Coronavirus in Spain, breaking news: Esperanza Aguirre and her husband, hospitalized

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Spain has 3,500 newly infected by coronavirus in just 24 hours, including Esperanza Aguirre and her husband, both hospitalized. The number of infected by Covid-19 in Spain stands at 17,147, which represents an increase compared to previous days of 25%. There are 767 dead, 30% more than this Wednesday.

Coronavirus: the data in Spain

Total figures: 17,147 cases diagnosed, 767 deaths

• 6,777 in Madrid (498 dead)
• 2,702 in Catalonia (55 dead)
• 1,190 in the Basque Country (53 dead)
• 921 in the Valencian Community (24 dead)
• 1,008 in Andalusia (23 dead)
• 801 in Castilla-La Mancha (42 dead)
• 868 in Castilla y León (29 dead)
• 468 in La Rioja (5 dead)
• 482 in Navarra (4 dead)
• 453 in Galicia (4 dead)
• 292 in Asturias (1 dead)
• 281 in Aragon (15 dead)
• 241 in Extremadura (8 dead)
• 220 in the Canary Islands (3 dead)
• 169 in the Balearic Islands (2 dead)
• 167 in Murcia
• 83 in Cantabria (1 dead)
• 23 in Melilla
• 1 in Ceuta
• 1,107 people have been cured

Source: Ministry of Health and regional councils

17:33 The Madrid Assembly delivers its surgical masks and hydroalcoholic gels to a residence

The Assembly of Madrid delivered this Thursday to a nursing home in the Madrid town of Rivas Vaciamadrid surgical masks and hydro-alcoholic gels.

As reported by the Institution in a statement, after consultation with the Public Health Area of ​​the Community of Madrid and following their instructions, the Assembly has delivered to the Geriatel de Rivas Vaciamadrid Residence half a hundred surgical masks that it had stored in the Chamber Medical Service, as well as a batch of hydroalcoholic gels, reports Europa Press. The Assembly is closed from Friday.

17:07 Escrivá says that all the self-employed affected by the coronavirus will have benefit and will not pay fees

The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, stated on Thursday that all the self-employed workers forced to close due to the state of alarm after the coronavirus or who have registered a fall in income of 75% are already entitled to the new financial benefit approved at the last Council of Ministers.

Escrivá has made these statements after some self-employed organizations have stated this Thursday that the Executive would make modifications to this benefit in the next Council of Ministers.

The minister has ensured that the self-employed affected by the closure or reduction of their income due to the coronavirus will be exempt from paying Social Security contributions and, in addition, they will receive a benefit equivalent to 70% of the regulatory base, which represents a minimum of 661 euros.

16:48 Passenger temperature controls begin at Canary airports

Tenerife Norte airport has begun to carry out the first temperature controls on passengers on flights from the Peninsula, to detect possible cases of coronavirus , following the entry into force of the air traffic restriction order that limits 17 daily flights with the rest of Spain and 18 between islands, reports Europa Press.

16:33 Prince Albert of Monaco, first head of state with coronavirus

Prince Albert of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus although "his health is not a concern", according to the Monegasque Royal House, which has thus confirmed the first contagion of a head of state worldwide.

Alberto underwent tests earlier this week and "continues to work from the office," reads the official news from the palace, which has promised to report "regularly" on its evolution. In this sense, it continues in "close contact" with other authorities to be aware of the current health emergency.

The prince has taken the opportunity to urge the public to "respect the measures of confinement and limit contacts with others to a minimum." "Only the rigorous observation of these rules will stop the spread of the coronavirus, " stresses the Royal House, reports Efe.

16:25 Esperanza Aguirre and her husband, hospitalized with coronavirus

The ex-president of the Madrid Government Esperanza Aguirre and her husband are admitted to a Madrid hospital for coronavirus .

Sources from the Madrid PP have confirmed to Efe the hospitalization of Aguirre and her husband in a health center in the community, although they have not specified more details about their condition.

15:54 With more than 300 filming stopped, the cinema asks for help to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus

More than 300 filming has been suspended in Spain since March 11 as a result of the impact of COVID-19, half of them Spanish (52%) and almost the other half (48%) international productions, according to the count carried out by the Spain Film Commission (SFC).

"The stoppage is total and has been taking place in a staggered way in recent days," Carlos Rosado, the president of that entity that brings together more than 30 offices from the network of filming facilitator offices distributed throughout Spain, told Efe .

The highest percentage of affected shootings are advertising (26%), followed by series (13%) and television programs (12%), feature films (11%), documentaries (10%), shorts (9%), photo shoots ( 7%), video clips (5%) and others (7%).

For this reason, the SFC has prepared a document with "urgent measures" addressed to the Government that are intended to "mitigate the effects" of this crisis and prevent the suspensions from being definitive, reports Efe.

15:48 Iberia announces an Erte for three months and will reduce its flights to a minimum due to the coronavirus

Iberia has announced this Thursday that it will initiate a temporary regulation of employment in its workforce, initially for three months, due to the crisis created by the coronavirus , although "the evolution of events will continue to elucidate if a later expansion or recovery is necessary advance of the activity ". Read here the complete information of Raquel Villaécija .

