Catalonia bans events of over 1,000 people in efforts to control coronavirus
Country moves to "alert" phase with authorities also insisting that all sports events be held behind closed doors
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Head of doctors' association urges 'responsibility' in containing coronavirus
CoMB president calls for "minimizing" impact of outbreak and warns of overwhelming "stretched" Catalan health service
33 close contacts of Italian woman infected with coronavirus confined to home
Catalan health authorities say there is no need for people who have been in northern Italy to visit a doctor unless they feel ill
First case of coronavirus confirmed in Catalonia
First diagnosis, also first of Iberian Peninsula, is of woman who had recently traveled to northern Italy
No coronavirus cases confirmed in Catalonia, although minister says health service is 'ready'
Health authorities to meet on Tuesday over protocols regarding illness
First step to euthanasia law gets green light in Spanish congress
The proposal giving people a right to ‘die with dignity’ was approved in the lower chamber
Government rejects 'racist attacks' on Chinese community following coronavirus outbreak
Catalan Labor, Social Affairs and Families minister meets with China's consul general in Barcelona
Catalan hospitals hit transplant record for sixth year in a row
Some 1,296 organ operations carried out last year, 12% more than in 2018 and 53% more than in 2013
3,000 participate in pediatric cancer awareness event in Barcelona
Catalan president and health minister attend 'Posa't la gorra' in central Ciutadella park
Week of unrest throughout Catalonia leaves 579 injured
4 people have been blinded in one eye and 14 have been hospitalized as a result of turmoil following sentencing of pro-independence leaders
Basketball star Ricky Rubio leads anti-tobacco programme for young smokers
As tobacco consumption increases to 25.6% in Catalonia, new campaign seeks to stop it at source
Health minister wants tobacco companies to remove branding from packaging
25.6% of people in Catalonia smoked in 2018, compared to 24% in 2017
Catalan health minister insists on decriminalization of euthanasia
Alba Vergés: "We have the responsibility to answer to the people"
Catalan Parliament pushes for decriminalization of euthanasia and assisted death
Husband of late María José Carrasco successfully brings issue back into limelight
Government announces plans to crack down on smoking in vehicles
Percentage of smokers in Catalonia in 2018 up from previous years to 25.6%