Madrid Fire Department on coronavirus crisis in care homes: ‘There are bodies that no one has collected’
According to official documents seen by EL PAÍS, firefighters were called upon to remove 185 corpses from senior residences in the region
According to official documents seen by EL PAÍS, firefighters were called upon to remove 185 corpses from senior residences in the region
The Spanish Health Ministry has still not updated the total number of victims, which stands at 27,136 for the fifth day running
Regional and central government officials have warned of legal consequences after EL PAÍS revealed that internal protocols excluded some coronavirus patients from hospital admission
Despite the drop, the Madrid region is preparing for the possibility of new outbreaks as the country scales down confinement measures
Unlike most other parts of the country, the Mediterranean region has not asked the Health Ministry to move to Phase 2 of the coronavirus deescalation plan
The administration has rejected the Madrid region’s request to transition to Phase 1, “opting to wait until its primary care detection system is more robust”
Deputy regional premier admits that as many as 3,479 of the people who died last month inside the region’s senior centers showed symptoms but were never counted as official victims of Covid-19
The restrictions come on the back of the closure of bars and restaurants, but pharmacies, tobacconists and newstands will still be open for business
Madrid mayor is considering closing bars and restaurants as cases in the region reach 2,000
The facility has been criticized in the past by far-right groups who claim it is housing young foreign criminals
Regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso was attacking the plans of caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to exhume ex-dictator Francisco Franco, but the comments are out of step with the conservative group’s strategy for the upcoming election campaign
Conservative candidate Isabel Díaz Ayuso was confirmed as the new leader following a tense debate at the regional assembly
Isabel Díaz Ayuso from the Popular Party is set to become the next premier after Ciudadanos agreed to accept the demands made by the far-right group Vox
With less than two weeks to go until the investiture vote, the Socialist Party is no closer to a deal as negotiations with the leftist Unidas Podemos remain at an impasse
The far-right group has accused the conservatives of breaking a power-sharing agreement and has said it will “move to the opposition” in Madrid in response
José Luis Martínez-Almeida of the Popular Party has become mayor with support from Vox, after negotiations that went right down to the wire
With one day to go before the deadline, Ciudadanos and the Popular Party are in tense negotiations over who should be the next mayor of the Spanish capital
Sector accepts Catalan government’s new pre-booking requirements for ride-sharing services such as Uber and Cabify
Pablo Iglesias confirms party split and says he is saddened by the surprise news that his colleague Iñigo Errejón will run with the Madrid mayor in May
Far-right Vox, whose support is required to eject the PSOE from power, is already clashing with Ciudadanos
Nearly 50% of Madrid’s 18- to 35-year-olds cannot move out due to low pay, high property prices and the boom in holiday rentals
The region is the first without a nuclear plant to draw up a contingency plan
Vandals have defaced the plaque paying tribute to the young student murdered by far-right militants in 1980
Madrid region taking advantage of female clout in the 90,000-strong Roma community for a preventive healthcare pilot scheme
Spain’s two main parties renew their agreement to fight “challenges” by Catalan leader
Embattled Popular Party leader has given up her seat in the regional assembly and thus brought an end to her 30-year political career
Cristina Cifuentes shoplifting case has put the PP back in crisis mode ahead of elections in 2019 and 2020