Nearly 70 nurses and doctors working in the intensive care unit at a Spanish hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party, health authorities said on Monday
An intense rain storm on Wednesday wreaked havoc in several parts of Spain, causing severe flooding in some towns, leaving thousands of people without electricity and forcing the closure of some roads and rail links
Brazil’s outbreak is now the fourth largest in the world
In Madrid, cyclists and skateboarders streamed along the city’s wide boulevards, ducking under police tape set up to prevent people congregating in common areas
Under 14s were allowed outside for the first time since the government declared a state of emergency on March 14 and shut down most public life and economic activity
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday he would ask parliament to extend lockdown measures by 15 days until April 26
Spain, one of the countries worst-hit by the pandemic, is the second-biggest exporter of wedding dresses globally
The second-worst outbreak in Europe showed no sign of slowing as the death toll jumped by more than 300 from the previous day
Officials reported deaths had jumped by more than a third on Thursday to 767, while the number of cases rose by a quarter to 17,149
The 2010 winners and two-time European champions will be doomed if they lose to Chile and the Dutch avoid defeat to Australia earlier in the day in Porto Alegre