The head of an elite Spanish police unit created to fight ETA terrorism has died of coronavirus. Jesus Gayoso Rey, 48, lost his fight for life yesterday/on Friday at a hospital in the northern Spanish city of Logrono. He was head of the Civil Guard’s Rapid Action Group, which has become heavily involved in recent years … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll surged by 181 yesterday as Government advisers warned that even stricter social distancing measures could be on the way. It is by far the biggest daily increase and means the disease has claimed 759 lives, including young and previously healthy people. Government advisers said stricter social distancing policies may have to … Read more
Spain returns ‘faulty’ coronavirus testing kits bought from Chinese company as experts say China is filling the void left by Europe’s usual go-to ally the US Spanish government forced to return ‘faulty’ coronavirus testing kits to China Supplier Shenzhen Bioeasy said it had not adequately explained how to use them The Spanish ministry said it will … Read more
‘This is a social bomb that can explode at any moment’: Red Cross chief warns coronavirus pandemic could spark ‘social unrest’ among poor in the West’s biggest cities 80,000 people have coronavirus in Italy and at least 9,000 have died in Italy France has seen more than 1,800 deaths while Spain has seen upwards of … Read more
Spain sees its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day – 769 – as country’s toll of fatalities rises by nearly a fifth to 4,858, but infection rate falls By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline and Afp Published: 10:55 GMT, 27 March 2020 | Updated: 11:11 GMT, 27 March 2020 The death toll in Spain … Read more
Switzerland has become the fifth European country to declare more than 10,000 coronavirus infections after the number of cases jumped by almost 1,000 in the last 24 hours. The Alpine country’s health ministry revealed that 10,714 citizens have been infected this morning, and warned that this number will continue to rise for at least another … Read more
Spain‘s death-toll from coronavirus has risen to more than 4,000 people while new infections have also increased by almost a fifth. The country announced that 655 people died from the virus between Wednesday and Thursday, taking the total number from 3,434 to 4,089. The number of new infections also rose from 47,610 on Wednesday to … Read more
Spain has today overtaken China to record the world’s second-highest death toll from coronavirus. Spanish officials reported 738 new deaths today, the country’s biggest daily jump so far, taking the total from 2,696 to 3,434. The figure is now higher than the 3,285 people who have died in mainland China, where the outbreak began in … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Coronavirus crisis could cause a loneliness epidemic in older adults: Study shows cutting off over-50s from transport, retail and leisure facilities increases feelings of isolation and depression Researchers surveyed 5,912 people aged 50+ from Finland, Poland and Spain They assessed their levels of loneliness and whether they had major depression People were asked about amenities and how walkable their neighbourhood … Read more
Good news FINALLY arrives for the travel industry: Flight bookings to the UK for January 2021 up 229% and to Spain they’re up 171% Even Italy is showing an upward trend for January of next year Analysts say travellers are showing signs of confidence for end of the year, too Travellers from Asia are more … Read more
Soldiers tasked with disinfecting care homes in Spain find ABANDONED corpses as coronavirus crisis cripples the country Corpses found in same homes as loved ones who are still alive, reports suggest Spain’s Military Emergency Unit (UME) were cleaning the homes to slow spread Deadly coronavirus infected more than 33,000 and killed 2,200 in Spain alone … Read more