15:38 Pablo Iglesias skips the quarantine for coronavirus again

In his first appearance this afternoon as Vice President of Social Affairs and 2030 Agenda, Pablo Iglesias has once again skipped the quarantine that he must keep because his wife, Irene Montero, is infected with coronavirus . The vice president's quarantine ends on March 26. Here the complete information of Raúl Piña .

15:30 Fruit in hospitals in Madrid in gratitude to the health workers for their effort against the coronavirus

Tomorrow, 26 municipal markets will distribute more than 1,800 kg of fruit to 20 hospitals in Madrid tomorrow, to thank the effort that all the health workers are making with the Covid-19 , reports Pablo R. Roces.

15:28 Nissan will present an ERTE for its 3,500 workers in Barcelona

Nissan plans to present this afternoon a temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) for the 3,500 employees of its Zona Franca, Montcada and Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona) centers without the agreement with the unions, which reject the economic conditions offered for insufficient.

The auto firm argues "force majeure" reasons for the record due to a shortage of supplies and the need to protect workers from the coronavirus , reports Gerard Melgar .

15:25 Ayuso announces that Vienna Chaplains joins the distribution of food for schoolchildren without resources

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced that Viena Capellanes joins the distribution of food for children from families that receive the Minimum Insertion Income (RMI).

"It will take the catering for the 801 students of the 74 towns that do not have Knee or Telepizza," Ayuso said on his Twitter account. Read here the information about the distribution of food prepared by Roberto Bécares .

15:21 An agent of the Barcelona Urban Guard tests positive and there are 161 in quarantine

The Independent Trade Union and Official Central (CSIF) has denounced the Barcelona City Council before the Labor Inspectorate for the lack of sufficient preventive measures. Read here the complete information of Germán González .

15.18 The main suspect in the 'crime of the Urban Guard' tests positive for coronavirus

The main suspect in the 'crime of the Urban Guard', Rosa Peral, has also tested positive for coronavirus , which has forced the isolation of the Wad Ras prison in Barcelona, where she is admitted after sitting these weeks on the bench in the trial held at the Barcelona Court, reports Germán González. In the last session, he was absent and followed it by videoconference. The jury continues to deliberate on his guilt and that of his lover, also an agent of the Barcelona Urban Guard

15.04 Piracy rebounds with confinement due to coronavirus

The Coalition of Creators and Content Industries, the agency that produces the Piracy Observatory every year, warns that home confinement has coincided with an increase in the consumption of pirated content, although there are changes in business models and servers used. According to Carlota Navarrete, director of that institution, "now, the illegal servers constantly change and change their names because their supervision is much more agile since 2015." [The complete information]

14.55 HEALTH TRADE UNIONS DEMAND BY LETTER TO HELP PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES

The secretaries-general of the five union organizations with a presence at the Health Sector Table have addressed a letter to the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to convey the urgent need for protection teams for health workers, and to request again a direct telephone number for contacting SUMMA 112 services, public health and coordination.

"Professionals urgently need protective equipment: PPE , masks, gloves, gowns, disposable gowns, leggings, etc. We cannot and will not tolerate a decrease in the security threshold or the obligation, under threat, to carry out work without guarantee the safety of professionals. We are not "cannon fodder", we are facing a health crisis, not at war, "they said in the letter. The president of the Community, for her part, had accused the Sánchez government of keeping the material "blocked at customs." [The complete information]

14.48 Coronavirus at street level: supermarket hours

Supermarkets have introduced new hours and have taken special measures in the face of the state of alarm decreed in Spain by the coronavirus . The goal is to make health safety and the purchase of essential products compatible while the confinement is prolonged. [The complete information]

14.45 GOVERN REJECTS THE PRESENCE OF THE ARMY IN CATALONIA TO HELP AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

The Minister of Interior of the Generalitat, Miquel Buch, has rejected the deployment of the Army in Catalonia to disinfect the Port of Barcelona and the El Prat airport. "Fewer disinfections and more to close the port, the airport and the railway lines," proclaimed the Catalan executive counselor, who continues to blame the government for not doing enough to stop the pandemic in Catalonia, reports Victor Mondelo.

14.41 Ayuso asks the Army for help due to the increase in ore during the coronavirus crisis

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has asked the Military Emergency Unit (UME) for its support in the face of the increase in unaccompanied foreign minors that the central government is "sending" to them and has reinforced control. This has been indicated by the Madrid president in the response to the letter sent to her by the PSOE spokesperson, Ángel Gabilondo, to which Europa Press has had access. In his letter, the socialist asked him, among other proposals, "to monitor compliance with distance and adequate conditions in juvenile centers" of autonomy.

14.38 Fines of up to 1,000 euros for car sharing without justification during the coronavirus alarm

Co-workers cannot share a vehicle according to the Royal Decree that regulates the state of alarm against coronavirus . The norm establishes that the displacements must be individual, although it establishes some expections [complete information] and fines that can reach 1,000 euros.

14.33 THE GENERALITAT WILL MOBILIZE RECENTLY GRADUATED DOCTORS, RETIRED AND LAST-COURSE STUDENTS

The Catalan Government has announced today that it will mobilize qualified doctors last year, it will recover retired doctors under the age of 70 and it will mobilize students of the last year of Medicine to face the health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as explained in a recent telematic press conference the Minister of Health of the Generalitat, Alba Vergés, reports Gerard Melgar. An initiative that is repeated throughout Spain.

