The 14-day cumulative number of infections per 100,000 inhabitants has fallen below 600, prompting several regions to consider relaxing restrictions despite being double the extreme-risk level
With more work but no new resources, doctors and nurses say they are “exhausted,” with many at risk of mental illness or on leave for post-traumatic stress
The overall incidence of cases continues to fall across Spain, but the authorities are warning that people should not ‘drop their guard,’ with a possible fourth wave on the way
Hundreds of people, including political leaders, retired doctors and family members of health workers, have received the vaccine even though they are not part of the first priority group
Regions across the country have introduced new restrictions that create similar conditions to last spring’s home confinement, while stopping short of shelter-in-place orders
The reduced shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech treatment has raised concerns about whether the government will be able to reach its goal of having 70% of the population vaccinated by summer
Pressure on country’s hospitals continues to rise, with 19,000 patients currently being treated. The government is ruling out another home lockdown for now
Valencia and Catalonia are seeing non-essential procedures suspended, but Madrid has so far been affected more by the snow left by Storm Filomena this past weekend
The health minister admits the epidemiological situation is “very worrying” while some experts are calling for a new home lockdown in order to flatten the curve
The 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants is once again above the 250-mark, considered to be extreme risk by the Spanish authorities
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’
The regional government says that the epidemiological situation has “stabilized,” but it is waiting to see the impact that reopening the hostelry sector will have
Many Spaniards living abroad are complaining about the hassle and expense of observing the new requirements introduced by their government ahead of the holiday season
The Health Ministry added 155 Covid-19 fatalities to the overall death toll, and put the cumulative 14-day incidence rate at 349 infections per 100,000 inhabitants
Experts warn that the public should expect a cycle of these confinements, and that infection rates will remain high unless there is a repeat of March’s strict lockdown
Health Minister Salvador Illa warns that “there are tough weeks up ahead for Madrid,” and that “it is necessary to act resolutely to take control of the pandemic in this region”
Minister Salvador Illa says there is a “broad consensus” for the measure with regional governments, and Catalan authorities have already announced they will implement the change from next week
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
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