Spain defends hantavirus response after new cruise ship infections
Spanish authorities said on Monday that they had taken ‘all measures’ necessary to stop hantavirus spreading among passengers evacuated from a cruise ship linked to...
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Hantavirus cruise passengers flown home from Canary Islands under strict precautions
Military and government aircraft began flying passengers home on Sunday after the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak docked in Spain’s Canary...
WHO chief heads to Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was set to travel to Tenerife on Saturday to help oversee the evacuation of passengers affected by...
Spain says it has ‘legal tools’ for quarantine as hantavirus cruise ship to ‘anchor offshore’ Tenerife
Spain’s Health Minister Mónica García has said the government is prepared to use its full legal powers — including quarantine measures — as a cruise...
Spain confronts euthanasia law fallout after landmark case divides nation
Spain is facing an intense national debate over its euthanasia law following the death of a 25-year-old woman whose prolonged legal battle has exposed deep...
Five babies were hospitalised in Spain after consuming contaminated formula, health report states
Five babies in Spain were hospitalised after suffering bouts of vomiting linked to the consumption of the same Nestlé infant formula that was found to...
Spain unveils €500 million package to strengthen 24-hour care for sufferers of ALS and other debilitating diseases
The Spanish cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree that will allocate €500 million for sufferers of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) –...
Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal
Spain has been rocked by a healthcare scandal after authorities in Andalusia admitted that thousands of women were never informed of their breast cancer screening...
Spanish government approves decree to legalise use of cannabis for medical purposes
Spain’s cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree authorising the medical use of cannabis-based medicines – a landmark move that formally regulates...
PSOE suspend ex-minister Ábalos, who will now serve as an independent MP
#UPDATED at 19h on Tuesday 27 February The PSOE socialists have now temporarily suspended former transport minister José Luis Ábalos from the party, following his...
