Closure of bars 'begin to take effect' as Covid-19 transmission rate drops
Sharp rise of outbreak risk and number of daily new diagnoses stopped
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Weekend social life drops due to new restrictions but 1,000 people reported in one day
Far-right groups violence on the rise after being deemed as 'opportunist' to mingle in Covid-related protests
30 injured and 14 arrested in altercations and lootings during anti-restrictions protest
Far-right groups believed to be present in Barcelona, rally might have been inspired by latest riots in Italy
Home lockdown to be considered if current restrictions fall short of aim
Catalan government says schools would not necessarily close, as Spain sees confinement as remote possibility
Altercations as anti-restrictions protesters clash with police in Barcelona
Far-right groups blamed for "extreme violence" in night of riots and looting
Police controls in Catalonia's borders and key public transport to help compliance with restrictions
Essential activities only justification for leaving hometowns from Friday to Monday
Family in lockdown for seven months due to their son’s rare disorder
No one outside the family allowed to enter home and child unable to go to school
Catalonia closes borders and imposes partial weekend lockdown amid coronavirus rise
Government announces further Covid-19 restrictions
Catalan News launches new podcast 'Filling the Sink'
First episode 'Halloween v Castanyada' available from Oct 31
New protests against closures from restaurant sector in Barcelona
Smoke bombs and firecrackers set off, eggs thrown at façade of government HQ
2017 police leadership acquittal becomes final after prosecutor rejects appeal
Josep Lluís Trapero had been accused of sedition for alleged collusion with Catalan government to make possible independence referendum
Barcelona protest against curfew attended by hundreds
Clashes with police after demonstration officially ends, with some making barricades and burning dumpsters
Weekend lockdown among tightened Covid measures considered in Catalonia
School closures "not on the table," insist education department officials
Echoes of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Catalonia favoring Armenia
Protests to bring attention to violence in Caucasus block motorway near Pyrenees as Catalan parliament supports Yerevan
'Lower influx of people' in first night of curfew
Catalan police identifies 101 people but avoids imposing fines due to short notice of measures
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