Field hospital in Guttmann Institute ready for first coronavirus patients
Private foundation is hosting temporary facility with 71 beds for mild covid-19 cases from Badalona's 'Can Ruti' hospital
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Private foundation is hosting temporary facility with 71 beds for mild covid-19 cases from Badalona's 'Can Ruti' hospital
Government puts forward program to carry out 170,000 covid-19 tests over six weeks in Catalonia
Effects of home confinement measures as part of the state of alarm are beginning to appear in statistics
Authorities allow individuals to leave home to gather home-grown produce after thousands sign food sovereignty petition
Normality is slowly returning to the town and the care capacity in the hospitals is increasing
Two-week prolongation expected to be confirmed by Congress vote, but "total stoppage" won’t go on beyond Easter
Catalan government also asks Spanish authorities to hire Chinese medics and recognise Cuban doctors' qualifications
Graphs per municipality, gender and age range to understand how the virus is affecting Catalan residents
Despite the slowing of the rate of growth, Spain overtook Italy in total number of confirmed covid-19 cases
Around 50 patients suffering from covid-19 coronavirus being looked after at the facility
Mayor calls delivery "good news" at a difficult time for city and said equipment will be distributed immediately to employees providing essential services
Home confinement during the state of the alarm leads to “noticeable” drop in contamination
Coronavirus restrictions are particularly hard on families living in single rooms or tiny apartments, especially when they have children
Record number of deaths from coronavirus in a single day in Spain as cases surge to 110,000
362 senior residents have died due to covid-19 so far as management of caring for older generation tests Catalan authorities
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