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MADRID, Jan 5, 2024 (AFP) – The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of masks to be obligatory in medical facilities as cases of flu and Covid-19 surge with the onset of winter. With the increase in respiratory infections, “we are calling” for the return of obligatory mask-wearing in hospitals and health centres, Health Minister Monica Garcia said on X, formerly Twitter. The minister said she would bring up the subject on Monday […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Madrid authorities on Friday confirmed the first case in the region of the Brazilian variant of coronavirus, which is feared to be particularly infectious, in the region. A 44-year-old man who arrived at Madrid’s airport on January 29 tested positive for the coronavirus and subsequent lab tests confirmed he had caught the new strain, the regional government of Madrid said in a statement. The case is the first report in […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s government on Friday declared a state of emergency in and around Madrid to enforce a partial lockdown to curb rampant virus infections, overriding opposition from the regional authorities. “The government has decided to declare a state of emergency… for the next 15 days,” said Health Minister Salvador Illa following an urgent cabinet meeting after the region’s top court shot down restrictions imposed on 4.5 million people in and around […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Consulate in Spain and representatives of the local governments in that country met to agree on the aid that would be made available for Filipinos working in Spain. EBC Barcelona correspondent Lyn Tumbaga-Diez reports that that the following aid are available for overseas Filipinos there. The payment of rents of tenants of public apartment are suspended until August 2020, while those renting private apartments can ask for rent assistance. Electricity, […]
by Benjamin BOULY RAMES Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — For 10 days after giving birth to her first child, the mother was not allowed near him after she tested positive for coronavirus, for fear of infecting her newborn. And even though she has since been reunited with her son, neither she nor her husband have been allowed to physically touch him without gloves as they undergo an extended period of quarantine. “It’s hard,” says Vanesa […]
Ni Merly Orozco Eagle News Correspondent TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Isang sunog ang naganap sa Purok Mercury, Brgy. Telaje, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur nitong Lunes, Agosto 13 bandang 6:45 ng gabi. Itinuturong dahilan ng pinagmulan ng nasabing sunog ay ang pumutok na saksakan ng electrical appliances. Mabilis na kumalat ang apoy lalo’t ang karamihan sa mga bahay ay gawa lamang sa light materials. Agad namang rumesponde ang personnel ng Tandag […]
Egie C. Asis Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Pedro Sánchez fue elegido el nuevo presidente del Gobierno de España, tras obtener la mayoría absoluta del Congreso de los Diputados en una moción de censura contra Mariano Rajoy del Partido Popular. El socialista consiguió 180 votos a favor de la moción que él mismo inició frente al escándalo de corrupción del caso Gürtel que condenó al PP. Más de 100–o 169—fueron en contra, mientras que hubo una abstención. En […]
Katherine Ferrer Eagle News Service MADRID, España — Miles de mujeres se manifestaron por las calles de la capital y en otras ciudades y localidaded españolas el jueves, 8 de marzo de 2018. Las mujeres se vistieron de morado–que simboliza el feminismo—mientras marchaban por las calles para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. En la Plaza de Atocha, apenas se oía nada mientras las mujeres reclamaron “justicia” e “igualdad” para ellas en el trabajo, y denunciaron la violación sexual. […]
Egie Asis Eagle News Service MADRID, España— Miles de jubilados tomaron las calles de la capital el jueves para exigir lo que según ellos son pensiones “dignas.” Fuentes policiales cifraron entre 3.000 y 4.000 los manifestantes que intentaron acercarse al Congreso de los Diputados para protestar el estado de las pensiones. Este año, sube un 0.25%, una cifra que consideran insuficiente dada la inflación. Los manifestantes igual reclaman que en los Presupuestos Generales del Estado se destine […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The passenger of a Ryanair flight from London to Malaga in southern Spain, apparently tired of waiting inside the plane on arrival, got out and sat on the wing, a witness and the airline said Wednesday. “We had been waiting around half-an-hour to get out of the plane,” Fernando del Valle, another passenger, told AFP of the incident on Monday evening. “The man calmly went to the emergency exit, pulled the […]
by Kieran CANNING Agence France-Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu faces the club’s members at an annual general meeting on Saturday fighting an increasingly difficult battle to balance the conflicting interests of fans in favor of Catalan independence and millions of supporters in the rest of Spain and around the world. A powerful symbol of Catalonia, Barca have been caught in the political crossfire since an independence referendum for the wealthy northeastern region […]
