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Coronavirus data in Spain
- * Source: Ministry of Health
- 68,852 in Madrid (8,691 dead)
- 59,019 in Catalonia (5,587 deaths)
- 18,907 in Castilla y León (1,924 dead)
- 17,259 in Castilla-La Mancha (2,945 dead)
- 13,511 in the Basque Country (1,424 dead)
- 12,679 in Andalusia (1,404 dead)
- 11,228 in the Valencian Community (1,332 dead)
- 9,129 in Galicia (609 dead)
- 5,695 in Aragon (826 dead)
- 5,259 in Navarra (490 dead)
- 4,051 in La Rioja (361 dead)
- 2,966 in Extremadura (508 dead)
- 2,425 in Asturias (310 dead)
- 2,347 in the Canary Islands (151 dead)
- 2,303 in Cantabria (202 dead)
- 2,142 in the Balearic Islands (209 dead)
- 1,599 in Murcia (148 dead)
- 146 in Ceuta (4 dead)
- 121 in Melilla (2 dead)
Total figures: 239,638 cases of coronavirus diagnosed by PCR; 27,127 dead
09.03 26,573 more unemployed in May
The registered unemployment in the public employment services (SEPE) increased by 26,573 people during May (0.7% more), which is a moderation with respect to the figures registered in March and April, when it added 302,265 and 282,891 people, respectively.
According to data provided by the Ministry of Labor, the registered unemployment accounted for 3,857,776 people , thus remaining at figures not reached since May 2016, which implies a year-on-year increase of 778,285 people (25% more).
The monthly increase in registered unemployment has been generated mainly in the services sector, with 40,784 more unemployed, but also in agriculture (710 more) and the group without previous employment (9,058 more), while it decreased in construction (23,717 people). less) and industry (262 less)
08.53 The Government and Citizens close an agreement that guarantees the approval of the sixth extension of the state of alarm
The Government has closed an agreement with Ciudadanos that guarantees the approval of the sixth and last extension of the state of alarm, with a sufficient majority. Citizens will vote yes in exchange, among other conditions, that the Executive propose a Reactivation Plan for the Tourism Sector and that before June 15 present a Royal Decree-law to regulate the exit from the state of alarm for the territories that reach it. Report Marisol Hernandez and Luis Angel Sanz .
08.31 Japan approves new safer saliva PCR test for medical personnel
The Government of Japan today approved the use of a new type of PCR test based on patients' saliva samples, which aims to expand the total number of tests performed and reduce the risk of contagion for medical personnel.
The new tests will be covered by public health insurance and will be performed on patients who have had symptoms of COVID-19 for up to nine days, the period during which the virus remains detectable in the saliva of those infected, as announced by this Tuesday the Japanese Ministry of Health.
This method "will significantly ease the burden on both patients and institutions collecting samples, by alleviating the risk of infections," Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said at a news conference.
08.07 Russia will test a coronavirus vaccine in military volunteers
Russia will test a vaccine against the coronavirus in military volunteers, as announced on Tuesday by the country's Defense Ministry, which has so far confirmed more than 410,000 cases of COVID-19 and almost 5,000 deaths.
"The Defense Ministry has finalized the selection of volunteers for clinical trials of a single, locally developed vaccine against the new COVID-19 infection," the Defense Ministry said in a statement, collected by the Russian news agency. Sputnik.
07.35 Japan reopens its tourist places with measures to avoid a re-emergence
Japan is opening its main tourist enclaves by applying measures to avoid an uncontrolled increase in cases of COVID-19, such as the capacity limitation adopted since Tuesday by the gardens of the imperial palace in Tokyo .
These Tokyo gardens opened their doors after two months closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, although for the moment access to 100 people per day will be limited and they will be required to wear a mask and the temperature will be taken to the public before entering, according to details provided by the Imperial Household Agency.
The opening of the iconic gardens of the Japanese capital comes a day after the city entered the second phase of restriction relief to prevent coronavirus infections and about a week after the state of sanitary emergency was lifted in all the nippon archipelago
07.17 South Korea: re-emergence of cases in religious centers on the eve of the new reopening of schools
South Korea's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has expressed concern Tuesday over thirty new COVID-19 cases linked to Catholic churches in the Seoul metropolitan area on the eve of the reopening of the schools .
The authorities have confirmed 38 new infections, 36 of them locally transmitted and all of them identified in Seoul, its surroundings and Incheon, in the north of the country.
The total number of cases, after the last balance, is 11,541, while deaths have risen to 272, after the last death recorded in the last 24 hours, as the Yonhap news agency has pointed out.
07.06 China registers 5 new infections, all from abroad
The National Health Commission of China reported today that the Asian country detected 5 new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections on Monday, after the 16 diagnosed on the eve, which had been the highest number since mid-May.
The 5 cases registered by the health authorities until last local midnight (16.00 GMT on Monday) were all from travelers from abroad, the so-called "imported" cases, and were located in the central Sichuan province (2), Shanghai (east , 1), Canton (southeast, 1) and Shaanxi (center, 1).
In addition, the official source indicated that, on the last day, 8 patients had been discharged, so the number of active infected in the Asian country is 73, of which 3 are in serious condition.
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