Kiko Llaneras

Taking a diagnostic kit after the onset of symptoms may not yield a positive result, while a negative one does not necessarily mean you are not infected; repeat testing is advisable if you suspect infection

The number of Covid-19 admissions is close to the peak reached last January and is rising at an exponential rate

The risk of hospitalization due to Covid-19 is currently lower, but infections are beating all records and that will still put pressure on the healthcare system. ICU admissions are at 44% of the worst peak in January 2021

The vaccination drive is picking up pace in Spain, while in Madrid many parents have opted not to send their children to school due to the spike in coronavirus cases

The immunization of 3.26 million kids aged between five and 11 has begun. In this explainer, EL PAÍS looks at where the shots will be administered and how the process will be carried out

Encouraged by the parliamentary success of a tiny party named Teruel Exists, a new platform representing underfunded regions is getting ready to run in the next general election and start advocating for change

The total number of Covid-19 hospital admissions is far from January levels. But hospitalizations in general are breaking new records among the under-40s in several regions and are also growing among older people

Some 64% of people between the ages of 25 and 29 still live with their parents in Spain, double the figure for France and Germany, while those who have moved out are spending a large chunk of their salary on rent

EL PAÍS compares the likelihood of developing a blood clot from the Janssen and AstraZeneca injections with the probability of suffering a serious case of the disease, according to each demographic

Other regions, meanwhile, say that there has been no drop in attendance, with a record 453,682 inoculations administered across Spain on Wednesday alone

EL PAÍS looks at how the country’s Covid-19 inoculation drive will progress under several different scenarios: at the current speed, at the rate of the United States and if first doses are prioritized

The diagnostic tool has become key to curbing transmission in the second wave as it quickly identifies positive cases, meaning they are isolated immediately and do not spread the virus

Data from the National Statistics Institute show that there continues to be a discrepancy between the official number of coronavirus victims and the unexpected fatalities recorded in civil registries

Only Romania and the Czech Republic have registered more Covid-19 deaths per inhabitant. If the trend continues, there will be 8,000 more official victims by Christmas

Biden is the favorite and has an advantage over his Republican opponent that is greater than the one Clinton had. That said, Trump still has a one-in-six chance of winning

Studies show that 10% of positive cases are responsible for 80% of infections. But in Spain, only 12% of diagnoses are linked to known outbreaks

The number of unexpected fatalities calculated by the National Statistics Institute in Spain is double the official coronavirus death toll. The total is nearly 59,000 since March

The summer has already seen a second wave of infections, hospitalization and deaths in the country

After a months-long downward trend, the country is now reporting more than 1,000 new infections a day, while outbreaks have been detected across the territory

The Spanish government has proved incapable of supplying clear and accurate figures about the coronavirus crisis, despite the need for such information to track and control the epidemic

Excess fatalities since March were highest in Segovia, Madrid, Guadalajara, Ciudad Real, Soria and Albacete

New figures sent in by civil registries show an additional 12,000 fatalities in Catalonia, the Madrid region and Castilla-La Mancha

Preliminary findings of the survey reveal that over 90% of infections have gone undetected by the healthcare system