Coronavirus Spain today, breaking news | More than five million Spaniards already have the complete vaccine regimen

The total number of coronavirus infections in Spain has now risen to 3,540,430 since the start of the pandemic, according to official statistics. The cumulative incidence in the last 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 223.75, compared to 229.20 on Friday. In the past two weeks, a total of 106,173 positives have been registered.

Coronavirus data in Spain

*Source: Ministry of Health

Total figures: 3,540,430 confirmed coronavirus cases with diagnostic proof of active infection; There have been 78,293 deaths with a positive test as of May 3

3.00 Mexico registers 112 new deaths and accumulates 217,345 deaths from coronavirus

Mexico registered 112 new deaths from covid-19 in the last 24 hours for a total of 217,345 deaths, reported Monday the Health Secretary.

The health authorities also recorded 1,027 new infections in their daily technical report on the incidence of the coronavirus, which brings the confirmed cases to 2,349,900.

With these data, Mexico is the third country in the world with the most deaths, behind the United States and Brazil, and the fifteenth in number of confirmed infections, according to Johns Hopkins University.

2.50 Chile rules out the existence of a Chilean variant of covid-19 after Israel's alert

The Chilean Institute of Public Health (ISP) ruled out this Monday that there is a "Chilean variant" of covid-19, after the Israeli Ministry of Health alerted about a first case of a patient infected with a strain identified as originating from the southern country.

"We reviewed the Gisaid database (Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data), an international database where the variants are named according to the country of origin. In this case, no variant named Chilean appears, therefore , we rule out that there is a Chilean variant at this time in the world," said the director of the ISP, Heriberto García, through a video.

The alarm went off this same day as a result of information from the Israeli authorities that reported a patient who returned to the country after a trip abroad and who, despite being vaccinated, was infected with covid-19 by a strain that they identified as originating from Chile.

2.40 The United States accumulates 577,489 deaths and 32,469,595 infections by covid-19

On Monday, the United States reached 32,469,595 confirmed cases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and 577,489 deaths from the disease covid-19, according to the independent count from Johns Hopkins University.

This balance at 20:00 local time (00:00 GMT on Tuesday) is 460 more deaths than on Sunday and 49,516 new infections.

California is now the state hardest hit by the pandemic with 61,944 deaths, followed by New York (52,423), Texas (50,331), Florida (35,307), Pennsylvania (26,249), New Jersey (25,616) and Illinois (24,389). .

2.20 Thousands of vaccinated people celebrate their first concert in Los Angeles

Thousands of people vaccinated against the coronavirus in Los Angeles (USA) have gathered in a great concert that will be broadcast next Saturday on television and the internet and in which the President of the United States, Joe Biden, Prince Henry and Pope Francis, among others, intervened.

Under the name of "Vax Live", convened by the charity Global Citizen and held this Sunday, it was the first major musical event held in the US since the start of the pandemic and featured performances by Jennifer Lopez, J Balvin, Foo Fighters, H.E.R. and Eddie Vedder.

"The vaccine must be delivered to everyone and everywhere. We cannot rest until it reaches every corner," Prince Harry said on stage.

The organization did not confirm the total number of attendees present at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, in Los Angeles County, although the current capacity regulations for vaccinated people would have allowed access for 40,000 people.

The event raised 53 million dollars, mostly donated by companies, to extend the vaccination campaign in underprivileged countries. Although its organizers assured that during this week more aid will continue to arrive.

2.00 Colombia adds 11,599 cases of covid-19, the lowest number in almost a month

Colombia added 11,599 positive cases of covid-19 this Monday, the lowest number since April 7 , when it had 11,381 daily infections, and there are already 2,905,254 people who have contracted the disease in the country.

During the day, 464 deaths were also confirmed, of which 381 correspond to previous days and bring the number of fatalities due to the pandemic to 75,164, detailed the Ministry of Health.

In Colombia there are still 99,154 active cases, which is equivalent to 3.41% of the total, and 2,721,317 patients appear as recovered, that is, 93.66%.

1.45 America is torn between reopening and the restrictions due to covid-19

The increase in the wave of infections in some countries and the feeling that in some areas of the continent the pandemic is beginning to be controlled reveal different realities in the midst of the restriction measures and those of easing, which seek a gradual return to normality.

New York, for example, is preparing to lift this month most of the restrictions applied to bars, restaurants, theaters and museums, which have had to operate with limited capacity in a city that last year was one of the main sources of the pandemic in the world.

The governor of the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced this Monday that the restrictions will be lifted throughout the month and that the goal is for the reopening to be complete no later than July 1.

Cuomo said that as of May 19, the capacity restrictions for hotels, retail stores, gyms and hairdressers will end, although establishments will have to guarantee that there is enough space for customers to maintain a separation of about 2 meters.

1.30 Uruguay adds 72 new deaths from covid-19 and is on the verge of 2,800

Uruguay added 72 deaths diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus this Sunday and reached 2,796 since it was decreed the health emergency on March 13, 2020, according to the daily report issued by the National Emergency System.

In addition, during the day, 1,631 new cases were detected once 8,117 tests were processed.

