Oriol Güell

A lack of transparency over the scale of the latest outbreak and concerns over the possibility of new variants emerging have led to new restrictions in several countries

The Spanish researcher believes that the Asian country has made a mistake in going from a zero-Covid policy to a nearly unrestricted one, as its population has low vaccination coverage

The health authority says the combination pain treatment can cause serious harm to the kidneys, particularly when taken at higher than recommended doses

WHO’s director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision despite a divergence within the committee of experts that has evaluated the outbreak

The organization warns that overall cases in Europe have tripled in the last two weeks, although it has not yet declared the outbreak a global health emergency

With cases now exceeding 3,500 in 42 countries, the organization could raise the health alert to the same level as Covid-19 and the effort to eradicate polio

According to a new WHO report, the problem is already reaching ‘epidemic levels’ in Europe

The number of people being treated ‘with the virus’ instead of ‘because of Covid-19′ has risen sharply due to the spread of omicron and the protection offered by vaccines

The measure, reached by the central Health Ministry and regional authorities, will affect more than 12 million people

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also announced plans to purchase 344,000 doses of the antiviral medication Paxlovid

The Health Ministry reported 292,394 new infections on Monday and added 202 deaths to the official toll, which now exceeds 90,000

People who suffered severe adverse reactions to the first dose, and were told by doctors not to get a second shot, now find themselves unable to travel, attend events or enter many venues

Experts, however, are warning that January will be complicated, with the sixth wave of the pandemic peaking around the second week of the month

The decision was taken on Wednesday by the Health Ministry and the country’s regions, but did not have the blessing of an advisory board of experts who requested more time to examine the evidence backing such a move

Health Ministry and the regions will today debate whether to reduce isolation time for people with confirmed infections from 10 days to five

The sixth wave of the health crisis, which is being fueled by the spread of the omicron variant, saw more than 500 hospital admissions a day over the Christmas weekend

Miguel Hernán, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard University, talks to EL PAÍS about the spike in coronavirus cases, the need for greater restrictions and whether omicron will overtake delta

In a bid to curb the transmission, the Catalan government has announced that all close contacts will have to quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated

The immunization of 3.26 million kids aged between five and 11 has begun. In this explainer, EL PAÍS looks at where the shots will be administered and how the process will be carried out

The 14-day incidence rate of the coronavirus has now risen to 381 infections per 100,000, while more than 6,000 Covid-19 patients are in hospital

Spanish Health Ministry recommends limiting the number of guests at Christmas gatherings as the coronavirus incidence rate rises to 208 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over 14 days

Spanish hospitals have already begun searching for the new strain of the coronavirus, using genetic sequencing as a benchmark but also PCR results

A new range of oral antivirals by Pfizer and Merck will make it possible to prevent severe cases and ease extreme pressure on hospitals, according to the experts

With hospital admissions on an upward trend and infections jumping 67% in two weeks, some regions are considering new measures to curb the spread of Covid-19

While the national incidence rate has risen for the third week in a row, reaching 67 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the number of intensive care unit admissions remains stable

A new global study shows one fatality a week on average this year, mostly involving young people attempting a risky photo to gain more followers on social media