Spain authorizes its first Phase 2 Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial
Janssen tests to be held in Madrid and Santander with 190 people and first results may be known "in a month"
August 28, 2020 12:32 PM
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Barcelona hospital to study Covid-19 transmission between children and family members
Investigation hopes to provide data that will help decision-making when reopening schools
July 29, 2020 06:09 PM
Latest study shows almost 6% of people in Catalonia have Covid-19 antibodies
Figures are 7.3% in Barcelona, 2.7% in Girona, 2.9% in Lleida and 1.5% in Tarragona
July 6, 2020 07:02 PM
How the Catalan videogame industry adapted to the Covid-19 crisis
Event cancellations due to coronavirus have a knock-on effect for companies
July 3, 2020 06:48 PM
70% of care home residents with Covid-19 are asymptomatic
Study by Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital also finds 56% of care home staff with coronavirus show no symptoms
July 2, 2020 04:47 PM
Most children have little or no Covid-19 symptoms, Barcelona hospital study suggests
Sant Joan de Déu to look into disease transmission at kids' summer camps
June 9, 2020 04:58 PM
Barcelona hopes to be site of new European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts headquarters
ECMWF could employ up to 250 in Catalan capital in coming years
May 29, 2020 04:12 PM
Catalonia to connect with world's 2nd-longest fiber optic subsea cable
2Africa cable funded by Facebook and telecom companies is due to be operational by 2023
May 18, 2020 10:06 PM
Barcelona hospital performs heart transplant on recovered Covid-19 patient
Operation on teenager first of its kind in Catalonia and Spain
May 15, 2020 12:40 PM
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'
May 13, 2020 09:47 PM
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
May 13, 2020 08:34 PM
Lockdown sees Barcelona pollution levels drop 62%
Data from March 14 to April 30 at 129 sites across Spain shows lowest pollutant figures in a decade
May 4, 2020 04:04 PM
'We didn't pay enough attention to Asia', says Catalan researcher of Covid-19 crisis
Salvador Macip discusses reasons behind pandemic's impact, including the state of the public health system and its management
May 1, 2020 10:29 AM
Health centers begin testing for coronavirus immunity
Catalan CAPs part of Spainwide study of antibodies in blood aiming to find out how long defenses against Covid-19 last
April 30, 2020 08:37 PM
Catalan researchers part of Remdesivir study showing effective treatment for Covid-19
Trial with antiviral medication indicates improvements in recovery time and reduced mortality among patients with severe coronavirus
April 30, 2020 01:17 PM
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