Uruguay adds 72 new deaths from covid-19 and is on the verge of 2,800

1.03 US sends four cargo planes to India with supplies against covid

The United States is sending four cargo planes with "essential supplies" to India to help the country fight covid -19, which is causing record numbers of deaths.

Pentagon spokesman Johnso Kirby informed reporters on Monday that the US will send three C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft and a C-17 Globemaster to deliver "tons of much-needed essential supplies," such as machines of oxygen and personal protective equipment for health workers.

Two of the planes arrived in New Delhi on Friday, while the third plane will land this Monday and the fourth on Tuesday.

0.28 The US plans to authorize the use of Pfizer's vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to Authorize next week the use of the covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech in children ages 12 to 15, The New York Times reported Monday.

The newspaper, which cites anonymous sources from the federal Administration, points out that the decision may be announced at the beginning of next week and that, after it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet immediately to make recommendations on the use of the vaccine in this age group.

Pfizer last month requested the US authorities to authorize the emergency use of its vaccine between 12 and 15 years after carrying out a study with 2,260 individuals that showed an efficacy of 100% in that group of age.

0.09 Brazil registers 983 deaths from covid-19 in 24 hours

Brazil registered 983 deaths and 24,619 cases of covid-19 on Monday, amid a slight slowdown in the disease after reaching its phase deadliest between March and April of this year, reported the Government.

According to the latest balance from the Ministry of Health, the total number of deaths from the virus now amounts to 408,622, while the number of infections exceeds 14.7 million since the beginning of the pandemic.

The average daily number of covid-19 infections in the last 7 days stood at 58,000, after having exceeded 75,000 at the end of March, while the number of deaths fell to around 2,300, after exceeding 3,000 in early April.

23.13 Canada recommends Johnson & Johnson only for people over 30 years of age

The scientific committee that advises the government of Canada on vaccination against covid-19 recommended Monday that the use of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is reserved for people 30 years of age and older.

This announcement from the Canadian National Advisory Committee for Immunization (CCNI) comes hours after Denmark scrapped the J&J vaccine due to potentially serious side effects, despite a green light from the European regulator and the World Health Organization. Health (WHO) to use it.

In April, the US regulator temporarily suspended the use of this vaccine after rare cases of thrombosis. France has decided to administer it to people aged 55 and over, just like the one produced by AstraZeneca.

22.57 Andalusia adds 1,706 cases and seven deaths in 48 hours and its rate continues to drop to 212.5

Andalusia has registered this Monday, May 3, 1,706 cases of coronavirus, 350 more positives in 48 hours- -The data is not updated on Sunday-, but 79 less than the previous Monday, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Families, which records seven deaths, two less than on Saturday and the same figure as a week ago.

In addition, the accumulated incidence rate of the autonomous community continues to drop for the thirteenth day and stands at 212.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, 1.18 points less than on Saturday and 28.02 points below the rate recorded on the previous Monday.

The 1,706 infections this Monday and Sunday are registered after the 1,356 infections on Saturday, the lowest figure since Monday, April 12 --when 1,207 positives were added--, the 1,604 on Friday, 1,698 on Thursday, 1,484 on Wednesday , 1,444 on Tuesday and 1,785 on last Monday.

22.25 Argentina registers 15,920 new cases of covid-19 and another 540 deaths

Argentina registered this Monday 15,920 new cases of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, bringing the total number of positives to 3,021,117, while deaths rose to 64,792, after 540 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

The number of known infections today marks an increase compared to those reported this Sunday, when 11,394 cases were reported, although the number of reported positives is usually lower on weekends.

Argentina registered a daily record of positives on April 16, with 29,472 infections, and a daily maximum of deaths last Thursday, with 561 deaths.

22.05 The Governor of Florida eliminates all the measures related to the covid-19

The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, ended this Monday all the measures and restrictions related to the covid-19 in the state of the American South, effective immediately, citing the efficacy of the vaccines.

DeSantis signed a law that invalidates local emergency orders - which impose restrictions due to covid-19 - as of July 1, and also signed an executive order that "bridges the gap" between now and then.

"This is what has to be done based on the evidence," the Republican governor said at a press conference in St. Petersburg, in the west, referring to the reduction in infections and deaths thanks to the advancement of the process of vaccination.

Nearly nine million people -41.9% of a total of 21.5 million residents- received at least one dose of the vaccine in Florida, according to the US Department of Health.

9:36 pm La Rioja will have 3 levels of alarm as of May 9, the day the community opens and lifts the 'curfew'

La Rioja will have as of May 9, when The State of Alarm is expected to decline, with a three-level 'traffic light', based on a series of indicators, which in the "worst possible scenario" would be four. In addition, that same day the perimeter closure of the region ends and the restrictions on night mobility, the so-called 'curfew', are lifted, as indicated by the president of the regional government, Concha Andreu.

The head of the La Rioja Executive has made this announcement after the meetings she has held with political, social, institutional and municipal representatives to address, expose and present the regulatory framework after the end of the State of Alarm.

Andreu has pointed out that the community will continue to be governed by the model that has been applied, through the regulation of the response to the pandemic with a plan of measures based on indicators, since "it has considerable benefits for the population, because it contributes certainties and gives security". All this, within a plan that "is in draft - with the idea that it be approved by the Governing Council on Wednesday - to adjust intervals of accumulated incidents, both to seven and fourteen days, and depending on the legal conditions of the new scene".

