A review of the minutes from a meeting of the continent’s top health experts in February reveals that there was little understanding of how great a risk Covid-19 posed to the population
An internal document says that the products are much less accurate than the regional premier has claimed, with one in three results false positives
Health authorities have issued guidelines for regions to follow to ensure coronavirus contagion rates continue to decline despite deescalation
The news comes after the Spanish Health Ministry announced a significant fall in daily coronavirus deaths, with 288 fatalities in 24 hours
Experts blame lack of foresight by authorities for the high impact of the coronavirus on Spanish professionals
A month after the outbreak began, the country is still struggling to find a reliable way to count the victims
Experts attribute the problem to a range of factors, including an aging population and slow early detection efforts
The pressure on emergency rooms is easing, with healthcare workers optimistic that the lockdown measures are slowing coronavirus infections
Fatalities reach 5,704 but the real figure could be higher as untested victims are not being counted, study finds
Unlike the Alpine country, where 80% of deaths were in the same three regions, in Spanish territory there has been an accelerated rise in cases in regions that had not previously been affected
Madrid’s Palacio del Hielo ice rink could soon become a morgue for victims of Covid-19. The government expects the peak of infections to be reached this week
“The worst days are on their way,” warned Health Minister Salvador Illa on Friday
Officials admit the worst is yet to come as Spain exceeds 1,000 deaths and field hospitals start going up across the country
The Covid-19 disease caused 88 victims in a single day in the region, pushing health centers to the limit
Medical associations warned weeks ago that more resources were needed to diagnose cases of Covid-19, a process that has proven to help curb the number of infections in countries such as South Korea
Companies that are holding or that can manufacture health materials such as protective masks have been given 48 hours to inform the authorities on risk of fines for failing to do so
“We believe that we have to anticipate a very fast evolution of the disease in our country,” says Quim Torra in televised address on Friday night
The measure will affect 213 different sites across the region, but does not include day centers attending dependant persons nor around 400 care homes
The Health Ministry has also advised the cancelation of medical congresses and meetings in order to keep medical staff available
A man in the Madrid region is in serious condition as the national tally rises to 17, confirming suspicions that the virus had been circulating for days without being detected
The new measure is being taken in a number of health centers on the suspicion that the Covid-19 virus may have been circulating in Spain for several days now without being detected
Another case was confirmed in Spain on Tuesday, the first in the Catalonia region. The total number of Covid-19 cases registered in Spain is now at five
Right-wing parties are accusing the coalition government of wanting to save on pension payments and healthcare costs through a “social engineering project”
Some seriously ill patients who managed to get hold of pentobarbital are now part of an international probe into the sale of a sedative that can be lethal in high doses
According to a first-of-its-kind study, the number of fatalities related to the drug has increased more than 50% in seven years
According to the Health Ministry, the company accidentally sold a vasodilator for hair loss as omeprazole, a common drug used to treat heartburn and acid reflux
The man is thought to have consumed the ‘carne mechada’ at the center of the current outbreak while in Andalusia before traveling to France, where he was hospitalized
