Enhanced and extended confinement in central Catalonia covid-19 cluster
Towns of Igualada, Vilanova del Camí, Santa Margarida de Montbui and Òdena, in quarantine since March 13, have seen 63.1 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants
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Catalonia's first month coping with coronavirus crisis
February 25 saw first covid-19 case announced; four weeks later official number stands at almost 10,000, with over 500 deaths
Catalonia could see 13,000 coronavirus deaths in worst-case scenario, says report
Study suggests number of cases will peak in late April, as health department considers "multiple scenarios"
Barcelona exhibition center to house hundreds of vulnerable and homeless people
The Fira de Barcelona with initially accommodate 225 people, with space to expand to 1,000
Covid-19 public health crisis leaves Barcelona taxi sector reeling
Drivers feel "unprotected" as they experience an 85% drop in earnings
11,000 want public funds for bull events to go to health and cultural sectors affected by covid-19
Animal rights NGO petitions state to reallocate resources to culture everyone enjoys rather than "just a minority without empathy or compassion"
Prosecutor in Catalonia orders investigation into elderly care home deaths
Spanish government tightens restrictions in homes after soldiers report finding residents living alongside "people dead in their beds"
Spike in coronavirus cases in Catalonia and Spain
Almost 40,000 cases in Spain, only behind China, Italy and the US – a fifth of them reported by Catalan health system
Five years since Germanwings: the tragedy that should never have happened
On March 24, 2015, an Airbus A320-211 took off from Barcelona airport, some 40 minutes later all on board were dead, including 16 children
Hotels help ease pressure on hospital beds
Health authorities to double intensive care units by end of week and triple them next week
More calls for total lockdown as coronavirus crisis in Catalonia escalates
94 deaths and 2,000 cases in last day as some scientists say health system could collapse on March 25
Ins and outs of 'certificate of self-responsibility' for trips out of the house
Answers to some of the main queries about government document aimed to help policing of official coronavirus restrictions
All nonessential flights to be suspended for 30 days
Government also takes over private nursing homes and increases scope of army action
New 'certificate of self-responsibility' for journeys from Monday
Catalan interior minister introduces measure to quickly identify reason people are not home
Life under coronavirus lockdown: week 1
What has life in Catalonia been like since a state of alarm was declared on March 14?
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