21.20 Deaths from coronavirus drop below the 100 barrier (77) in the last 48 hours

The number of deaths from coronavirus has dropped below the 100 barrier and stands at 77 for this weekend, according to the data reported this Monday by the Ministry of Health, which also shows a decrease of 5.45 points in the accumulated incidence.

Specifically, of the 229.20 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days registered on Friday, this Monday it has risen to 223.75, although there are still eight autonomous communities that are still at extreme risk (for above 250 cases), the same ones that appeared in the previous Health report.

These are the case of the Basque Country (496.91), Madrid (368.99), Melilla (347.97), Navarra (332.28), Catalonia (298.34), Aragon (297.13), La Rioja (286.64) and Cantabria (254.42).

Canarias, with 98.03 cases, joins the list of five communities that are below one hundred cases per hundred thousand inhabitants and in which Galicia (96.49) continue; Murcia (71.20); The Balearic Islands (61.63) and the Valencian Community, the only one with a cumulative incidence at 14 days of 42.97, below 50 cases.

The incidence in the last 7 days also decreased, going from 104.86 cases per 100,000 inhabitants to 100.41.

20:55. The Port of Valencia quarantines two ships with 10 presumably infected by coronavirus

The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has authorized the docking at two of its docks of two container ships from Algeciras and Barcelona with six and four crew members, respectively, with symptoms of the disease caused by the coronavirus.

These are the Maersk UTAH ships, from the Maersk company and with six possible cases of covid, and the Skiathos I, from the shipping company Marfret and four presumed cases of covid, PAV sources reported this Monday. The offer made by the port to dock both ships in safe internal waters and away from commercial activity has been accepted by Foreign Health and by the shipping companies themselves in order to more easily care for infected people. [Read the complete information here, by Inma Lidón].

20.20. Sánchez celebrates the more than five million immunized against the coronavirus: "Vaccinate, vaccinate and vaccinate, that is our objective"

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has celebrated that a total of 5,098,903 people They have already received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Spain, from which immunity begins to be generated. "Vaccinate, vaccinate and vaccinate. That is our goal and we continue to make progress to achieve community immunization against Covid-19. I get vaccinated for sure," said Sánchez.

7:45 p.m. More than five million Spaniards already have the complete vaccine against the coronavirus

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has stated that the vaccination campaign is proceeding at a "cruising pace" after having administered 16.3 million of doses against the coronavirus, according to the latest available data, which has made it possible to reach more than five million Spaniards with the complete regimen. This was stated this Monday by the head of Health during her visit to the vaccination points of the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), where she has indicated that the objective is to ensure that 70% of the population is vaccinated by the end of August.

19.29. Health reports 16,353 cases and 77 deaths this weekend, with the incidence dropping to 223

The autonomous communities have notified the Ministry of Health this Monday of 16,353 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend, 1,812 of them diagnosed in the last 24 hours.

These figures are lower than those of the same day last week, when 19,582 positives were reported. The total number of infections in Spain has already risen to 3,540,430 since the start of the pandemic, according to official statistics. The cumulative incidence in the last 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 223.75, compared to 229.20 on Friday. In the past two weeks, a total of 106,173 positives have been registered.

Read the complete information on Ángel Díaz.

19.24. According to a study, 50% of patients with coronavirus have symptoms seven months after being discharged

Professionals from the internal medicine service of the Hospital de Barcelona have identified in a study that 50% of patients with coronavirus show symptoms related to the disease seven months after being discharged from the hospital, he reported this Monday in a statement.

The journal 'Clinical Microbiology and Infection' has published the results of a study that has focused on the "need" for follow-up at the care level required by patients on hospital discharge.

19.05. Health begins the procedures to allow the sale of self-diagnostic tests in pharmacies without a prescription

The Ministry of Health has initiated the processing of a Royal Decree-Law to allow the sale of self-diagnostic tests, that is, of antigens or antibodies, against the coronavirus in pharmacies without the need for a prescription. Since February, the Community of Madrid has been carrying out antigen tests in pharmacies and dental clinics, although always with a medical prescription. Specifically, the Madrid Health Service sends an SMS to all those asymptomatic citizens residing in areas with a high incidence in order to be able to carry out this test free of charge.

18.50. Fifteen deaths from coronavirus and 55 new cases in the Valencian Community

The Valencian Community has registered 15 deaths from coronavirus since last Saturday and 55 new cases of this disease in the last day, in which 547 patients who have overcome covid-19 have been discharged. Coronavirus infections have decreased by 59 compared to Sunday, while there have been eight more deaths since Saturday, when the last number of deaths was offered, according to the data update from the Ministry of Health.

18.31. Italy adds 6,000 coronavirus infections on the last day after a week of reopening

Italy registered 5,948 new coronavirus infections in the last twenty-four hours, the lowest number since October, and 256 deaths, the Ministry reported today of Italian Health, a week after the country began its reopening process. The almost six thousand new cases represent the lowest number since 5,901 were registered on October 13, 2020, although fewer diagnostic tests were carried out than usual, 121,829, as often happens on Mondays.

