The measures affect the Barcelona towns of Igualada, Vilanova del Camí, Santa Margarida de Montbui and Òdena, and will be in place for at least two weeks
In the municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz in Madrid region, a number of patients have tested positive for Covid-19 despite not having traveled to any country with a reported outbreak
Although around 119 people have tested positive for Covid-19, Spanish authorities have ruled out cancelling large events
The Health Ministry has not ruled out restricting public gatherings if the community spread of the virus gets out of control
A new positive is reported in Seville, adding to the patients in Madrid, Catalonia, the Valencia region and Tenerife
On the margins of a peaceful march in the Catalan capital, there were more violent scenes on Friday, as youngsters surrounded the National Police HQ and threw rocks and steel balls
A surge in complaints has led to more guarantees for the minors, but there is renewed political support for sending them back
Rising numbers of minors and young adults who are homeless and in some cases are committing crimes have left the local authorities overwhelmed
Authorities warn about the existence of “ghetto schools” where more than half of all students are foreign-born
Watch Spanish surgeons and an electronic assistant named Da Vinci successfully extract an organ from a live donor at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
In 11 years there will be more than 27 million people in the country with excess weight or obesity, which will mean an additional cost to the health system of €3 billion
A pediatric unit in a Catalan hospital uses a radio-controlled toy vehicle to reduce stress in children
Schools and businesses are taking measures to ensure they are not affected by the protests and strikes against the event
Health professionals, university professors, students and civil servants protested in Barcelona Thursday
Pressure is mounting on regional Catalan premier Quim Torra as strikes enter their third day
Temperatures reached over 46ºC in some areas; meteorology service announces onset of cooler weather
Anti-vaxxer movement in the Catalan capital has a following of several hundred families, but population is protected due to the high prevalence of immunization
Spain’s National Transplant Organization concludes 2012 procedure on former soccer player Éric Abidal, from a living donor, was carried out “in accordance with the law”
A probe has been opened after wiretaps of former Barça president Sandro Rosell suggest donor for Éric Abidal was not his cousin, as had been claimed, and that the organ was paid for
Academic tests show that Catalan students have the same or better language skills as students across Spain
Regional system shed 2,400 jobs and lost 1,100 hospital beds under former premier Artur Mas
Associations hope activities will ensure voting centers are not shut down for the independence referendum
Catalan police will not block access to voting stations if there is risk of street unrest
With 200 such substance-abuse cases registered in 2016, City Council opts to tackle phenomenon
Non-profit group warns that over half-a-million minors spend their afternoons and evenings on their own
Under the slogan, “Enough excuses” some 160,000 people urge authorities to fulfill EU quotas
Regional parliament approves motion to debate proposal to change Spanish penal code