Unemployment soars as coronavirus crisis takes toll on businesses
A further 21,833 were left without work in March, a jump of 5.52% in the last month
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Music festivals continue with summer plans while monitoring health crisis
Many events have sold fewer tickets but expect sales to pick up once state of alarm ends
Coronavirus crisis poses major threat to survival of local stores
Experts say crisis will cause many shops to close down, but also offers "opportunity" to make needed changes like adapting to online sales
Temporary lay-offs continue to rise as business feels the pinch of pandemic
Over 400,000 people in Catalonia affected by collective dismissals during coronavirus crisis so far, more than February's jobless total
Fishing in Catalonia almost completely halted
Locally caught fish now harder to find, with lack of activity in ports and changes in consumer habits to blame
Air traffic at Barcelona airport down more than 85% on last year
Flight bookings to Catalonia plummeted 245% last week due to coronavirus crisis
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
Number of firms planning temporary lay-offs continues to shoot up
More than 210,000 jobs at stake, the vast majority of which are in the Barcelona area
Dramatic drop in public transport use as people stay at home
Traffic levels also down significantly as is overall energy use across Catalonia
Seat plans for temporary redundancies as health crisis begins to bite
In all, over 200 companies apply to lay off more than 24,000 workers amid calls for more financial help for small businesses
Coronavirus leads to 20% drop in passengers at Barcelona Airport
Fall in first week in March is first time in years that Barcelona-El Prat has seen a decrease in numbers
Tourism sector warns of 'brutal' impact of 'mass cancelations' due to coronavirus
Catalan government pledges "micro-actions" targeting specific markets to help industry bounce back once crisis is over
Business begins to count the cost of coronavirus
Spread of Covid-19 poses financial threat to sectors such as leisure, tourism, and transport
Number of foreign tech companies in Catalonia grew 21% last year to 1,369
Investment in sector from abroad reached €493m, up 18% compared with 2018
Barcelona food and drinks fair Alimentaria postponed until September over coronavirus
The city’s second largest trade show after MWC was due to take place in April