Emilio de Benito

The entire Valencia region is transitioning to a looser lockdown, while a few Spanish islands are moving ahead to Phase 2

This is the first time in five days that the country has reported more than 200 fatalities. A spike in new infections was also detected, with 506 cases confirmed since Wednesday

Health authorities say the decision several weeks ago to allow children outside for supervised walks has not yet led to a spike in infections

The number of fatalities related to Covid-19 fell to 179 on Saturday, after daily deaths came in above 200 over the last four days

The administration has rejected the Madrid region’s request to transition to Phase 1, “opting to wait until its primary care detection system is more robust”

Madrid premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso says that the region is not yet ready to move to the next confinement deescalation phase

Authorities express confidence that the country will be able to move to the next phase of the deescalation plan after fewer than 200 deaths were reported for the third straight day

For the first time since the state of alarm, three Spanish regions have recorded no Covid-19 fatalities. Meanwhile, small businesses have reopened as part of the growing relaxation of confinement measures

For the first time since the beginning of the crisis, three Spanish regions – Galicia, Cantabria and Murcia – reported no Covid-19 fatalities

In the past 24 hours, 6,399 coronavirus patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital, the highest figure since the beginning of the crisis

For the first time since the beginning of the crisis, there were more recoveries in a 24-hour period than new infections

Health specialists note that the impact of Covid-19 and the ability to cope with the pandemic is not the same across the various regions, provinces and cities

The Health Ministry has admitted that the lack of personal protective equipment since the coronavirus crisis began has led to infections among medical workers

Spanish physicians are warning that there may be a second wave of transmissions if the public is not made more aware of all the possible manifestations of Covid-19

Experts say the return to the classroom should be carried out in phases and with special precautions, according to the situation of the coronavirus crisis at that time

In around 130,000 of confirmed Covid-19 infections the source of contagion is unknown, raising alarm that the virus is being transmitted by mild cases in self-isolation

Some 4,000 professionals at 62 hospitals will test known medicines to see whether they can protect professionals from contracting the disease

With more than 90% of cases going undetected, the government is aiming to get a more accurate picture of the spread of the virus and from there decide how to ease the confinement measures

Ángel Hernández left “furious” by decision of judge in charge of probing the assisted suicide of María José Carrasco, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who had long wanted to end her life

María José Carrasco suffered from multiple sclerosis for 30 years and had reached the terminal stage of the disease

A new survey has revealed that 34% of Spaniards smoke cigarettes every day, compared to 32.8% when the anti-tobacco law was introduced

Health Ministry will focus on early detection and communication, in a bid to address a taboo problem

Draft decree eliminates need to register on municipal rolls and strikes the 90-day period limiting access to full services

According to health ministry guidelines, Spaniards can drink twice as much as the French

Faced with a growing trend, politicians need to take a stand on the issue, but deep divisions prevail

Health Ministry in talks with victims’ association to draft census ahead of possible financial aid