Health department not considering new lockdown measures in Lleida
Field hospital set up outside Arnau Vilanova hospital to provide backup if needed for Covid-19 patients
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Staggered start and finish times among new health and safety measures for schools
Education minister hopes to announce final number of new staff for upcoming academic year by middle of next week
Should Barcelona's migrant detention center reopen?
After state of alarm closure, many are calling on CIE to remain shut for good
Health department not considering new lockdown measures in Lleida
Alba Vergés calls for citizens of the region to slow down their activity to avoid further Covid-19 outbreaks
Spain to reopen borders to twelve more countries but not Morocco, Algeria, and China
Travellers from 12 countries will be able to enter the country from midnight of July 4
Unemployment continues to rise but at slower pace compared with start of lockdown
Last month saw a 0.4% increase in those seeking work, with 485,019 registered at unemployment offices
Catalonia sees highest new cases and deaths figures in three weeks
As the country gets used to life out of lockdown, new coronavirus clusters have appeared in parts of the country
What will the next academic year be like at Catalan universities?
Government and higher education institutions plan for in-person and online lessons and new safety measures
Miners in Vilafruns demand better safety standards after fatal accidents
Workers say it's "raining stones" as three accidents occur in the last month and a half
50 Catalan police officers under investigation over handling of last October's riots
Mossos d’Esquadra head defends police officers as "mostly passive and defensive"
Catalan schools to hire 5,000 more workers due to coronavirus
Students will be divided into groups in which safety distances and masks will not be required
Public institutions hang LGBT flags in defiance of Spanish court ban
Catalan government and Barcelona city council partake in Pride celebrations despite Supreme Court ruling
Small fire lit at base of Colombus statue in Barcelona
Monument has come into question over recent movement against historical colonialist figures
Torra announces national homage to Covid-19 victims on July 9
More than 12,000 people have died in Catalonia from the coronavirus so far
Demands for new social and economic model in trade union protests
Union heads vow not to pay for impending financial crisis
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