Spain

A retired couple in Spain who rented out part of their home on Airbnb now can’t get rid of Felipe Turover, a guest who won’t pay and who has ties to Russia’s Vladimir Putin

With seizures jumping eighteenfold in Almería province, authorities warn that growers are passing off illegal cannabis as hemp for industrial use

Alberto Garzón sparked public debate during an interview with the UK daily, where the opposition claims he damaged the livestock industry’s reputation. His party says the uproar is based on a hoax, but even its coalition partner has reacted frostily

In 26 provinces, Covid-19 patients are occupying more than 25% of intensive care beds, while five regions are seeing the highest number of regular hospital admissions since the beginning of the vaccination drive

Bruno Polo, who contracted the virus before Christmas, last summer and in 2020, warns that the true spread may be going undetected if people are not getting tested

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

Taking a diagnostic kit after the onset of symptoms may not yield a positive result, while a negative one does not necessarily mean you are not infected; repeat testing is advisable if you suspect infection

The ultranationalist Vox would win additional seats if elections were held today, although respondents showed unprecedented support for the left’s handling of the economy

Monitoring will no longer rely on exhaustive infection counts but on a sentinel network of experts. The omicron strain keeps pushing up infections, adding difficulties to the return to school

The number of Covid-19 admissions is close to the peak reached last January and is rising at an exponential rate

Award-winning scientist Neus Sabaté talks to EL PAÍS about her development of paper batteries for single-use applications such as pregnancy tests

Luis Enjuanes should be retired by now, but he is heading a team of 16 people trying to develop complete immunization from the coronavirus

The recommendation affects early and elementary education; a group with up to four infected students or under 20% of the class would no longer see all students sent home to isolate

Madrid to let care centers hire staff without the usual qualifications to make up for shortages

Judges handed down prison sentences against the perpetrators of murders that shocked the nation, such as the killing of the schoolteacher Laura Luelmo

Workers are being kept home after getting infected, adding to the strain on centers. The Valencia region has asked pharmacies to cooperate by reporting positives

A month after new regulations went into effect, over 4,500 foreign-born youths have applied for residency and work papers

More reforms are planned for this year, with the government aiming to bring about a shift in citizens’ relationships with animals

Ten minors have been freed from a ring that contacted them on social media and offered them money in exchange for selling drugs, then abused them

Infection curve keeps rising and 12,942 patients have been admitted into medical centers. Of these, 1,983 are in intensive care, near the peaks of earlier surges

Around 1,000 people were told it was safe to return on Monday, out of a total of 7,000 who lost their houses to the three-month eruption on the Spanish island

The regions and central government reached an agreement today on the return to the classrooms, despite claims by some officials last week that older children may have to study from home

Figure marks biggest rise in occupation since 2005. There are 574,000 more workers signed up with Social Security and 140,000 fewer jobless than when Covid-19 hit

Latest data shows the highest growth in infections since the pandemic began, with levels far above those seen last week after Christmas. Hospitalizations are also rising

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

Madrid says doing so would send the wrong signals to the financial markets as Europe works to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050