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The government said this week that 3.4 million workers in Spain had been furloughed under the ERTE temporary layoff scheme. As the winding down of lockdown measures gets under way, ministers, unions and representatives of companies are negotiating ag
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The daily figures offered by the government on Friday showed a slight increase in the day-on-day number of deaths related to Covid-19: 229 fatalities, 16 more than Thursday. This takes the total number of deaths related to coronavirus, according to
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More details have been given of government-backed loans, to be made available via banks, for those who cannot pay their rent due to the economic crisis. The so-called ICO loans will be given for up to six monthly rent payments of up to 900 euros e
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If all goes to plan, the national government will be preparing this weekend for most of Spain to move to the next stage of its lockdown easing plan. The move from Phase Zero, which has been in force since 4 May, to the start of Phase One, will be
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Speaking at the daily press conference on Thursday, Fernando Simón, the director of the Health Ministry’s Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies, insisted that Spain was "maintaining a downward trend" in its fight against the coronavir
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PILAR MARTÍNEZ / SUR
...season. Nevertheless, Andalucía and the Costa del Sol are working on plans to get tourism back on its feet as soon as possible, although any progress is governed by the national state of alarm restrictions. Marín offered more information about the
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Monday saw the lowest number in almost two months of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Spain. The Ministry of Health reported that 356 people tested positive (+0.2%) in the previous 24 hours (the lowest since 7 March), a massive reduction on Sunda
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The Spanish Health minister Salvador Illa said on Saturday that gatherings of up to ten people would be allowed in Phase 1 of the government's plan to scale down coronavirus restrictions. Masks to be compulsory on public transport in Spain fr
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The use of face masks will be compulsory on public transport around Spain from Monday 4 May, the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said at a new conference on Saturday. "The government will hand out a total of six million masks at main transport hubs
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The Ministry of Health has set fixed timetables for people to leave the home for non-essential physical exercise from Saturday (2 May) in Spain. According to the regulations announced on Thursday, and published in the official state gazette (BOE) o