Isabel Valdés

Social networks and match apps have triggered new, and modified versions of old, behavior patterns, and there are dozens of new terms to identify them

The Argentine writer and journalist talks to EL PAÍS about the death of her parents, breaking the mold and why she wanted to do a nude photo shoot at the age of 52

In a bid to curb the transmission, the Catalan government has announced that all close contacts will have to quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated

EL PAÍS speaks with three people who did not get vaccinated and ended up in critical care due to the disease. They explain how their opinions of the vaccines have been changed by the experience

The regional health department confirmed that the 62-year-old, fully vaccinated patient has the new variant and shows mild symptoms. Two more suspected cases are also under investigation

The Health Ministry has updated its instructions for Covid-19 detection and attention, which also include isolation for anyone who has had exposure to cases of the beta or gamma strains of the coronavirus

Spanish Health Ministry recommends limiting the number of guests at Christmas gatherings as the coronavirus incidence rate rises to 208 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over 14 days

The incidence rate rose 24 points on Monday and is now 199 infections per 100,000 while more people are getting vaccinated ahead of Covid passport requirements

The Public Health Commission has decided to allow booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna medication starting October 25

Starting October 4, there will be no more limits on the number of people allowed at a table, and face masks will not need to be worn in outdoor spaces, if a safe distance can be maintained

While the curve of the fifth wave continues to flatten, the number of daily Covid-19 fatalities has been over 100 for a second week running now

According to the deputy health chief, there is already community transmission in the region of this strain, which was first identified in India

Despite opposition from some regions, the ‘traffic light’ measures – including early closing hours and capacity limits for bars and restaurants – will be obligatory across the country

The Gregorio Marañón hospital has performed the first such surgery on a baby aged under one, after the organ had stopped beating and with a mismatch of blood types between donor and recipient

The country’s regional governments have been calling for more action from the central government in order to avoid judicial chaos once the emergency situation ends on May 9

The measure would involve increasing the gap between the two doses of the Pfizer and the Moderna medications to eight weeks for the under-80s. A decision is still pending on whether the under-60s should get their second injection of AstraZeneca

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

Sunday saw the first immunizations administered to residents of senior homes, but Health Minister Salvador Illa called on the population ‘not to let its guard down’

“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

Mobility will be restricted in the region between the 4th and 13th to prevent mass transit during two back-to-back holidays

Experts warn that data being reported may not accurately represent the real situation, as changes in testing methods are affecting the numbers

Under the new measures, effective once the state of alarm expires on Saturday afternoon, meetings between midnight and 6am will be limited to people from the same household

Sources from the regional government said they would want it in place from midnight to 6am, so that bars and restaurants could continue with their activity, but outdoor drinking and parties in private residences could be avoided

Health Minister Salvador Illa today confirmed the possibility was being studied, but stressed it would require the support of the regions and opposition parties such as the PP

The ongoing battles between the two administrations continued last night, with regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the PP claiming Madrileños are being ‘held hostage’ by new coronavirus confinements