14.30 TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN MADRID AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS WILL NOT PAY THE RENT

The Municipal Housing and Land Company (EMVS) of Madrid will not collect rent from its tenants affected by the coronavirus crisis while the health emergency continues , as announced by the Deputy Mayor of the capital, Begoña Villacís. Nor will it carry out any launch until at least June 30, including those that were pending, to mitigate the economic consequences of the most vulnerable groups.

14.28 Israel Prepares Against Coronavirus

The Israeli secret service, Mosad, has stepped in to acquire 100,000 test kits to detect Covid-19. This material comes from countries with which it does not have diplomatic relations. Its objective is to obtain four million special kits in order to significantly increase the tests carried out. [The complete information]

14.12 MADRID PROHIBITS CASH PAYMENT ON BUSES.

No user of the urban and interurban buses of the Community of Madrid may pay in cash from Friday. In addition, in vehicles that do not have a protective screen for drivers, travelers will have to enter through the back door. These are the latest measures that the regional government has taken in public transport to stop the Covid-19, as announced by the Executive Vice President, Ignacio Aguado, on his Twitter account.

14.10 Coronavirus: Spain requests protection material from EU countries

Spain has requested the rest of the European Union countries personal protection products, such as masks, gloves or gowns, through the Civil Protection Mechanism to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as confirmed by the European Commission on Thursday.

In this way, Spain thus adds Italy, which at the end of February was the first country in the bloc to resort to this intra-community aid tool to request masks from other European partners, reports Europa Press. .

14.03 Coronavirus: # stay6house, remember the Mossos

The Mossos d'Esquadra denounce that there are people who are looking for "excuses" to leave the house like walking a goat. They add that the group of people who break the isolation is small and remember that taking the dog out is allowed but must be done by one person and in the "minimum and essential" time .

13.52 Coronavirus: Intervened masks and gloves

The National Police intervenes in Madrid 19,600 masks, 498,000 nitrile gloves and other medical equipment in two actions carried out within the framework of the Covid-19 health alert. The products have been located in inspections carried out in commercial premises and have been made available to health personnel , reports Luis F. Durán .

13.50 Coronavirus: Igualada accumulates 27% of the dead in Catalonia

The mayor of Igualada, the population confined by the Generalitat a week ago, before the government decreed a state of alarm, has assured that the situation in his town has gone "from serious to very serious . " "I have the feeling that it is a 'spoiler' of what will happen in Catalonia next week," said Marc Castells. Catalonia accumulates 2,702 infected by Covid-19 and 55 deceased; 207 of the positives have been registered in Igualada and 15 of the dead, according to the Generalitat's Health Department.

13.47 Coronavirus: Eviction of an evangelical church in Tetouan

The Municipal Police evicted 53 people who were in an evangelical church in Tetuán on Wednesday night. The agents were notified by neighbors who had spent several days watching how many people attended the temple , reports Luis F. Durán .

When the agents arrived at the building, the person responsible for the act defended that it was a religious meeting and that it could be held in accordance with current regulations.

13.42 Coronavirus: 300 million for care in residences and social centers

The Government is going to allocate 300 million euros to the elderly, especially in the centers for the elderly, which will be medicalized. The aid is also aimed at unprotected citizens, for which the help of the Army. [The complete information]

13.37 Coronavirus: Pablo Iglesias promises that no one will be unprotected

The vice president of Social Affairs and the 2030 Agenda assures that "this crisis is not only a health emergency but also an economic and social emergency, in which no one can be left unprotected ." Pablo Iglesias has said that "we have to learn from the 2008 crisis." He assures that "this time yes, the State will be with the most vulnerable."

13.30 Coronavirus: "The collective task"

Salvador Illa, Minister of Health, at a press conference, recalls that "the objective is to reach the peak of the epidemic, bend it and defeat it. That will be the victory of the collective task", to report the expansion of the health personnel and assures that all the necessary sanitary material is guaranteed. The figures: 8,000 MIR, 11,000 nursing professionals who did not reach a position, 10,000 Nursing students and 7,000 Medicine.

13.28 Coronavirus: Contamination below WHO limits

The confinement of citizens in their homes due to the state of alarm due to the coronavirus health crisis has contributed to the collapse of contamination in Madrid and Barcelona due to the decrease in vehicle circulation. The reduction in road traffic has meant that the average values ​​of nitrogen dioxide, whose main source of emission is automobile emissions, have fallen up to 40% below the limit of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the EU to preserve health, according to data released by Greenpeace.

13.25 Coronavirus: Practical information before quarantine

"The reality is unfortunately what it is. It is essential that we collaborate by staying at home." This is one of the councils of the decalogue that the Community of Madrid has spread among parents, teachers and students so that they learn to psychologically manage the quarantine of the coronavirus and that have been prepared by the Madrid College of Psychologists. 10 tips for psychologically managing the coronavirus quarantine

13.10 Coronavirus: Waiting to hear Pablo Iglesias

The leader of Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, will shortly offer a press conference, the first that he offers as vice president of Social Affairs and the 2030 Agenda , an appearance that occurs five days after the Council of Ministers decreed the state of alarm for the crisis of the coronavirus and when his Podemos party is capitalizing on the criticism of King Felipe VI. Iglesias has been in quarantine after the positive of his wife, Irene Montero, Minister of Equality. [United Podemos leads the criticism of the Crown and the pan over Philip VI during his message]

13.05 Coronavirus: The first infected arrive at Madrid hotels

The first infected by the coronavirus that will spend their convalescence in medicalized hotels in the Community of Madrid have begun to arrive this Thursday at the 365 rooms of the Ayre Gran Hotel Colón, very close to the Gregorio Marañón Hospital. This is the first of the establishments authorized by the Ministry of Health for patients whose symptoms "require medical monitoring without the need to be admitted." [ The first people infected by the coronavirus arrive at the medicalized hotels in Madrid ]

13.00 Coronavirus: The Army arrives in Catalonia

Members of the Armed Forces will deploy this Thursday for the first time in Catalonia as part of the operation to combat the spread of the coronavirus . Specifically, they will carry out disinfection work at the port of Barcelona and at the El Prat airport.