A total of 121,433 people have lost their lives since the health emergency began in Italy in February 2020 and 4,050,708 people have contracted the coronavirus in the country so far during the pandemic.

18.07. Denmark withdraws the Janssen coronavirus vaccine due to its link to thrombi

The Danish health authorities have decided this Monday to withdraw the coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson from his immunization program, due to the drug's link to thrombotic events after its administration.

"The risk of possible side effects such as serious blood clots in those vaccinated cannot be offset," said the deputy director of the Danish National Board of Health, Helene Probst, in a statement, collected by the newspaper 'Politiken'.

18.00. The EMA begins evaluating the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus in children aged 12 to 15 years and expects results in June

The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) The European Medicines Agency (EMA) began this Monday to evaluate the expansion of the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus to include young people between the ages of 12 and 15.

As announced by the European regulatory body through a statement, the results are expected for the month of June. Specifically, the EMA will carry out an accelerated evaluation of the data submitted by Pfizer, including the results of a large ongoing clinical study involving adolescents aged 12 and over, to decide whether to recommend the extension of the indication.

17:47. Weekly coronavirus cases in the world drop for the first time since February

Weekly coronavirus cases on the planet, which have not stopped rising since mid-February, fell for the first time last week compared to the previous one, and India and Brazil concentrate half of them, according to the data provided today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The weekly infections stood at 5.69 million in the last seven days, when in the week of April 19 to 25 they had been 5.73 million, finally showing a decrease in the global curve of cases after a month and a half on the rise .

"There were more cases in the past two weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, and India and Brazil accounted for more than half of the cases last week, although there are many other countries in the world facing a fragile situation," warned the director general of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at a press conference.

"The same thing could happen in India and Brazil in other places" if the measures to avoid contagion are not complied with.

5:40 p.m. The woman admitted to the Valencia hospital has the English variant of the coronavirus, not the Indian one

The woman admitted to the General Hospital of Valencia for allegedly having the Indian variant of the coronavirus finally has the English variant, with a 99 .9% chance, as reported by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

Health is investigating whether this case of coronavirus is of the Indian variant because the sister of the affected person (who is isolated) had traveled to that country. As pointed out by the Ministry, the researchers point out that in 99.9% of the probability it is the English variant, therefore, unless the analyzes take an unexpected turn, this result, obtained from the sequencing, is considered good. of the virus that is being carried out.

17.32. Positives drop in Extremadura to 39 cases in a day without deaths from coronavirus

The autonomous community of Extremadura has registered a drop in positives in the last 24 hours to 39 cases of coronavirus, in one day in which there have been no deaths, so the total number of victims is 1,756 since the start of the pandemic. Likewise, admissions to hospitals in Extremadura have also dropped to 57 people, five less than those notified this Sunday, 13 of them in the ICU, one less.

17.24. The Canary Islands add 121 new cases in the last 24 hours and register three days without deaths from coronavirus

The Canary Islands have registered 121 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, so the total number of accumulated cases on the islands It already rises to 52,959 in the archipelago, while the number of deaths remains at 729 deaths, after the islands have gone three days without having to regret any death from coronavirus, according to data provided by the Regional Health Department advances daily after 2:00 p.m. Thus, of the total cases, 3,482 are active (-71), of which 73 are admitted to the ICU (+1), 261 remain hospitalized (+4) and 3,148 are at home. In addition, 48,748 people have already overcome the disease on the islands.

17.19. Madrid records 295 positives and 16 more deaths from coronavirus in the last hours

This Monday the Community of Madrid recorded 295 positives for coronavirus detected in the last hours, 31 fewer than yesterday and the best data since 29 February. March, when 266 were registered. In addition, it added another 16 deaths due to the infection, than in the previous balance.

The latest report from the Executive of Isabel Díaz Ayuso incorporates a total of 421 cases, bringing the total to 697,584 and, in terms of deaths in hospitals, the figure rises to 16,714 and 23,781 if data on mortuary health in centers are included socio-sanitary, in homes and in other places to be specified. In the region's hospital network there are 2,097 patients admitted for coronavirus, 31 more than yesterday, for a total of 110,596 since the start of the pandemic.

17.00 Moderna will supply up to 500 million doses to the COVAX program

The US pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on Monday an agreement to supply up to 500 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the COVAX program, created by the World Health Organization (WHO) to facilitate vaccination worldwide.

Moderna will deliver 34 million doses during the fourth quarter of 2021, while the agreement includes an option for the WHO mechanism to acquire another 466 million doses during 2022, the company explained in a statement, collected by Efe .

The agreement comes after last Friday the WHO approved the emergency use of Moderna's vaccine, opening the door for the product to be part of COVAX.

16.50 Portugal believes that the 'covid passport' does not guarantee a strong recovery in tourism this year

Although progress is made in the use of the so-called covid passport for the summer campaign, 2021 "is not going to be yet a year of strong recovery for tourism", considered today the Portuguese Foreign Minister, Augusto Santos Silva, in an interview with Efe.

