Sitges nightlife event given go-ahead, and it will be an official ‘clinical trial’
The Catalan Health Minister, Alba Vergés, has confirmed the go-ahead for the nightlife trial event in five music bars on the Carrer del Primer de Maig
Alba Vergés
Barça’s Camp Nou and Gaudí’s Sagrada Família could become vaccination centres
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (25 Feb) FC Barcelona’s giant Camp Nou stadium, as well as Gaudí’s Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona, in addition to other ’emblematic’ landmarks,
Coronavirus in Catalonia – update (19 July)
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Coronavirus in Spain figures (16 July)
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Court rules against home confinement ordered for residents in areas of Lleida
Report updated at 17h on Monday 13 July. The Catalan government’s decree to impose tighter lockdown restrictions in the city of Lleida and seven surrounding municipalities
Segrià in Lleida (Catalonia) in lockdown, affecting 210,000 residents
Last updated in Spain at 18h on Saturday 4 July. The Catalan government has ordered the comarca (county) of Segrià in Lleida, west of Catalonia, to be under lockdown
Barcelona enjoys Phase One, with parts of Catalonia in Phase Two
Residents in the city of Barcelona and its north and south metropolitan areas are currently enjoying a first week in Phase One of Spain’s lockdown de-escalation plan,
Coronavirus in Spain update – Spain ‘state of alarm’, Catalonia lockdown (13 March)
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared a ‘state of alarm’ in response to Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Friday, a measure that will come into effect on Saturday,
Ericsson, Nvidia follow LG, pulling out of Mobile World Congress over Coronavirus fears
Ericsson, the Swedish technology corporation, has cancelled its participation at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), due to take place in Barcelona from 24-27 February, citing fears
Governments exchange criticism after week’s protests leave 579 injured
The Catalan and Spanish governments are caught in a battle of words, after the week’s protests across Catalonia left 579 injured. The Catalan government has