This has been announced by the Chief of Defense Staff (JEMAD), General Miguel Ángel Villarroya, who has specified that Operation Balmis will mobilize a total of 2,622 soldiers this Thursday in 59 Spanish cities. Catalonia is the second community most affected by COVID-19 and members of the Armed Forces will carry out disinfection work in the port and airport of Barcelona, ​​just as they have been doing throughout this week in critical infrastructure throughout the territory.

12.57. The Basque Government has reported the death of a nurse due to coronavirus

The Basque Government has reported the death of a 52-year-old coronavirus nurse who had been hospitalized in a hospital in Vizcaya for 6 days. The total number of cases is 1,190, with 217 new cases in the last 24 hours. [ A 52-year-old nurse, the first coronavirus fatality among healthcare personnel ]

12.55. Ayuso asks Sanchez by letter for medical supplies to deal with the coronavirus

The President of the Community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has requested by letter to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, more sanitary material for autonomy and more than 70,000 kits to arrest the coronavirus .

In the letter, the regional leader told him that the Ministry of Health has made an estimate of the needs to face this crisis, "taking into account the duration of this peak of new cases of 20 days." Thus, it has claimed nearly 14 million masks, 254,000 disposable gowns, 64,000 waterproof suits, 60,000 protective glasses, 7,000 glove boxes, 2,000 3-B suits, 65,000 high shoes, 586 respirators, 315 monitors and 223 beds.

12.53. Coronavirus: Madrid incinerates 24 hours a day

The increase in deaths from coronavirus in Madrid has forced the funeral homes of the city to extend their cremation hours to 24 hours a day. According to the City Council of the capital, the bodies are being cremated the day after their death and, at the moment, there are no delays. The reinforcement of personnel in crematoriums and cemeteries has been essential to streamline all funeral processes. Luis Fernando Durán reports .

12.51. Seven deaths from coronavirus and 40 isolates in a nursing home in Moratalaz

Seven older people have died in recent days, four in hospital and three in the center, confirmed or with symptoms of coronavirus , and another 40 are isolated in an Albertia residence, located in the Madrid district of Moratalaz and where 240 people live. informed sources of the nursing home.

Specifically, the four residents confirmed dead by Covid-19 are those who have died in the hospital and the three with symptoms are those who died in the center, since they could not perform the test because the tests had not arrived. There are currently 40 residents isolated as a precaution "by applying stricter measures to those set by the protocol." Of these, none with tests performed , 15 have very evident symptoms of coronavirus.

12.46. There have already been three deaths from coronavirus in people under 65 without pathologies

Fernando Simón has confirmed that although the case fatality rate is higher in the elderly, there have already been three deaths from coronavirus in people younger than 65 without previous pathologies. "The impact on these young people is less but it does not mean that there are no serious cases," said Simón. Even so, he has asked for caution when talking about the groups with the highest percentage of deaths, after registering 30% more deaths in the last 24 hours.

12.39. "Little by little we are approaching the maximum peak of the coronavirus outbreak

"Little by little we are approaching the maximum peak of the coronavirus outbreak," said Fernando Simón after reporting that in 24 hours Spain has experienced a 25% increase in the number of cases. Spain has reached 7,147 coronavirus infections and there are already 767 deaths from Covid-19.

Simón has also assured after the increase in deaths from coronavirus in several residences in Spain that "right now there is a draft order to act directly on the nursing homes in a very strict way." Simón has acknowledged that "there is a problem" with the residences and that is why this order is being prepared. "The lethality that we are observing in our residences does not exceed the lethality that has been observed in other countries. If the virus enters our residences, we must increase prevention measures," he added.

12.35. The UME will disinfect the residence of La Zubia, focus of the coronarivus in Granada

The Military Emergency Unit (UME) will go today to the El Balcón de La Zubia nursing home, the main focus of coronavirus in Granada and which includes at least four people of the six whose death has been officially confirmed so far in this Andalusian province. The sub-delegate of the Government in Granada, Inmaculada López, has reported, in statements provided to the media, that the UME device is undertaking disinfection work in "strategic places" and assists the Security Forces and Bodies in the work of information to citizens.

12.14. Spain reaches 17.147 infected by coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Spain have already risen to 17,147 infected, after 3,237 new cases have been registered in 24 hours, which implies an increase of 25% compared to this Wednesday. The death toll rises to 767, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, while the number of cured is already 1,107.

By autonomous community, Madrid continues to lead with 6,777 new cases, compared to 5,637 on Wednesday, which means an increase of 20%. Catalonia followed with 2,702 cases, while this Wednesday it had 1,866, which represents an increase of almost 45%.

