Health department will carry out mass PCR testing in strategic areas
Self-testing kits will be available in pharmacies in hunt “to find the virus”
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Current affairs and social issues
What Covid-19 measures will be in place over Christmas?
Catalonia will be in the third of the four-stage restriction de-escalation plan by December 25
Largest Francoist monument in Catalonia to be taken down next summer
Authorities announce move to remove Tortosa monolith on 45th anniversary of dictator's death
Bars to reopen with no outdoor limit as Catalonia prepares to gradually lift Covid restrictions
Gyms will also able to open as government issues changes to original plans announced earlier in the week
Hundreds protest Moroccan actions in Western Sahara outside consulate in Barcelona
Dozens of Moroccans counterprotest across the street with the two groups separated by police
Bars, culture, and sport to partially reopen when first measures are lifted next Monday
The de-escalation of the second wave Covid-19 restrictions will be done gradually
In small towns, closing a bar can also mean shutting down social life
Rural cafés and bars warn of possible closure through social media manifesto
Gradual lifting of Covid-19 measures to begin on Nov 23
Health ministry advocates re-opening sectors slowly despite high ICU occupancy
Annual 'Gran Recapte' food drive kicks off as demand increases by 40% due to pandemic
Organizers say 262,000 people in Catalonia are in need of food donations
Housing rights advocates call for improved services for homeless in Lleida
Lodging for some only provided at night while those in need lack access to facilities during day
What (if anything) goes on in Barcelona after curfew?
Food delivery workers and cleaners among few out on quietest night in the capital since measure began
Closure of bars, theaters and gyms extended until Nov 23
Catalonia prolongs coronavirus restrictions for another ten days but plans to ease some of them afterwards
Open Arms refugee rescue ship saves 250 people in the last week
Three rescues have taken place since start of current mission
List of countries from which arrivals will need a negative PCR test to enter Spain
Those travelling from EU and other states with high Covid-19 rates will have to show evidence that they are negative for Covid-19 up to three days prior
Several protests by sectors affected by Covid-19 restrictions in Barcelona
Sports Federation and beauty sectors demand reopening, while nightclub industry denounces late benefit repayments
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