A court in Madrid has rejected strict new lockdown laws imposed on the Spanish capital by the government last week to stem the spread of coronavirus. The Health Ministry banned 4.8 million people in the city from leaving their local areas except for essential business on Friday. But regional government chief Isabel Diaz Ayuso had … Read more
Police set up controls and stopped cars on major roads into and out of Madrid on Saturday as the city went back into lockdown due to surging coronavirus cases. Some 4.8 million people are barred from leaving the capital area, while restaurants and bars must shut early and reduce capacity by half. The new restrictions, … Read more
Madrid will become the first European capital to head back into lockdown following new coronavirus restrictions imposed by the Spanish government Some 4.8 million residents in the Spanish capital will be barred from leaving the area after the city suffered one of the highest infection rates of any region in Europe, with 850 cases per 100,000 … Read more
The government of Madrid has rejected a Spanish government plan to place the city on partial lockdown. The proposed measures would impose stricter mobility curbs and limits on social gatherings in the capital and its suburbs, Madrid’s regional government reacted furiously to the new restrictions that affect mobility and gatherings, setting the scene for a … Read more
The leader of Madrid has rejected calls for a new lockdown in the Spanish capital despite a mounting crisis in the city which is seeing thousands of new coronavirus cases per day. Isabel Diaz Ayuso said ‘the solution is not a total confinement’ and demanded more help from the Spanish government as new restrictions were … Read more
Martin Odegaard and Real Madrid squad test NEGATIVE for coronavirus following Norwegian’s initial positive test after footage emerges of midfielder shaking hands with the entire Real Sociedad bench hours before his first test Martin Odegaard made just his third Real Madrid appearance on Sunday But reports in Spain say he tested positive for coronavirus following … Read more
Real Madrid to test their ENTIRE squad for coronavirus after Martin Odegaard tested positive – as footage emerges of him shaking hands with the entire Real Sociedad bench hours before his test Martin Odegaard made just his third Real Madrid appearance on Sunday But reports in Spain say he tested positive for coronavirus following the … Read more
Madrid residents were told to limit their movements to ‘what is essential’ today as police checkpoints returned and the army prepared to fight the coronavirus outbreak at the epicentre of Europe’s second wave. Health minister Salvador Illa urged people to avoid non-essential contact across the city – not just in the poorer areas where new … Read more
The green medical tents return to Madrid’s military hospital , as the city is gripped by coronavirus second wave. The Gomez Ulla hospital, is getting ready just in case emergency wards get crammed again. COVID-19 cases are stubbornly on the rise in Madrid despite curbs on nightlife, outdoor smoking and limiting all group interaction to … Read more
Doctors have warned that Madrid is walking ‘in slow motion’ towards a repeat of its ‘nuclear bomb’ Covid crisis in March. Spain has recorded an average of more than 10,000 new cases per day over the last week, the worst figures in Europe and the fifth highest infection rate in the world. Nearly a third of those falling … Read more