"We have not yet turned the page on the coronavirus pandemic, so we have to be very prudent and gradual," stressed the minister, who trusted that the digital green certificate, known as the covid passport, proposed in March by the Commission Union can be operational before the summer.

A formula that "facilitates movement between the countries of Europe", said the minister and that can alleviate the "negative impact that the pandemic had on tourism", although it will not imply a "strong recovery" and the figures for this year "they will still be very far from the values ​​of 2019".

"People can circulate without a certificate," he stressed, but this document provides information that prevents quarantines or additional measures.

16.47 The Canary Islands add 121 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours

The Canary Islands have registered 121 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, so the total number of accumulated cases on the islands rises Now at 52,959 in the archipelago, while the number of deaths remains at 729 deaths, after the islands have gone three days without having to regret any death from coronavirus, according to Europa Press from the data provided by the Executive Ministry of Health regional advances daily after 2:00 p.m.

Regarding the 7-day Cumulative Incidence (AI) in the Canary Islands, it stands at 45.27 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and the 14-day AI is 97.84 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

16.28 The Ivory Coast covid variant was detected for the first time in the Balearic Islands

The Son Espases Microbiology service reported this Monday that it had detected two cases of coronavirus of the Ivory Coast for the first time in the Balearic Islands. variant of the Ivory Coast, the Ministry of Health has reported in a statement, collected by Efe.

The English variant, with 77% of cases, continues to be the predominant variant, according to the latest Microbiology report from the reference hospital in the Balearic Islands.

16.24 The Valencian Community will maintain the limitations on night mobility after 9-M

The main consequence of the end of the state of alarm next Sunday the 9th of May will be in the Valencian Community, which will lift the perimeter closure and with it the limitation of entry and exit of citizens in the autonomy will end, but not other restrictions covered by the government decree that the Generalitat intends to maintain under the protection of the Valencian Superior Court of Justice. This is the case of the curfew, which would be maintained with some relief. The Valencian Community will lift the perimeter closure but is inclined to maintain a relieved curfew

16.16 Catalonia joins the Basque Country and asks the State to be able to make alarm decrees "à la carte"

The acting Minister of the Interior of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Miquel Sàmper, stated this Monday that Catalonia joins the Basque Country's request to the State for a delegation of powers to be able to make "an alarm decree à la carte", to act if the evolution of the coronavirus advises it after May 9, when the state of alarm will end.

"If there is a specific outbreak in any locality, region or a more aggressive variant enters, such as India, for example, we should have an instrument to take the necessary measures to control that focus, that outbreak", stated the minister , in statements to the media, at the Lleida fire station, according to Europa Press.

Pending the pronouncement of the State, Sàmper has indicated that this Tuesday the Government will approve a decree law adapted to the new situation that will allow, if necessary, to take measures in the points that are now declining.

15.57 Galicia will decide on Thursday measures to adopt before the end of the state of alarm

The clinical committee that advises the Xunta in the management of the pandemic will meet on Thursday, after the meeting of the Interterritorial Council of Health on Wednesday, to adopt "concrete measures" before the end of the state of alarm that will come into force throughout the community this weekend.

Regarding the situation that is opening up in Spain after the end of the state of alarm, scheduled for May 9, the president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, trusts that the Ministry of Health will inform the communities at the meeting of the Interterritorial Health Council to be held next Wednesday, reports Efe.

The Galician president understands that the epidemiological evolution of the community allows "extending hours and leaving the curfew without effect", but he has reiterated that "we will see it on Thursday" after the meeting of the clinical committee. The restrictions of the autonomies after the end of the state of alarm

15.49 Castilla y León will maintain restrictions with an incidence rate of more than 150 cases

The Junta de Castilla y León will decide on Thursday, in the Governing Council, what measures it adopts as of May 9 when the state of alarm declines, although it will maintain those included in the current traffic light for incidence indicators, with the closure of the interior of the hotel industry from 150 cases to two weeks per 100,000 inhabitants. The restrictions of the autonomies after the end of the state of alarm

15.40 Extremadura has closed the case of the Indian variant

The Junta de Extremadura has closed the case of the Indian variant that has affected a student from Extremadura who was infected in Madrid while attending to a master.

The health team that treated the infected student has tested negative, so they ensure that the circle of this case is closed.

The Minister of Health, José María Vergeles, has assured that "there is no risk for the population nor has there ever been one thanks to the excellent work of the Extremaduran health department and the collaboration at all times of the infected person", reports David Vigario.

15.25 Germany cancels Oktoberfest for second year due to coronavirus

The annual Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, will not take place for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, said the Monday the prime minister of the state of Bavaria, in southern Germany.

Oktoberfest attracts some 6 million visitors to Munich each year, many of them from abroad, and was scheduled to take place from September 18 to October 3, Reuters reports.

Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder told reporters that big events like Oktoberfest had to be canceled again this year because they required large financial commitments and the risk was too great given uncertainty about when the pandemic might subside.

14.50 Denmark excludes Johnson&Johnson's injection from its vaccination schedule

Denmark has decided not to include Johnson&Johnson's coronavirus vaccine in its vaccination schedule, Reuters reports from B.T. citing unidentified sources.

The Danish health authorities are expected to make an announcement about the vaccine early this week.