12.10. Illa and Iglesias appear at 1:00 pm to report on the coronavirus

The second vice-president of Social Rights of the Government, Pablo Iglesias, and the minister of Health, Salvador Illa, will offer at 1:00 pm from the Palacio de La Moncloa a telematic press conference to report on the coronavirus , before the leader of Podemos Participate, on behalf of the Executive, in a meeting with labor ministers of the European Union, in this case, by videoconference, starting at 2:00 p.m. This meeting of EU Employment Ministers, which had been scheduled for weeks for this March 19 in Brussels, was going to be the first trip abroad for Churches on behalf of the coalition government.

12.07. Thefts fell 81% and violent robberies 84% ​​in Catalonia after confinement by the coronavirus

The confinement of citizens by the coronavirus has caused a sharp drop in crimes in Catalonia, which in the case of thefts have collapsed by 81.3% and, in the case of robberies with violence, 84 have withdrawn, 4%. This is clear from the official data released this Thursday by the Mossos d'Esquadra, which reveal a "drastic" reduction in crimes and, therefore, in arrests, which have dropped more than half since the government decreed the state alarm. Compared to the first day of March, when the Catalan police made 146 arrests, last Monday they only arrested 59 people, 60% less.

11.55. Coronavirus: the Igualada Hospital cannot open all ICU beds due to lack of personnel

The Igualada Hospital, focus of the main coronavirus outbreak in Catalonia, "is on the edge" and cannot open all the beds of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to the lack of personnel, as explained by the care director of center, Joan Miquel Carbonell. "All our staff is giving 900%. We are having some external support that helps us, but I do not know how long we will be able to endure. It is about our professionals, as they recover their health, they can reintegrate into their job to to be able to have the hospital at 100% ", Carbonell has confided.

11.48. China accuses Bolsonaro's son of having a "mental virus" for his criticism of the coronavirus

Brazilian deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has accused the Chinese regime of trying to hide the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to criticism from the Embassy of the Asian giant in Brasilia, which has accused him of having a "mental virus". Eduardo Bolsonaro shared on his Twitter account a message accusing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of being responsible for the pandemic. The deputy joined the opinion, equating what happened now with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

"Once again a dictatorship prefers to hide something serious rather than expose it and suffer wear and tear that would save lives. China is to blame and freedom would be the solution," said Bolsonaro's son. The comment did not like the Chinese Embassy, ​​which considers the words "extremely irresponsible" and "imitation of his dear friends", in apparent allusion to the United States. "Upon returning from Miami, he unfortunately contracted a mental virus that is infecting friendships among our peoples," he added.

11.39. EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier infected with coronavirus

The European Union's chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier , has reported that he has tested positive for coronavirus. "I would like to inform you that I have tested positive for coronavirus . I am well and in a good mood. I am following all the necessary instructions, just like my team, "he assured on Twitter.

11.38. Sánchez again quotes the regional presidents on Saturday for the coronavirus

The head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, has again summoned the regional presidents this Saturday to participate in a videoconference in which they can continue exchanging information and reinforcing coordination around the application of the measures of the current state of alarm throughout the country to combat the coronavirus pandemic , the Palacio de la Moncloa has announced.

From the virtual meeting last Saturday, in which all the regional presidents and presidents participated, a joint statement came out in which all the participants, with the sole exception of the Catalan president, Quim Torra, promised to work with loyalty and in coordination.

11.34. Coronavirus: Cercanías registers 82% fewer travelers in Catalonia

Cercanías de Cataluña has recorded an 82.3% drop in passengers on trains this Thursday compared to a normal day, according to Renfe data. On the other hand, the drop in users in the Barcelona metro until 8:00 am today is 76% compared to a normal day, so the dynamic of this Wednesday to face the coronavirus is maintained when, at the same time , was 75%. Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona calculates that, since last Monday, 1.8 million fewer trips have been made every day compared to the average of the working days prior to the decree of the state of alarm for the coronavirus.

11.31. Balearic Islands are cut off by sea and air due to the coronavirus

The Balearic Islands are practically incommunicado by air and sea since this Thursday, when the Government prohibits all flights and boat trips for the duration of the coronavirus alert , with a series of exceptions that provide for the transport of supplies and character humanitarian.

It is prohibited in the ports of Palma, Alcudia, Mahón, Ciudadela and Ibiza for passengers to disembark from ro-ro passenger ships and regular-line passenger ships, with the exception of freight drivers. The entry into all ports of the Balearic Islands is also prohibited for recreational vessels and vessels used for recreational or sports purposes or for nautical leasing (charter), regardless of their origin.

11.10. The Mayor of Igualada "Let no one relax because the coronavirus is on the rise"

The mayor of Igualada , Marc Castells, has asked the population, in an interview with Efe, "not to relax", because "all the data indicates that the affectation by the coronavirus will increase , the economic effects of which have predicted that they will be "devastating" for Conca d'Òdena, the "factory of Catalonia".

An outbreak at the Igualada hospital, the most important of those detected so far in Catalonia, caused confinement and the restriction of movements five days ago, both in the capital of the Anoia region and in three other municipalities in the area, after the detection of dozens of cases, including toilets, and the death of about fifteen people.

