Category: Spain
EU warns not enough COVID vaccines for all in Europe until 2022
Only part of the European Union population can be inoculated against the new coronavirus before 2022, EU officials said in an internal meeting, as the vaccines the bloc is securing may not prove effective or may not be manufactured in sufficient doses
More than 68,000 students and 3,000 teachers are confined for COVID in Catalonia, Spain
A total of 68,244 students (4.74% of the total number of students), 3,112 teachers and administration and services staff (1.90%) and 121 members of external personnel are confined this Tuesday in Catalonia due to contagions by covid- 19
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20201027/coronavirus-espana-mundo-ultima-hora-noticias-directo-7817968 More...
58,000 students & teachers in quarantine in Catalunya, Spain
58,000 students & teachers in quarantine in Catalunya, Spain
https://www.catalannews.com/covid-19/item/quarantined-classes-and-schools-daily-figures-explained-in-graphs More...
Spain heading for new coronavirus lockdown
“Spain is heading towards another state of alarm. Catalonia, the Basque Country, Asturias, Navarra, Extremadura, La Rioja and Melilla request it and Citizens have offered their votes to the Government to approve it
As the incidence of the coronavirus soars in practically the entire country, the legal instruments to deal with it are getting shorter and shorter. More...
SARS-CoV-2 viruses found on glass and polypropylene surfaces in hospital despite the air being renewed every minute
Researchers from the Murcian Institute for Biosanitary Research (IMIB) found SARS CoV-2 viruses on glass and polypropylene surfaces from the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia despite the fact that the air is renewed every minute. More...
2,985 students and 310 teachers test positive for COVID-19 in Catalonia, Spain
Catalan schools have registered a total of 3,330 COVID-19 positives in the last 10 days, of which 2,985 are students (0.21% of the total number of students in Catalonia), 310 teachers and administration and services staff (0, 19%) and 35 belong to external personnel. More...
Spain: the coronavirus reaches a new peak: 322.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
The Spanish Health Department reported 13,873 new positives and 218 more deaths in the last 24 hours
https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-10-20/el-coronavirus-alcanza-su-mayor-incidencia-acumulada-en-espana-3229-casos-por-10000-habitantes.html More...
Navarra, Spain put into 2 week coronavirus lockdown
“Navarra decrees the perimeter closure of all autonomy due to the increase in cases The entry and exit restrictions apply from Thursday for 15 days, after the Vuelta a España. More...
Spain’s regions tighten COVID-19 measures as one million case milestone looms
Authorities in the northern region of Castile and Leon announced they would seal off the city of #Burgos and nearby Aranda de #Duero to all but essential travel from Tuesday night after infection rates in the area surpassed 500 cases per 100,000 people. More...
Catalonia, Spain finalizes more drastic measures for the entire population due to the rise of coronavirus infections
Catalonia is preparing a “package of more drastic restrictions” to combat the coronavirus. More...