Barcelona reduces beach capacity by 15% to lower risk of infection
Council decides against bigger reduction in order to prevent "exodus" to out-of-town beaches
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Firefighters attend to 40% fewer calls on atypical Sant Joan night
Barcelona residents wake up to clean beaches on Wednesday morning after the facilities were closed for the night
Closed beaches but plenty of food and drink: Sant Joan during coronavirus
Catalonia’s biggest nocturnal festival of fire and food will look different due to Covid-19 but will still be celebrated
Major seaside towns to shut beaches for Sant Joan to avoid crowds
Barcelona, Badalona, Tarragona, Sitges, Mataró, or Castelldefels ban June 23 festivities by the sea
Busy Barcelona beaches on first weekend of permitted bathing
Several beaches near the limit set by authorities, but very far from usual June
Catalonia advances cautiously in lockdown easing plan
Relatively little street activity as terraces return in Barcelona and exercise time slots removed in Tarragona
More restrictions lifted on Barcelona beaches, while bathing allowed in Phase 2 areas
Strolls and exercise also allowed in the evening in the capital, but not sunbathing or recreational bathing yet
Barcelona considers taking 'a step back' with beaches if crowding continues
Top epidemiologist concerned about first day: "This cannot go on by any means"
First day of walks permitted on Barcelona’s beaches
Many sunbathers weren’t prevented from laying on sand as some restrictions eased
Barcelona beaches will not be open for sunbathing after council U-turn
People will be able to stroll on beaches but not lay on the sand
Lloret de Mar to divide beach into sections for different groups
The hugely popular tourist town is preparing itself for the summer season and welcoming visitors again
Barcelona to reopen beaches for sport only in mornings
People will be able to exercise and swim between 6-10 while evening hours are reserved for professional sportspeople
Catalonia begins to count the cost of Storm Gloria
Barcelona considers asking state to declare coast "disaster area," while minister says repairing damage will run into tens of millions
Highest drowning figures in eight years for Catalan beaches
29 people fell victim to the sea, with the elderly men being the most common casualties
Catalonia to launch an inflatable buoy to help lifeguards rescue swimmers
The project could help reduce the drownings at Catalan beaches, which have doubled this year