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Covid-19 crisis: 100,000 cases in Europe in a day; emergency in Madrid

1,800 students, staff at north England universities test +ve

Spain sees worse-than-feared economic dip in 2020 amid Covid-19 pandemic

Spain is experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections, with the highest caseload in Western Europe.

Madrid readies for partial lockdown, files legal challenge amid Covid surge

Madrid's legal challenge argues that restrictions violate regional self-rule laws.

Covid-19: Spanish Health Minister warns of serious risk without tough rules

On Saturday Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa said current restrictions did not go far enough

Spain to begin clinical trials of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine today

Spain's first trials of a coronavirus vaccine are scheduled to begin on Monday, Alberto Borobia, the chief of the clinical trials unit of the La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, said on Sunday.The vaccine to be tested was developed by US corporation Johnson & Johnson. Phase 1 trials were held in the United States and Belgium. The trials in Spain will fall under Phase 2, to be also held in Germany and Belgium.Three Spanish hospitals will be administering the trials -- the Marques de Valdecilla hospital in Santander will launch then on Monday and the La Paz and La Princesa university hospitals in Madrid will join in on Tuesday, according to Borobia.The expected pool of participants includes 190 volunteers, of which La Paz University Hospital's share will be 50 adults aged 18-55 and 25 seniors aged over 65, Borobia told Spanish news agency Servimedia.The participants will get either one shot of the vaccine or two shots a month apart. There will also be a group that will be given .

Tax Google, Facebook as telecom companies? Spain considering new law

Under the proposed rules internet companies such as Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc, would have to disclose their sales from messaging services in the country

Spain's new draft law aims to tax services like Whatsapp based on revenue

Levies would be imposed on instant messaging providers in the same way as it is on telecoms operators, according the draft law published on Friday

Spain's unemployment rises amid new Covid outbreaks, tourist restrictions

The number of jobless people rose by 0.79% in August, bringing the total of people out of work in Spain to 3.80 million people and bringing to a halt a positive trend that began in May

Returning to school is safe despite coronavirus concern: Spain PM

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that it was safe for children to return to school in the coming days, despite concerns over the increasing spread of Covid-19 in some parts of the country.

Spain wildfire forces 3,000 residents to evacuate in Huelva province

A wildfire that started last week in Spain's Huelva province has continued to spread, prompting the evacuation of around 3,000 residents from nearby areas

Spain registers 43,747 new coronavirus cases in 7 days, tally at 439,286

The ministry also reported 129 deaths in the past week, taking the death toll to 29,011

India lags peers in heading back to the workplace amid coronavirus

Analysis of Google data shows office visits have declined over the last month

Spain enacts fresh nationwide measures to curb rising Covid-19 cases

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa has announced a range of new nationwide restrictions to help fight a surge in coronavirus cases

Spain, Slovakia agree to issue 'Gratis Visa' to Indians in view of Covid-19

This possibility covers not only tourists, but all the Schengen visa categories

Spain mulls Juan Carlos' future as he leaves country amid financial scandal

Juan Carlos's bombshell announcement took most Spaniards by surprise. Neither the royal family nor the government disclosed where he was going

Spain persuades Britain govt to put some areas on safe travel list

Spain is trying to persuade the British government to put some Spanish regions on its safe travel list

Wanted for graft, ex-Pemex boss to be extradited to Mexico from Spain

The former chief executive of Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, Emilio Lozoya, has agreed to be extradited from Spain to Mexico to stand trial on corruption charges

Germany to begin Nations League campaign vs Spain on Sep 3, confirms Uefa

The tournament which saw its first edition being played in 2018-19, has moved the dates for its group stages due to the coronavirus pandemic

Airbus extends furloughs in UK, Spain to tackle coronavirus fallout

In the United Kingdom, the period of furlough for about 2,200 Airbus workers will start on July 20 and end on August 9

Covid-19 Factoid: India's case count doubled to 100,000 in just 12 days

The country had taken 96 days to reach the 50,000 mark; in another worrying sign, the death toll in India is doubling at a faster pace than in the 10 most affected nations