Jessica Mouzo

The advice, which affects four million people in municipalities such as Badalona, comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise in the region

A reduction on the capacity of restaurants, bars and the city's beaches is currently being considered by Mayor Ada Colau

Barcelona reports three times as many infections from one week to the next, while other regions make face masks mandatory and consider introducing stricter rules

The regional government has confined the Segrià ‘comarca’ without detailing the measures, while L’Hospitalet has limited movement in three neighborhoods

Epidemiologist Magda Campins admits she is “worried” about the rising number of coronavirus cases, and warns Catalonia does not have the tracing capacity to deal with a second wave of the virus

Starting on Thursday, violators will face €100 fines as authorities race to contain a large coronavirus outbreak in Lleida province

Epidemiologists share their recommendations to minimize the risk of contagion as the European Union agrees to allow visitors from 15 countries – but not the United States

Nightlife is returning to the Catalan city but with strict safety measures in place to minimize the risk of coronavirus contagion

Another part of Aragón has been moved back to the previous stage of the deescalation plan due to a spike in infections among fruit pickers

Around 67,700 residents of Aragón were placed in Phase 2 of the government's plan on Monday, just a day after the entire country entered what has been dubbed the ‘new normality’

The Barcelona metropolitan area and Lleida are spending just 24 hours in the last stage of deescalation

Madrid authorities said they will not request to move to the final stage, but instead wait until the state of alarm comes to an end on June 21 and the entire country enters the “new normality”

Most regions are asking the central government for permission to enter the last stage before the beginning of the so-called “new normality”

Despite the drop, the Madrid region is preparing for the possibility of new outbreaks as the country scales down confinement measures

The Catalan government will once again propose to the central government that these zones should not yet move to Phase 1 of the process, but that the healthcare areas of Lleida, Girona and Catalunya Central should

Mili América Antelo had no recollection of giving birth or even that she was expecting twins after being admitted into hospital with Covid-19

Madrid wants to relax coronavirus confinement measures, despite having been the worst-hit by the crisis. Densely populated areas such as Barcelona will remain for now in Phase 0

Health authorities have issued guidelines for regions to follow to ensure coronavirus contagion rates continue to decline despite deescalation

Some voices are warning of a possible spike in new infections, while others point to the economic risk for the vulnerable of extending the ‘hibernation’ of the economy

EL PAÍS visited Vall d’Hebron Hospital, which has Spain’s largest critical patient area, to see how medical staff are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

Admissions in ICUs are beginning to slow after a fall in emergency room cases, but experts call for caution and for the public to keep their guard up

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

Although around 119 people have tested positive for Covid-19, Spanish authorities have ruled out cancelling large events

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

The Health Ministry has not ruled out restricting public gatherings if the local spread of Covid-19 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