News Archive for May 2020

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01 May
- Coronavirus in Spain: 'Telling people to stay apart at beaches in summer won't work'
- Coronavirus around Europe: An inside look at how countries are trying to return to normal
- Spain's GDP to drop by 9 percent in 2020 as Covid-19 lockdown takes its toll
- Downward trend in deaths continues in Spain with 281 new fatalities
- Covid-19 deals major blow to Spain's bullfighting season
02 May
- How to calculate how far you can walk under Spain's new lockdown measures
- IN IMAGES: Spaniards flock outdoors for walks and sport after 48-day lockdown
- Spain makes masks mandatory on all public transport
03 May
- Spain reports its lowest daily Covid-19 death toll in more than six weeks
- Bar terraces in Spain will be allowed 50 percent capacity from May 11th
04 May
- OPINION: Th excitement and nerves of emerging from lockdown in Spain
- Environmental crime: Spanish town sparks row after spraying beach with bleach to fight virus
- Lifting lockdown: Seven activities now allowed across Spain during Phase 0
- Concerns grow in Europe over potential 'second wave' of coronavirus as lockdowns are eased
05 May
- How Spain's museums are preparing to reopen in pandemic era
- Q&A: When will my province in Spain move to Phase 1?
- Police issue 35,000 fines as Spain embraces 'freedom' after 48 days of lockdown
- Coronavirus in Spain: 70 percent of new cases are among medical staff
06 May
- Lockdown recipes: How to make alubias and albondigas
- A guide to Spain's lockdown rules during Phase Zero
- Spanish PM fights to secure approval to extend lockdown measures
- Spain's parliament approves fourth extension to state of emergency
07 May
- IN PICTURES: What life is like for ambulance teams during coronavirus crisis in Spain
- Madrid to reopen some (but not all) city parks and pedestrianize streets to alleviate crowds
08 May
- Madrid's top health official resigns in lockdown row
- What's the truth behind claims that Spain's marine wildlife is thriving during lockdown?
- Madrid unlikely to be among regions advancing to Phase 1 on Monday
- How will tourism in France, Spain and Italy survive the virus?
- Spain records first case of cat contracting coronavirus
- Coronavirus around Europe: How well have governments handled the crisis?
- Why you should go to Córdoba's mesmerising Patios Festival
- Lifting lockdown: What you can and can't do during Spain's Phase 1
- Lifting lockdown: These are the provinces in Spain advancing to Phase 1
09 May
- Madrid and Barcelona not entering next phase of coronavirus lockdown relaxations
- Spain: Sex workers left to fend for themselves under coronavirus lockdown
10 May
- France and Spain move toward reopening as global coronavirus cases pass four million
- VIDEO: A brief history of pandemics and quarantines in Europe
- PM urges caution as Spain eases coronavirus lockdown
- How is each European country emerging from coronavirus lockdown?
11 May
- VIDEO: Packed flight from Madrid to Canary Islands sparks outcry
- IN PICS: Outdoor terraces reopen as lockdown eases across much of Spain
- How Spain's rules about car travel during lockdown have changed
12 May
- Spain to introduce two-week quarantine for international arrivals
- Spain’s oldest person becomes oldest survivor of coronavirus at 113
- OPINION: Unlike the UK, Spain's coronavirus policy appears to put health before wealth
- What you need to know about Spain’s new quarantine rules for travellers
13 May
- Staycation in Spain: Five great reasons to visit Murcia
- Expat fund launches emergency appeal to help Brits stranded in Spain during coronavirus crisis
- Property in Spain: What you need to know about buying a place with a terrace
14 May
- Antibody study shows just 5 percent of Spain's population infected by coronavirus
- 'This won't be a normal summer': How the EU hopes to save the holiday season
- Ex-footballer arrested over cocaine-laced cardboard smuggling plot in Spain
- How to wear your coronavirus face mask
- VIDEO: Dozens in upmarket Madrid neighbourhood ignore social distancing to protest lockdown measures
15 May
- France to quarantine travellers arriving from Spain
- Stay Homas: How lockdown brought stardom to three play-at-home musicians in Spain
- Spain extends international travel ban until June 15th
- Spain plans ‘thunderous farewell’ to nightly lockdown balcony applause
- MAP: Which phase is my province in and what activities are allowed?
