Public transport will be free to use for people authorized to travel
Measure applies to local trains, Barcelona metro and buses, and Catalan rail system, as government urges state authorities to waive motorway toll charges
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Measure applies to local trains, Barcelona metro and buses, and Catalan rail system, as government urges state authorities to waive motorway toll charges
CCOO trade union estimates that apart from 570,000 temporarily laid off, another half million temporary and short-term contracts have been terminated
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Spanish authorities report 864 fatalities due to covid-19 in past 24 hours, taking total death toll to more than 9,000
Families in Sabadell take turns to pick up goods reducing trips outside and minimizing risk of infection
Authorities aim to make public transport free during crisis and will ask Madrid to remove toll charges on motorways
Spanish government introduces measures to help tenants, while 60% of Catalan freelancers have been forced to suspend their activity
Social distancing heightens general public's anxiety, especially when friends or family members fall ill
Transport sector is "indignant" that some highway rest stops are not complying with orders to provide drivers with "essential services"
Initiatives include converting sports centers to hospitals and calling retired medical staff back to the fold
Health, food, banks, insurance and media fall outside prohibition on traveling to work until April 9
With over 16,000 people testing positive and more than 1,400 deaths, Catalonia is second only to Madrid in number of coronavirus victims
New external affairs minister to call on Spanish counterpart to help stranded travelers find return flight for "reasonable" price
As the coronavirus crisis keeps students at home, the authorities are starting to look at finishing courses telematically
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