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Divisions include all inhabitants while health professionals, care home users and people with serous disabilities will come first

Health workers and disabled people also among first to get doses; vaccine will not be obligatory

Some medical experts urge caution as anticipation over Pfizer vaccine grows 

Catalan government says schools would not necessarily close, as Spain sees confinement as remote possibility

Socialist-led government proposal that grants emergency powers to regional governments divides both pro-independence and unionist camps

Catalonia asks for legal mechanisms to restrict mobility when deemed necessary

Disagreements between Spanish government and regional authorities as legal ruling led to Pedro Sánchez taking over

At-risk people and those working with vulnerable groups will be first to receive shots

Janssen tests to be held in Madrid and Santander with 190 people and first results may be known "in a month"

Salvador Illa says EU relying on Oxford vaccine, but still waiting for "last stages of verification"

Spanish health minister agreed the new restrictions after a meeting with regional authorities

Huesca region sees surge in coronavirus cases

"The situation has been handled correctly in Catalonia," says Salvador Illa

Safety distances and cleaning of public spaces also obligatory after June 21, but mobility restrictions within Spain to be lifted

Minister Illa will also announce measures from May 18 for Girona, Lleida and Central Catalonia