10.56. Doctors urge testing of suspected coronavirus personnel

The General Council of Official Medical Colleges has insisted on the urgent need to carry out PCR tests on personnel suspected of contagion, recalling that the safety of professionals is essential to continue fighting the coronavirus epidemic in the face of "an unsustainable situation".

Through a statement, the medical colleges emphasize that the exceptional measures that the state of alarm grants "must be articulated" in order to have material for everyone "and warn that these demands will be increased by the necessary protection of all Not only health but social establishments (such as residences), food supply (essential chain) and in our state security forces and public employees with roles in this crisis.

10.31. Coronavirus: 3,600 masks and 497,000 gloves operated in Madrid

The National Police has intervened in Cobo Calleja, the main industrial estate of China's product distribution warehouses, located in Fuenlabrada (Madrid), 3,600 masks, 497,000 gloves and 12,756 bottles of hydroalcoholic solutions to fight the coronavirus , according to police sources. .

A seizure that took place yesterday in the eight inspections that the agents carried out on ships in that area, due to the controls that are being carried out to prevent the illegal trafficking of protection products in the face of the coronavirus pandemic . In addition to these products, the Police intervened 1,280 protective glasses and 468 bottles of alcohol.

10.20. Madrid Metro commuters fall 80% due to coronavirus

Metro de Madrid has registered during the rush hour of this Thursday, between 06.00 and 08.00, a total of 41.427 travelers in its network, which represents a drop of 5% compared to this Wednesday and 80% less compared to on the same day last year. This has been indicated by a spokesman for the suburban, to detail that Metro has already accumulated several days with this situation of falling demand due to extraordinary and preventive measures approved by the regional government and the rest of public administrations in the face of the coronavirus .

10.16. Ayuso accuses the Government of blocking the material to deal with the coronavirus

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has assured that in the last 48 hours no masks have arrived at the autonomy and has accused the Government of Pedro Sánchez of blocking the necessary material to fight the coronavirus . "Madrid was walking very fast but now it has all this paralyzed," he said.

In an interview on esRadio , the Madrid leader has denounced that they have been asking for this material for "a very long time", specifically since March 1. In this sense, he recalled that legally, after declaring the state of alarm, they cannot acquire it on their own. Thus, it has revealed that they have "retained in customs materials of all kinds" such as masks, glasses or gloves but especially the "most worrying", the material that serves to convert the beds into "ICU beds". "We have no material, we are already working at a minimum . Before, we were going much faster," he said.

10.04. Coronavirus: Catalonia admits that there is no date to return to the classroom

The Minister of Education of the Generalitat, Josep Bargalló, has admitted this morning that there is no date to return to schools because the confinement will be extended by the coronavirus . The counselor has rejected the possibility of extending the course during July and August, but has argued that it must be possible to do the Selectivity and that high school students must have been able to finish the course in June, reports Víctor Mondelo .

Bargalló has cited the possibility of reprogramming and that it will be necessary to make decisions about the curriculum: "We must learn to reprogram, make decisions about the curriculum and we are ready". The Minister has rejected the option to extend the course during the July and August vacations, but has indicated that the selectivity must be possible and that the baccalaureate must have ended in June.

09.49. Police and military officers ask to be classified as high risk personnel for coronavirus

The organizations CCOO, SUP, AUGC and AUME, representative in the Local Police, National Police, Civil Guard and Armed Forces groups, respectively, have asked the Government to classify them as high-risk personnel to preserve their operational capacity in the face of the coronavirus .

In a video with representatives of all these formations, they emphasize that since the declaration of the state of alarm, these bodies have worked together with the health workers to "stop the expansion of the coronavirus and thus protect the population." For this reason, they request the Government to classify its members as "high risk personnel" as they are in the "front line" of the battle against this virus.

09.35. Coronavirus: the televisions of the hospitals will be free in the Community of Madrid

The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has advanced that, thanks to public-private collaboration, the televisions of all the hospitals in the network will be free for patients who are in isolation due to the coronavirus . This has been pointed out by Ayuso in an interview on Cadena Cope, where the Madrid leader has celebrated this initiative and recalled that many people are "completely alone" right now. Some centers have already begun to apply this measure, such as the Hospital de Móstoles and the Clinic.

09.32. The King's message about the coronavirus was followed by more viewers than Christmas

The message that the King delivered this Wednesday due to the state of alarm due to the coronavirus pandemic was followed by 14.6 million Spaniards, 7,100,000 more than the Christmas message , according to a report by Barlovento with data from Kantar Half. The accumulated audience was 15.6 million, that is, 30.5% of the Spanish population was at 9:00 p.m. watching the Monarch's television message, which lasted seven minutes, representing a screen share of 70.3 %.

09.28. The Community of Madrid proposes that the Army intervene in the residences

Given the increase in deaths from the coronavirus in the residences of the Community of Madrid in recent days, the Council for Social Policies, Alberto Reyero, proposes, among other solutions, that the Army intervene with its health personnel in these centers. Thus, this request has been communicated to the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who should transfer it to the central government, reports Marta Belver.

09.26. Coronavirus: The Ibex starts with a rise close to 2%

The Ibex-35 was trading in the first minutes of the session with a rise of close to 2% and approaching 6,400 points, compared to the setback on Wednesday, after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a new debt purchase program .

