Sánchez to Congress: Coronavirus ‘worst is yet to come’
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez told legislators in Congress on Wednesday that the worst of Spain’s COVID-19 epidemic is yet to come, while…
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Elderly at highest-risk in Spain’s coronavirus epidemic
Following the deaths from coronavirus of 19 residents at a Madrid senior-care facility Tuesday, the concern is mounting for the elderly in…
Spain’s gypsy community target of coronavirus racism
An national federation of women’s groups from Spain’s Roma community has complained of a spate of racist and anti-gypsy messages being disseminated…
COVID-19: 200bn euros to protect workers, businesses
Spanish President Pedro Sánchez announced Tuesday afternoon that the government will mobilize 200 billion euros in an unprecedented aid package financed with…
COVID-19: Gov’t amends initial ‘State of Alarm’ decree
Spains Council of Ministers on Tuesday modified the Royal Decree governing the “state of alarm” passed at the weekend, clarifying some of…
COVID-19: Iglesias in charge of efforts to help homeless
The coalition government has placed 2nd Vice President and Minister for Social Affairs Pablo Iglesias in charge of coordinating efforts by the…
COVID-19: Gov’t seeks to aid domestic abuse victims
National and regional government authorities are taking measures to minimize the danger of increased domestic violence directed at women during the government-decreed…
Sánchez centralizes control of fight against coronavirus
After a grueling seven-hour meeting of the government’s Council of Ministers executive cabinet, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez announced late Saturday a series…
Spain’s coronavirus crisis could last four or five months
Officials in Spain’s Health Ministry are now saying that the coronovirus epidemic in Spain will last anywhere from two to five months,…
Valencia’s ‘Fallas’ suspended over coronavirus fears
Valencia’s regional government has announced the postponement until further notice of the massive annual Fallas celebrations in the city of Valencia, as…
Gov’t pledges ‘shock plan’, COVID-19 cases top 1,600
Spain’s coalition government has moved to implement emergency measures as part of a comprehensive “shock plan” that President Pedro Sánchez says will…
COVID-19: Madrid schools shut, hospitals under strain
Healthcare authorities in the regional community of Madrid announced late Monday the emergency closure of all schools and universities in the region…