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Several Spanish regions opt out of a plan introducing stricter restrictions to curb soaring transmission

The two sides have agreed that coronavirus criteria will be uniform for all cities in Spain with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Madrid continues to be the region of greatest concern, with the cumulative incidence of the virus reaching 520 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

Experts are predicting an increase in coronavirus fatalities in Spain three weeks after infections began to spike. The only solution to combat this, they all agree, is to reduce transmission

According to the latest figures, more than 9,600 Covid-19 infections were reported on Thursday, the highest figure of Spain’s second wave

Under the plans drawn up by the Health Ministry, and which are being finalized today, education centers will only close if coronavirus transmission becomes uncontrolled, with quarantines for ‘bubble’ groups if cases are detected in students or staff

The Health Ministry reported 7,296 new coronavirus cases across the country on Wednesday, without counting data from the Valencia region

The research project, which tracked 1,900 youngsters and monitors in Barcelona, found contagion rates that were up to six times lower than those among the general population

Madrid continues to register the highest number of positives, while the situation is improving in regions such as Aragón and Catalonia

Spain has now confirmed 405,000 positive cases since the epidemic took hold in March, with 46,000 new infections detected since last Monday

EL PAÍS spoke with experts about the rise in Covid-19 cases, which they blamed on a hasty deescalation process and said must be addressed with better contact tracing and data management

Health official Fernando Simón explained on Thursday that while “the epidemic is not out of control on a national level,” it is in some specific areas of the country

The number of Covid-19 victims in the last week stands at 131, a figure 11 times higher than that reported just a month ago and twice the number reported on Tuesday

The comments from epidemiologist Bruce Aylward came on the same day that the country was confirmed to have the highest infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Europe

The Health Ministry reported more than 5,000 new infections on Tuesday, a third of them detected in the Madrid region

Madrid, Aragón and the Basque Country are at the top of the list for newly reported cases, with an 11% rise in total confirmed infections since the epidemic began

A judicial ruling rejected the regional authorities' attempts to order citizens in the Lleida area to stay at home, given the fast-rising number of new infections in several municipalities

Here is an overview of the main Covid-19 clusters by region. Despite the rise in cases, health authorities say further confinement measures are not needed yet

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

Healthcare workers complain about a shortage of human resources and computer glitches as the number of positive cases continues to rise

The Spanish Health Ministry says measures should have been taken sooner to control the spread of the virus

The state of alarm came to an end in most of Spain today, but now each territory can set its own regulations. Here is a rundown of what they are choosing to do

A stricter protocol seeks to contain new outbreaks as the country emerges from a prolonged lockdown

The results of the second round of testing suggest the deescalation of confinement measures has not so far caused a significant resurgence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

As the country gradually eases confinement measures, epidemiologists say a spike in infections is likely and that more vigilance and testing are needed

The number of fatalities rose slightly on yesterday to 70, after three days around the 50-mark

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