The majority of stocks registered increases, led by Bankia, with a rise of 13%. On the other hand, Iberdrola was at the head of the losses, leaving just over 2%. In this way, the Ibex began this session with gains, after yesterday closed with a fall of 3.44%, coinciding with the announcement by the ECB of a new debt purchase program for an amount of 750,000 million euros, before the crisis caused by the coronavirus .

09.23. Coronavirus: "The Government is not considering closing air traffic"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, has assured against what was stated in recent days by the President and the Minister of the Interior that the Spanish Government "is not considering closing air traffic" to avoid the spread of the coronavirus .

In an interview on Cadena SER, the head of Spanish diplomacy has made it clear that, "even if that happened," Spaniards who are abroad "can rest easy." "They can always go back to their country," he added. Along these lines, González Laya recalled that the closure of the airspace has to do with the "irresponsibility" of some citizens who, despite health recommendations, "intend to benefit from very low prices" given the situation.

09.14. The economic impact of the coronavirus in the Community of Madrid: 1,190 million

The Community of Madrid has estimated at 1,190 million euros, 4% of GDP, the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis in the region. The figure has been given by the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, in an interview with the Cadena Cope in which she announced that she will ask the Council of Ministers for a "strategic rescue plan" for companies and the self-employed with measures such as the postponement of the Social Security contributions.

The president of the Community of Madrid has also assured that if it had not been because she coughed live in an interview on Telemadrid on Sunday and that "for transparency" she decided to repeat the coronavirus test, she would not have found out that it is infected, because she only notes that she is tired, "but not much either."

09.11. Coronavirus: Army trucks pull dozens of coffins from Bergamo for cremation

A long column of military trucks crossed the center of Bergamo, in northern Italy, tonight, transporting dozens of coffins of victims of the coronavirus for cremation elsewhere, because the city's cemetery no longer has capacity.

The coffins, placed in some thirty Army trucks, passed through the city on their way from the local cemetery to the highway, destined for a dozen municipalities in Italy. The cemetery can no longer manage the emergency and the wait for cremations is over a week.

09.10. London underground closes 40 stations to contain coronavirus

The London underground has closed 40 stations and substantially reduces its service to contain the spread of the new coronavirus , as reported by Transport for London (TfL), operator of the city's transport network.

The measure coincides with the increase in measures taken by the Government in the face of the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, where London has the highest number of infected. In addition to the metro, TfL has ordered a reduction in the city's bus service, while according to the media, it is not ruled out that the authorities will order the closure of the city.

09.02. Treasury maintains the start of the income campaign on April 1 despite the coronavirus

The Ministry of Finance maintains on April 1 the start of the 2019 income campaign despite the coronavirus epidemic , which has among its novelties a simplification in the allocation of properties, as published by the BOE on Thursday. The Treasury has published the 2019 personal income tax and wealth tax declaration models, whose filing period is maintained between April 1 and June 30, despite the fact that a large part of the administrative and tax procedures have been affected due to the coronavirus crisis. [The complete information]

08.55. The Italian Government: "The confinement due to the coronavirus will continue"

The head of the Italian government, Giuseppe Conte , has announced that the confinement measures that have been in force for a week in this country, the most affected in Europe by the coronavirus pandemic , will be "prolonged when they reach their end", on 3 April. "The measures that we have taken, those that caused the closure of most of the companies in the country and that of the schools, will continue when they reach their end," said the head of government in an interview with the newspaper Il Corriere della. It will be.

08.47. Mercadona shortens its schedule due to the coronavirus

Mercadona has shortened the hours of its supermarkets, which will open from Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. , in addition to giving priority to purchases for the elderly, people with disabilities, people with reduced mobility, pregnant women, and necessary companions, as reported the company in a statement. The supermarket chain chaired by Juan Roig already launched a series of measures at the beginning of the week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus , including controlling capacity in supermarkets, as well as forcing customers to remain separate, by minus one meter.

08.39. Former Valencian President Alberto Fabra, hospitalized with coronavirus

The former president of the Valencian Generalitat and senator Alberto Fabra, 55, is hospitalized in the General Hospital of Castellón after having tested positive for the coronavirus test , according to sources in the PP from Castellón. Fabra entered the hospital on Tuesday after after manifesting the symptoms associated with the disease, and after undergoing the tests, the results confirmed last night that he is a carrier of Covid-19 .

The former president and territorial senator for the Valencian Community "is well and faces the disease with strength and optimism", complying with the indications of the doctors and following with attention and maximum interest the news regarding the disease in Spain and all the world ", according to the same sources.

08.29. Coronavirus: Ifema activates the first 150 beds for homeless people

The Madrid City Council makes the first 150 beds available at Ifema this Thursday for asymptomatic homeless people, which will eventually reach 600, a resource intended to protect this vulnerable group from the coronavirus . Those homeless people who present symptoms of coronavirus will be transferred to specific isolation centers for their care, the City Council has established following the sanitary recommendations.

The Military Emergency Unit (UME) has been in charge of conditioning this resource by mounting toilets, showers and the drinking water system. It was the City Council that this Tuesday made a request to the Ministry of Defense for the UME to take charge of the management.

08.26. A coronavirus vaccine by 2021

An authentic race against the clock against the coronavirus . Science is looking for a vaccine to immunize the population as soon as possible.At the starting line, countries like China, the USA, Spain and some international consortia try different approaches that can be ready in the shortest possible time. Even when it is known that a vaccine needs minimal development and manufacturing times, reports Pilar Pérez .