16 May
- Coronavirus around Europe: Will foreign travel be possible this summer?
- Spain's PM to seek one-month extension of state of emergency
17 May
- Tensions rise as Germans eager to return to holiday homes in Spain
18 May
- Coronavirus deaths in Spain fall to two-month low
- OPINION: Coronavirus is the perfect scapegoat, even for Brexit
- Lifting lockdown Phase 0.5: What you can and can’t do in Madrid and Barcelona from Monday
- Q&A What are the rules for meeting friends during Spain’s Phase 1?
- LATEST: Daily death toll in Spain drops to 59 with six regions registering no deaths at all
19 May
- Face masks are now mandatory in Spain: What you need to know
- How do Spaniards really feel about lockdown?
- Q&A: How soon will I be able to visit Spain?
20 May
- Spanish government seeks another 2-week lockdown extension
- VIDEO: Meet Seville's robotic barman that promises contamination free service
- IN PICS: Barcelona reopens its beaches...and draws the crowds
- As Europe comes out of lockdown, what lessons can be learned from Sweden?
- Spain's MPs vote to extend state of emergency measures for a further two weeks
21 May
- Spain's Valencia region puts brakes on lockdown easing after slight rise in infections
22 May
- Spain loosens restrictions in towns with fewer than 10,000 residents
- Coronavirus crisis in France: The battle to save the livelihoods of the self-employed
- Confronting coronavirus: The Local examines how Europe is tackling the crisis
- Lifting lockdown: What changes in Spain when your province advances to Phase 2
- MAP: These are Spain's provinces advancing to Phase 1 and Phase 2
23 May
- In the absence of tourists, Spaniards reclaim their cities
- Museums, hotels and bars to reopen in Madrid, Barcelona
- Coronavirus: Protests and political tension grip lockdown Spain
- Spain to reopen to foreign tourists from July
- Coronavirus: Spanish football league to resume on June 8th
- Coronavirus: Spain announces €3-billion universal basic income scheme
24 May
- Coronavirus: Is Spain's La Liga returning too soon?
25 May
- LATEST: First beaches reopen as lockdown eases across Spain
- ANALYSIS: What will Brits in Spain need to get 'settled status'?
- IN PICS: Parks packed, terraces open as Madrid and Barcelona celebrate Phase 1
- Spain will end quarantine rules for tourists from July
26 May
- Spain revises its coronavirus death toll by nearly 2,000 cases
- Why Spanish health workers are staging protests outside hospitals
- Q&A: When will the swimming pools open in Spain?
- Spain declares 10 days official mourning for coronavirus victims
27 May
- Spain proposes EU-wide coronavirus 'green zones' in bid to save summer tourism
- Why food aid queues are growing so fast during Spain's coronavirus crisis
- Should Spain's govt have allowed Women's Day march on eve of outbreak?
28 May
- How Denmark got its children back to school so soon after lockdown
- Protests as Nissan announce Barcelona factory closure with loss of 3,000 jobs
- New normal: Madrid drive-in cinema draws crowds with safe entertainment
- OPINION: Spain's lockdown is over but quarantines mean our old freedoms are a long way off
29 May
- Spain to open swimming pools and shopping malls from Monday June 1st
- Iberia to resume flights to London and 13 other European cities on July 1st
- Is now the time to scrap Spain's 'booze tourism' model?
- Is it the end of the two-kiss greeting in Spain?
- Spain records one single Covid-19 death but carelessness is causing new pockets of infections
- Spain approves guaranteed minimum income scheme for struggling families
- Shark sightings and minor attacks on the rise as bathers return to Spanish beaches
30 May
- Living in Europe: An update from the team at The Local
- 'Stopgap' or life saver?: Italy's scheme to help the self-employed survive the coronavirus crisis
- Spanish town tests residents for coronavirus against government advice