11,000 want public funds for bull events to go to health and cultural sectors affected by covid-19
Animal rights NGO petitions state to reallocate resources to culture everyone enjoys rather than "just a minority without empathy or compassion"
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Prosecutor in Catalonia orders investigation into elderly care home deaths
Spanish government tightens restrictions in homes after soldiers report finding residents living alongside "people dead in their beds"
Spike in coronavirus cases in Catalonia and Spain
Almost 40,000 cases in Spain, only behind China, Italy and the US – a fifth of them reported by Catalan health system
Five years since Germanwings: the tragedy that should never have happened
On March 24, 2015, an Airbus A320-211 took off from Barcelona airport, some 40 minutes later all on board were dead, including 16 children
Hotels help ease pressure on hospital beds
Health authorities to double intensive care units by end of week and triple them next week
More calls for total lockdown as coronavirus crisis in Catalonia escalates
94 deaths and 2,000 cases in last day as some scientists say health system could collapse on March 25
Ins and outs of 'certificate of self-responsibility' for trips out of the house
Answers to some of the main queries about government document aimed to help policing of official coronavirus restrictions
All nonessential flights to be suspended for 30 days
Government also takes over private nursing homes and increases scope of army action
New 'certificate of self-responsibility' for journeys from Monday
Catalan interior minister introduces measure to quickly identify reason people are not home
Life under coronavirus lockdown: week 1
What has life in Catalonia been like since a state of alarm was declared on March 14?
Barcelona council to house 1,000 vulnerable people in congress venue
City authority also rents 200 tourist apartments for people at risk and opens three centers for homeless
What should I do if I have symptoms of covid-19?
Health department’s new app monitors data of thousands, important to avoid over-saturating hospitals
80-person lunch led to coronavirus outbreak in Igualada
Authorities reveal origin of infections in town sealed off in Central Catalonia that have caused 24 covid-19 deaths so far
Walking the goat not an excuse for leaving the house, say police
Some 3,000 charged in Barcelona for unjustified breaking of confinement, while authorities prepare to stop people going to second homes
Two arrested as car drives through Barcelona airport Terminal 1 building
Police rule out terrorism as motive for incident after reports said one detainee made "Islamist" proclamation
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