crisis

The top prize in the world-famous draw was called for the number 72897 a little after noon

The 14-day cumulative number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants has risen to 224, up from 214 on Friday

The move comes in the wake of the announcement by the British authorities of a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus identified in parts of the country

Authorities in Madrid, Valencia and Catalonia announce new measures in a bid to curb transmission over the holiday season

Health Minister Salvador Illa says all regions will receive doses so they can begin immunizing priority groups

Both leaders were together at an event in Paris on Monday, leading Pedro Sánchez to cancel his agenda for the coming days

Central and regional officials are meeting to discuss changes to the Christmas plan due to a surge in infections

Transmission is speeding up in Catalonia, where authorities might review their Christmas plan in the coming days

The regional government of the Balearic Islands has also announced tougher restrictions for Mallorca, including a 10pm curfew on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

Over 32,000 victims were diagnosed, while 13,000 had symptoms compatible with the illness

Regional authorities bypass the central government’s requirement for a negative PCR test

As well as a PCR test, arrivals in Spanish airports may present cheaper and faster alternatives such as TMA or LAMP