Spike in coronavirus cases in Catalonia and Spain
March 24, 2020 01:11 PM
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Current affairs and social issues
Five years since Germanwings: the tragedy that should never have happened
March 24, 2020 11:12 AM
Hotels help ease pressure on hospital beds
March 23, 2020 10:50 PM
More calls for total lockdown as coronavirus crisis in Catalonia escalates
March 23, 2020 02:46 PM
Ins and outs of 'certificate of self-responsibility' for trips out of the house
March 23, 2020 12:33 PM
All nonessential flights to be suspended for 30 days
Government also takes over private nursing homes and increases scope of army action
March 22, 2020 07:33 PM
New 'certificate of self-responsibility' for journeys from Monday
Catalan interior minister introduces measure to quickly identify reason people are not home
March 21, 2020 04:33 PM
Life under coronavirus lockdown: week 1
What has life in Catalonia been like since a state of alarm was declared on March 14?
March 21, 2020 11:27 AM
Barcelona council to house 1,000 vulnerable people in congress venue
March 20, 2020 07:23 PM
What should I do if I have symptoms of covid-19?
Health department’s new app monitors data of thousands, important to avoid over-saturating hospitals
March 20, 2020 06:22 PM
80-person lunch led to coronavirus outbreak in Igualada
Authorities reveal origin of infections in town sealed off in Central Catalonia that have caused 24 covid-19 deaths so far
March 20, 2020 01:26 PM
Walking the goat not an excuse for leaving the house, say police
Some 3,000 charged in Barcelona for unjustified breaking of confinement, while authorities prepare to stop people going to second homes
March 20, 2020 12:50 PM
Two arrested as car drives through Barcelona airport Terminal 1 building
March 20, 2020 10:55 AM
Police close Barcelona migrant detention center due to coronavirus border closures
March 19, 2020 09:47 PM
Rural officers escort quarantined locals to look after livestock
Dozens of people in area around Igualada under coronavirus restrictions need to be accompanied to feed their animals
March 19, 2020 06:05 PM
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