The Nordic country stopped using the AstraZeneca vaccine entirely last month due to a possible link to a rare but serious form of blood clots.

The exclusion of the J&J vaccine, which accounts for about a third of Denmark's total contracted supplies of Covid-19 injections, could significantly delay the country's vaccination schedule.

14.40 Urkullu will approve a decree on Friday to adapt the restrictions to a state without alarm

The lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, has announced that, unless the central government reconsiders its decision not to extend the state of alarm beyond May 9, this coming Friday he will sign a decree to adapt the preventive measures against the coronavirus to the new situation that will occur once that legal instrument decays.

Urkullu explained that, if there are no major changes in the epidemiological situation, the decree will maintain the current restrictions, although always "within the capacity" of the Basque Government once the legal coverage of the state of alarm is lost reports Europa Press. The autonomies are considering different measures to control the pandemic before the end of the state of alarm

14.31 Germany plans to ease restrictions urgently for those immunized

Germany is going to ease restrictions for those immunized, either for having received the full guideline or for having overcome the coronavirus, about 9 .5 million people, according to Efe from German media.

The measures have been agreed upon by the parliamentary groups of the two parties that support the Executive, the Conservatives and the Social Democrats, and could enter into force this very weekend, according to the Bild newspaper, since it will be approved via urgently.

Once they begin to be applied, those immunized will not have to comply with the night curfew, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., which is in force in most of the country, nor will they have to present negative rapid tests to access to non-essential retail businesses and other restricted services (museums and amusement parks, among others) and must not comply with quarantine rules either. In addition, the immunized will be able to meet without limitations.

14.28 Valladolid, Salamanca and Ponferrada open the interior of bars, León closes

Hotel establishments and betting houses in the municipalities of Valladolid, Salamanca and Ponferrada (León) will be able to reopen their interior from tomorrow due to the improvement in the data on coronavirus infections, while those of León and Medina del Campo (Valladolid) are added to this list of 31 municipalities that have more than 150 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last two weeks, reports Efe.

14.21 Catalonia rules out extending the curfew on May 9

The acting Minister of the Presidency and spokesperson for the Government, Meritxell Budó, has ruled out this Monday extending "exceptional" measures such as the curfew It remains from May 9 -when the state of alarm declines- if the epidemiological data of Covid-19 evolve favorably in Catalonia.

In an interview on Ràdio4 and La2, collected by Europa Press, he assured that the Generalitat will analyze throughout this week what measures must be maintained before the end of the state of alarm: "Everything that is not necessary to extend, We won't drag it out."

14.17 Asturias reduces infections to 41 new cases and no deaths from

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 41 new cases of coronavirus detected yesterday, a day in which there were no deaths and 14 admissions were recorded in the ward and 2 in the ICU, and 4 hospital discharges were recorded.

Sespa carried out 1,812 coronavirus tests on Sunday and the positivity rate stood at 3.26%. Currently, there are 141 hospitalized patients with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 and another 54 people remain in intensive care units. The occupation in the ICUs rises to 16.87%, reports Europa Press.

14.15 Murcia registers 13 new positives on a new day without deaths

The Region of Murcia has registered 13 new positive cases for COVID-19 until 11:59 p.m. this Sunday, on a new day without deaths by coronavirus, according to Europa Press from sources of the Ministry of Health.

The number of active cases stands at 671 in the Region of Murcia (46 less than the previous day), of which 76 are admitted to hospitals (three more). Of them, 22 (one more person) are in intensive care.

14.10 ICU occupancy in La Rioja drops

Total occupancy of the ICU at Hospital San Pedro de Logroño dropped to 69.77% this Monday, 16.25 points less than three years ago days; while the occupancy of coronavirus beds in this unit has increased 2.32 points, up to 51.16%.

According to Efe of the data published by the regional government, there are 77 covid-19 patients admitted to the community, 5 more than last Friday, of which 60 are in the San Pedro Hospital -22 in the ICU, 1 further; and 38 on the floor, 1 more- and 17 on the floor of the Fundación Hospital de Calahorra, 3 more.

The care pressure on the floor of this hospital in Logroño is, in total, 82.8%, 5 points less; and 59.2%, almost 6 points less, in the case of the Fundación Hospital de Calahorra.

The number of active cases has dropped to 619, 20 fewer; The people in quarantine add up to 6,876, 25 less, and the 33 residences for the elderly in La Rioja continue without positive users.

The cumulative incidence in the community of La Rioja is 282 cases per 100,000 inhabitants at 14 days, 5 points less than before the weekend, a period in which no deaths from coronavirus have been recorded, so the number of reported deaths since the start of the pandemic is 760.

13.42 Castilla-La Mancha will lift the perimeter closure, but maintains a curfew and mask

The Government of Castilla-La Mancha will lift the perimeter closure of the autonomous community next Sunday, May 9, the date in which the state of alarm will decline in Spain, but he is in favor of maintaining other measures to avoid contagion of coronavirus such as the use of the mask and the curfew.

The president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, has explained that this week he will sign a decree with the measures against the covid-19 pandemic when the state of alarm ends.

