Covid-19 cases in Catalonia up by more than 1,000 in 24 hours
Funeral homes report four more coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 12,631
July 16, 2020 06:18 PM
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Barcelona mayor rules out 'confinement' but considers 'containment measures'
Health department declines city council offer of 50 staff to help with contact tracing
July 15, 2020 05:51 PM
938 Covid-19 cases is Catalonia's highest daily rise in almost two months
Barcelona and southern metropolitan area record 246 cases each, 199 in Lleida
July 15, 2020 04:38 PM
Outings for elderly care home residents banned from Thursday
Only trips over 3 weeks will be permitted, with PCR tests and 10-day quarantine required upon return
July 15, 2020 11:51 AM
Courts greenlight new lockdown measures, with some exceptions
Segrià county restrictions do not apply to Massalcoreig while L'Hospitalet gatherings not banned
July 15, 2020 10:43 AM
Two arrested in anti-terrorism operation in Barcelona
Police says jihadist group plotted a terror attack with explosives
July 14, 2020 12:49 PM
Barcelona Covid-19 cases triple in one week to 458
24 "small outbreaks controlled" as mayor calls for more contact tracers
July 13, 2020 06:11 PM
Tougher lockdown imposed in Western Catalonia as infections surge
Authorities order home confinement for Lleida and sever municipalities in the Segrià county
July 12, 2020 06:47 PM
Coronavirus outbreaks hit Catalonia’s second largest city
Infections in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat triple within a week, as Lleida region puts residential homes on lockdown
July 12, 2020 11:42 AM
Coronavirus updates: outbreaks hit Catalonia’s second largest city
Infections in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat triple within a week, as Lleida region puts residential homes on lockdown
July 11, 2020 01:31 PM
'From Darkness into Light': Catalonia pays homage to Covid-19 victims
President Quim Torra leads tributes to essential workers and the public on emotional evening
July 10, 2020 06:21 PM
Catalonia records highest number of new Covid-19 cases since May
Segrià county, in lockdown, sees 280 new coronavirus cases on Friday, while there are 204 in Barcelona
July 10, 2020 02:01 PM
Three accused in 2017 terror attacks case sent to trial for terrorism, not murder
Members of jihadist cell that killed 16 in Barcelona and Cambrils to be tried in Spain’s National Court
July 9, 2020 06:03 PM
Catalonia records 482 new Covid-19 cases, biggest surge since May
Barcelona coronavirus positives up 212, while death toll in Catalan medical centers increases by 19
July 9, 2020 05:39 PM
70 extra health professionals needed to tackle Covid-19 outbreak in Segrià
Lleida mayor calls for more police powers to force people with symptoms to self-isolate
July 8, 2020 06:07 PM
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