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
The new measures will affect 37 basic health areas in the capital and in other municipalities with a very high incidence of coronavirus
Deputy premier calls on PM Pedro Sánchez to “actively get involved,” and the latter suggests a face-to-face meeting with the regional leader
Sources close to the premier denied that any decisions have been made yet regarding stricter coronavirus measures, directly contradicting statements made earlier in the day by Antonio Zapatero
Regional leaders have pledged to invest €80 million to revamp an underresourced system, but professionals are skeptical as they struggle to cope with a second wave of Covid-19
The central Health Ministry reported 1,200 new coronavirus cases in the region on Thursday, with a further 2,859 added to the historical series
Castilla y León and Castilla-La Mancha are calling for coordinated action given fears over the exportation of cases from the capital, as took place in the first wave
In the 40 days since the emergency measure was lifted, the number of new infections has risen from 334 to 2,789
Vanessa Martínez did not think she was at risk of Covid-19; now she is having to relearn how to walk and brush her hair after spending 69 days in intensive care
Despite reporting new infections every day, health officials claim there are only four clusters of related cases in the entire region, which has Spain's third-largest population