"We continue to believe in the use of the mask, the curfew, and others, as effective measures in this time of transition until universal vaccination", stated the regional president, who added that, however, will lift one of the restrictions that "hurts the most", such as the perimeter closure of the region, so that as of Sunday, May 9, it will be possible to freely enter and leave Castilla-La Mancha, reports Efe.

13.36 Vitoria and Álava will come out of their perimeter closure tomorrow after almost four weeks

Vitoria and Álava as a whole will come out of their perimeter closure tomorrow after almost four weeks as the incidence of the virus decreases, although For practical purposes, the people of Alava will not be able to move from the province, since both Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa remain closed, just like the autonomous community as a whole, reports Efe.

Álava and Vitoria were the first territory and capital to be closed - they did so on April 7 - and they will cease to be so after four weeks with mobility limitations and additional restrictions on the hospitality industry, now having a cumulative incidence of 364.6 and 359.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days respectively.

The rest of the Basque territories and capitals will continue to be closed on the perimeter for at least one more week. As reported by Efe from the epidemiological bulletin of the Department of Health, in addition to the three capitals, another 45 municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants are in the red zone and you will not be able to enter or leave them without just cause for the next seven days.

13.28 Castilla y León reports 150 new cases of coronavirus in one day

Castilla y León has reported 150 new cases of coronavirus this Monday, data similar to those noted yesterday (166), within the usual 'saw teeth' of the weekends that cause the notification of fewer cases on Sunday and Monday, while the new deaths have been three, two less than on Sunday.

"There has not been a very significant decrease in cases, so we must remain alert, since the situation may change", assured the Minister of Health, Verónica Casado, at the press conference after the Council of Extraordinary Government of this Monday, reports Efe.

13.20 Moreno says that the Autonomous Communities are "handcuffed" before the end of the state of alarm

The Andalusian president, Juanma Moreno, has insisted that the autonomous communities are "handcuffed" before the end of the state alarm this coming Sunday, and has trusted that the Government of Spain, whose "improvisation" has been criticized, will urgently propose a regulatory framework to tackle the pandemic.

In statements to the media after his visit to Covirán in Atarfe (Granada), he said that he does not "lose hope" that the central Executive can quickly process a bill and modify the Public Health Law or the most consistent norms that allow communities to have legal and regulatory support to be able to make decisions regarding mobility restrictions.

"There are possibilities to do it, we still have time. I hope that, once the elections in Madrid are over, the Government feels liberated and fulfills the promise of providing a regulatory framework so that the autonomous communities are not naked" , he stressed, reports Efe.

Moreno has added that, if that did not happen, it would be "a serious mistake" and that the Board could act within its sphere of competence with the restriction of hours and, in the event of a very high coronavirus infection in any locality, request its perimeter closure with the support and legal backing.

13.16 Feijóo calls for "prudence" in light of the Indian variant in Galicia

The president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has called for "prudence" in light of the presence of the Indian variant of the coronavirus in Galicia , detected in four sailors who arrived in Vigo aboard a Singapore-flagged ship.

To questions from journalists in Pontevedra, Feijóo has indicated that the four patients with covid-19 are hospitalized "on the ward" and not in intensive care in the ICU, reports Efe.

The other eighteen people traveling on board this cargo ship, whose crew is of Indian and Filipino origin, are isolated inside the ship and receive "permanent" medical monitoring, according to the Galician president.

13.12 A third sailor from the ship docked in Vigo was admitted with the Indian variant

Last night the Vithas Hospital in Vigo registered the admission of a third sailor from the cargo ship docked in Vigo, the Prometheus Leader, with an outbreak of coronavirus with the indian variant.

This is a 52-year-old man, according to Efe from hospital sources, who has been transferred to the medical center after feeling unwell and who was already in the group of six sailors diagnosed positive on the ship.

He thus joins the other two workers admitted last week, ages 28 and 67. The Microbiology Service of the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo confirmed last Saturday the Indian variant in three of the six members of the ship's crew.

13.00 Robles says that "there is no doubt" that the soldier who died in Navarra died from the AstraZeneca vaccine

The Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, visited the barracks in Navarra on Monday de Aizoáin to convey his "affection and solidarity" to the family and colleagues of Corporal Francisco Pérez Benítez, who recently died of a thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

During the course of the visit, the minister commented that, according to the medical reports, "there is no doubt" that the corporal died from the inoculation of the vaccine. However, Margarita Robles has stressed the importance of continuing to be vaccinated, reports Europa Press.

The minister has acknowledged that it is "very hard" when situations such as that of the deceased corporal occur, but has stated that "we have to defeat the virus and the best way to defeat it, even if there are hard and painful moments, is to get vaccinated" . Reports link the death of a military man in Navarra to the AstraZeneca vaccine

12.30 Darias, on the return of the public to the stadiums: "I don't think it is the most advisable"

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has expressed her doubts about the relevance of the return of fans of La Liga football or ACB basketball matches, due to the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic in several autonomous communities.

"The situation of the pandemic is uneven in our country. We are beginning a slow decline that we hope will consolidate. Some Autonomous Communities have an incidence below 70 and others close to 400 or above 500. Such a measure will not I think it was the most advisable thing," he said in statements to the media from Asturias, reports Europa Press.

