Covid-19

As Catalonia surpasses 300,000 cases, authorities pay close attention to the transmission rate, the number of ICU patients, and daily diagnoses

System overwhelmed by up to 18,000 users per minute attempting access 

Civil Protection has approved measures to make voting as Covid-safe as possible using pavilions

Some medical experts urge caution as anticipation over Pfizer vaccine grows 

3,543 applications successfully processed but high demand causes issues for website users 

Government considers restricting religious events to 100 people but says current state of alarm does not allow ban on places of worship 

A study welcomed by health department states that antigen tests identify people with more viral load and transmission capacity

Closure of borders, bars and restaurants, cultural venues, gyms and partial weekend lockdown to stay in operation two more weeks

UPC researcher says summer outbreaks helped authorities realize weaknesses, unlike other countries

The Civil Protection body has already approved the measure aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19

Health department raises concerns that second wave of the pandemic could undermine non-covid care

'We cannot rush,' says health minister on possible partial reopening of bars, as cultural venues could open in late November

R value is 0.96 but number of new infections and patients in ICUs remains high 

SARS-CoV-2 variant most prevalent in UK, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, and France 

Health department allows for medicine and nursing students as well as retired professionals to be hired again