Juan José Mateo

When Ciudadanos turned on the Popular Party in southeastern Murcia, it was not expecting a chain reaction spreading all the way to Andalusia and Castilla y León

Healthcare centers are facing a frenetic countdown to begin inoculating 130,000 people, with the regional government announcing the drive just 48 hours before its launch

The region has also called for “urgent” logistical support from Spain’s armed forces and more than 220 officers to enforce the selective lockdowns in 37 basic health areas

The executive wants the regional premier to leave more decisions in the hands of her health team

Premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso warns that more neighborhoods may be placed under selective lockdown, while Health Minister Salvador Illa recommends residents in the region stay at home

The face-to-face between Pedro Sánchez and Isabel Díaz Ayuso signaled a thaw in months of frosty relations

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

Teachers and unions heap criticism on regional government for summoning them on a 24-hour notice and for asking a private company to handle the procedure

Regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso also announced on Tuesday the temporary hiring of nearly 11,000 teachers, and 100,000 coronavirus antibody tests for staff

José Manuel Franco tells EL PAÍS that Sunday's protest in Colón square was communicated to the authorities as being about other issues, such as freedom of expression during the coronavirus pandemic

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