Articles tagged with: Salvador Illa

02 April 2020 07:31 PM

Personal protective equipment from China is unloaded from a lorry, April 2, 2020 (Barcelona city council)

First 12-tonne batch of medical supplies arrives in Barcelona from China

Mayor calls delivery "good news" at a difficult time for city and said equipment will be distributed immediately to employees providing essential services

Society

28 March 2020 11:22 AM

Salvador Illa, Spanish health minister, speaking in a press conference in March, 2020 (by Andrea Zamorano)

Spain to replace 659,000 faulty rapid tests bought in China

Huawei might 'scale down' donation of masks after EU diplomacy head Borrell comments on Chinese 'struggle for influence'

Politics

26 March 2020 08:26 PM

A medic puts on gloves before treating a patient with covid-19, March 23, 2020 (by Francisco Avia/Hospital Clínic de Barcelona)

500,000 face masks arrive, with 50,000 rapid covid-19 tests due on Friday

As Spanish government faces criticism over centralized purchasing of supplies, Madrid says pandemic's peak could be close

Politics

12 January 2020 01:43 PM

Pedro Sánchez and members of his party applaud after congress confirms him as president on January 7, 2020 (by Jordi Vidal)

Two Catalans in Spain's new Socialist-led coalition cabinet

Spanish president Pedro Sánchez officially presents all 22 senior ministers, including Salvador Illa and Manuel Castells, after a week of announcements

Politics