Society
coronavirus
Sports
Golf courses and padel courts in Wester Pyrenees welcome first returning players
Enhanced security measures see equipment regularly disinfected and access limited
Museums in Phase 1 begin to reopen with enhanced safety measures
Capacity limited to one third, face masks obligatory, and distancing must be kept
Tech & Science
Catalonia aspires to increase R&D budget to 2.12% of GDP to meet EU average
President Torra presents National Pact for a Knowledge-Based Society as post-Covid-19 'compass'
Tech & Science
Study reveals 7.1% of Barcelona residents have Covid-19 antibodies
The figure is 2.5% for Girona, 3.7% for Lleida, 1.6% for Tarragona and 5% for Spain as a whole
Business
99.4% fewer passengers at Barcelona airport in April than last year
Unprecedented air traffic figures due to impact of Covid-19
Society
Authorities to meet on Wednesday to evaluate possible Barcelona Phase 1 progression
Catalan health minister warns there are more criteria beyond health sector to move phase
Society
International Nurses Day gives visibility for healthcare workers to take a stand
They welcome visibility, but ask for maintaining extra staff, more presence in executive positions, and more time for research
Sports
Tests controversy and a comeback driven by money: sport returning amid coronavirus
Professional athletes are slowly returning to training with much uncertainty on the immediate future of the leagues
Society
Spain imposes 14-day quarantine for everyone entering its borders
Society
Catalonia's senior-most citizen survives Covid-19 at age 113
Maria Branyas, from Olot, could be world's oldest person to overcome virus
Society
New Covid-19 cases in Catalonia fall to two month low
Society
What factors could explain Covid-19's deadly impact in Catalonia?
Age, population density, health care, or preparedness hold the key to understanding what went wrong
Politics
Barcelona council wants to create €90m Covid-19 fund
Business
Business world calls for government help to perform tests on workers
Many small-medium sized businesses don’t have resources to carry out coronavirus tests on staff the way large firms can