Spain

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Expert warns pandemic isn't over as Spain celebrates end of lockdown

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/10/21

Travel within Spain is also allowed again, as are in-person family visits.

World

PANDEMIC

Spanish police arrest man who ignored Covid symptoms, infected others

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/25/21

22 people became infected due to his behaviour, said police.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Real Madrid pull off thrilling Clasico win over Barcelona

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/11/21

Barcelona complained of two penalty decisions that were not given.

World

BORDER CONTROL

Wrong-way driver with corpse in passenger seat detained in Spain

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/10/21

It is thought that the man wanted to drive to his deceased partner's corpse home to Switzerland.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sanchez promises to end coronavirus emergency in Spain on 9 May

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/7/21

By Tuesday, around 5.9 million people in Spain had received at least one vaccine dose, and 2.85 million people had already received their second.

Tourism

TOURISM

Coronavirus situation in Mallorca relaxed after influx of tourists

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/30/21

At the weekend alone, 129 planes from Germany landed on the Mediterranean island.

World

IN CADIZ

Covid-19 patient sets fire to Spanish hospital room trying to escape

Foreigner.fi/dpa 2/11/21

The man had planned to cause chaos and take advantage of it to escape unnoticed.

World

COLD

Spain sees record low of -35.8 degrees in unusually bad weather

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/8/21

National weather service Aemet has declared an orange warning level for half of the country for Friday. 

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Spain plans register for citizens who refuse Covid-19 vaccine

Foreigner.fi/dpa 12/29/20

Spain has a population of 47 million. It is hoped that the majority of the population can be vaccinated by the middle of next year.

World

IMMIGRATION

Spain plans reception centres for 7,000 migrants on Canary Islands

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/21/20

More than 18,000 people have arrived in the Canary Islands from Africa so far this year.

Sports

NATIONS LEAGUE

Imperious Spain humiliate Germany 6-0

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/18/20

In Group A3, France beat Sweden 4-2.

Coronavirus

FOR TWO WEEKS

Spanish government imposes state of emergency on Madrid

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/9/20

Foreigners are only allowed to enter in exceptional cases.

Coronavirus

MADRID IN LOCKDOWN

Spain reports highest number of coronavirus deaths since April

Foreigner.fi/dpa 10/7/20

More than 40% of the 12,000 new infections reported on Tuesday were in the capital city.

World

SPAIN

Catalan separatist leader suspended from office for disobedience

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/28/20

Torra is also to pay a fine of 30,000 euros and has to transfer his position as regional prime minister to his deputy, Pere Aragones, who is expected to call new elections.

Business

FINANCE

Spain's Caixabank and Bankia boards approve merger

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/18/20

With a total domestic balance sheet total of almost 564 billion euros, the new bank would be ahead of the previous number one, BBVA .

Tourism

Canary Islands provides tourists medical insurance against Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 8/6/20

The regional authorities intend to reinforce and increase the safety and tranquility of tourists.

World

Amid corruption scandal, former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain

Foreigner.fi 8/4/20

"It is a decision that I am taking with deep emotion, but also with great calm," he wrote.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Aurinkomatkat cancels August trips to Spain, Turkey and Croatia

Foreigner.fi 7/28/20

Customers can postpone their trip, change the destination or get a refund of the money.

Coronavirus

TOURISM

Thousands of Britons in Spain shocked by surprise Covid-19 quarantine

Foreigner.fi 7/27/20

Tui, a German tour operator, announced on Sunday already that it would stop transporting vacationers from Britain to the Spanish mainland.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Study: Herd immunity hard to achieve without many deaths

Foreigner.fi 7/8/20

Only 5% of the over 61,000 participants developed antibodies that would be able to fight the disease, according to the research partly funded by Spain's Ministry of Health and published in the…