So the experts point out that in the best case it will not arrive before a year. Since there are several participants, we are faced with several models of vaccines: "Some are more sophisticated with purified elements of the virus and others, called attenuated ones, which do contain the virus itself but less potent," says Gabriel Reina González, specialist in Microbiology. and Parasitology of the University of Navarra Clinic.

08.23. The New York Stock Exchange will close from Monday due to the coronavirus

The New York Stock Exchange will temporarily close its trading room at the emblematic number 11 on Wall Street, as well as the parquet floor of the futures market and futures NYSE Arca de San Francisco due to the coronavirus , starting next Monday. in a "totally electronic" way without disruptions in the negotiation and regulatory supervision of the market, as reported by the exchange manager Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). "The decision to temporarily close trading venues represents a preventive measure to protect the health and well-being of employees and investors in response to Covid-19, " the entity said.

08.13. Inspectors will call today the 500 nursing homes to control coronavirus cases

nspectors of the Community of Madrid will call this Thursday to each and every one of the 500 nursing homes in the region, public, private and concerted, to know the real situation of all of them, the cases of coronavirus , isolated people and the number of deceased.

The objective, as advanced by the Minister of Social Policies, Families, Equality and Birth, Alberto Reyero in an interview with the Ser network, is "to be able to react and to avoid situations that change overnight in the residences and you can't react. " Thus, they will have information each week updated with data from the residences themselves.

07.36. Santiago Abascal overcomes the contagion by coronavirus

The president of Vox Santiago Abascal has overcome the choroanvirus that has kept him away from his usual work for a week and has shown his joy, above all, "to know that many of us will pass it that quickly and we will be able to return to contribute and help immediately in this emergency. " Abascal has used social networks to publicize the overcoming of the disease through the following message: "After a week of quarantine without any symptoms, the laboratory confirms that I have overcome the coronavirus . Negative."

07.33. Madrid launches its first medicalized hotel to fight coronavirus

The Community of Madrid is launching this Thursday the first of the medicalized hotels, which will be set up in the facilities of the Ayre Gran Hotel Colón, which will "alleviate" the healthcare pressure caused by the coronavirus at the Gregorio Marañón, Infanta Leonor and La Princesa hospitals.

The businessman Abel Matutes announced on Twitter that the Gran Hotel Colón will receive the first patients with coronavirus this Thursday , and that the establishment will make available to the Ministry of Health of the Community of Madrid "365 more rooms to win the war", for which expressed his "pride" that his establishment allowed to start this project.

It will not be the only one, as the Marriot Auditorium Hotel will be the second from Friday and will receive patients from the Torrejón de Ardoz University Hospital, the Príncipe de Asturias Hospital, in Alcalá de Henares, and the Henares University Hospital, in Coslada.

07.30. South Korea suffers from uptick in positive coronavirus cases

Unlike China, where no coronavirus has been reported for the first time since the epidemic broke out, the South Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has announced a positive rebound of coronavirus after confirming 152 new cases in one day. The new cases bring the balance of coronavirus cases in the Asian country to 8,565 affected and have ended the trend of confirmation of positive cases below 100 seen in the last four consecutive days, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. In addition, a total of 91 people have died from the coronavirus pandemic in South Korea.

07.20. Coronavirus threatens "future of aviation" without state aid

Airlines may need state aid to survive the crisis in the sector as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the CEO of the German airline Lufthansa , Carsten Spohr, has warned . "As this crisis lasts, surely the future of aviation cannot be guaranteed without state aid," the executive said in a statement, recalling that 700 of the company's 763 aircraft are currently on the ground.

07.11. Australia and New Zealand close their borders due to coronavirus

Australia and New Zealand have announced the closure of their borders to all foreigners to contain the coronavirus , except for those who have citizenship, residence or are close relatives of them. The Australian border closure will take effect from 21:00 Australian time (10.00 GMT) on Friday, March 20, while New Zealand, which also exempts health and humanitarian workers, will put the ban into effect as of 23.59 today (10.00 GMT on Thursday).

07.10. China shows no local spread of coronavirus for the first time

China has not registered any new local contagion for the coronavirus on Wednesday, the first time that this occurs since the outbreak began. The National Health Commission has indicated that, until last midnight local time (16.00 GMT Wednesday), there was no local contagion throughout the Chinese territory: the 34 cases that were diagnosed in that period were entirely of the Called "imported" , travelers from other sources of the pandemic.

07.05. Toyota will halt production in the US due to the coronavirus

Japanese vehicle maker Toyota Motor has announced the suspension of activity at all its production plants and components in North America between March 23-24 due to the spread of the new coronavirus in the region .

The suspension affects all the plants it has in Canada, Mexico and the United States (its largest world market) and is adopted to guarantee the safety of its employees "and due to an anticipated decrease in market demand linked to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic , "Toyota said in a statement. The company plans to resume production on March 25, but left the door open for possible postponements, noting that they will be aware of the evolution of the situation and will make decisions "in a timely manner."

06.55. Italy records record of victims of coronavirus

Italy recorded a daily record of deaths from the coronavirus , which has already become more lethal in Europe than in Asia and led the American Donald Trump to define himself as "a president in times of war." Described as the "enemy of humanity" by the World Health Organization (WHO), the coronavirus has sunk stock markets in recent days, but motivated the release of billions of financial aid.

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