Last Friday, the Minister of Culture and Sports, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, pointed out that there is "hope that the public will return" to the stadiums "but not immediately." Thus, he pointed out that this issue, which is a "sanitary" decision, will be evaluated "week by week, game by game."

12.26 Andalusia has 1,706 cases and its incidence rate continues to drop

Andalusia registered 1,706 cases of coronavirus this Monday, May 3, 350 more positives than this Saturday -the data is not updated on Sunday- , but 79 less than the previous Monday, according to Europa Press of data from the Ministry of Health and Families, which records seven deaths, the same figure as a week ago and two less than two days ago.

In addition, the accumulated incidence rate of the autonomous community continues to drop for the thirteenth day and stands at 212.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, 1.18 points less than on Saturday and 28.02 points below the rate recorded on the previous Monday.

By provinces, Seville has again added the highest number of infections with 457, followed by Granada with 420 and Malaga with 248.

The rest of the provinces have registered less than 200 cases: Jaén with 151, Córdoba with 136, Cádiz with 115, Almería with 92 and Huelva with 87.

Regarding the deaths in the last 48 hours, Almería and Granada are the provinces with the most deaths, with two each, while Cádiz, Jaén and Seville register one death respectively.

12.24 The Government is working "intensively" to recover mobility in the summer

The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, stated this Monday that the Government is working "intensively" hand in hand with the EU and the communities for the implementation of the digital green certificate, which will include data such as vaccination against coronavirus, in order to facilitate mobility in the country this summer.

"We are working so that mobility can be a determining factor this summer and we can recover, and, hand in hand with the vaccines, I think it will come", he said at a press conference in Oviedo, where he held a meeting with the President of the Principality, Adrián Barbón, and has visited the vaccination points of the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA), reports Efe.

12.19 19 crew members of a ship in the port of Bilbao are quarantined

A total of 19 crew members of a ship docked in the Port of Bilbao, coming from the Suez Canal to Rotterdam (Netherlands), are They are in quarantine after two other crew members have been admitted to the Cruces Hospital for possible contagion of coronavirus.

The rest of the crew members of the Stavanger Pearl ship, a total of 19, are in quarantine, as reported by the port authority in a statement collected by Europa Press. Two Indian sailors are admitted to a hospital in Bilbao due to Covid-19 and isolate another 19 on their docked ship

12.15 Tomorrow's G20 Tourism seeks how to reactivate safe travel

The G20 tourism ministers will discuss tomorrow in their virtual meeting under the rotating presidency of Italy how to reactivate international travel under conditions of security to boost the sector, which saw its contribution to the world gross domestic product (GDP) decrease by 49.1% in 2020.

Tourism represents around one in ten jobs worldwide and helped to create one in four jobs between 2014 and 2019, according to Efe reports figures from the World Travel and Tourism Council, cited by the Italian Presidency.

In 2020, it has been one of the sectors most affected by the closures derived from the coronavirus pandemic and has not yet recovered, as many countries still keep their borders closed to prevent the spread of the virus.

05.12 Brazil receives 3.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine

The Brazilian Health Minister, Marcelo Queiroga, received 3.8 million doses of the vaccine this Sunday at the Guarulhos International Airport. coronavirus vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford, reports Efe.

This batch of immunizers has come from the international mechanism COVAX, and after landing, Queiroga has used his speech to advocate a return to face-to-face education in the country.

In the last 24 hours, the health authorities have reported 28,935 new Covid-19 positives, leading to 14,754,910 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic and 1,202 new deaths, totaling 407,639 deaths.

11.35 Procida, the first Italian island to be considered 'covid-free'

The island of Procida, in the Campania region of southern Italy, is the first to be considered 'covid-free' in the country having vaccinated 90% of its population -7,500 people- in a few days, thanks to the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that requires a single dose.

"Procida can effectively be declared the first covid-free island," announced Antonio D'Amore, director general of the Health Department, Napoli 2, to which the town, an important tourist destination, belongs.

More than 6,000 citizens, out of a total of 7,500 vaccinated, received the single dose of Johnson&Johnson in just four days, reaching 90% of the vaccinated population.

11.22 Brussels asks to reopen the EU border to tourists vaccinated in third countries

The European Commission has asked the Member States on Monday to relax the travel restrictions that they impose on their external border to allow the transit of vaccinated tourists in countries where any of the vaccines that have already been authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are inoculated, such as the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Twenty-seven review the list of third countries with which transit can be allowed every two weeks because they consider that their epidemiological situation does not pose a serious risk for the control of the pandemic in the European Union and there are only seven destinations: Australia , New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and, subject to reciprocity, China. Brussels asks to reopen the EU border to tourists vaccinated in third countries such as the US

04.11 Spain reaches 5 million vaccinated against the coronavirus with the two doses

A total of 5 million citizens will have the full schedule of the coronavirus vaccine on today, two punctures, according to Said the Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, who is in Asturias due to the arrival of a new shipment of vaccines against Covid-19.

"Today it may be that we are within reach of the second vaccination milestone: having more than 5 million Spaniards with a complete regimen. Tomorrow for sure, today it could be", said Darias.

In addition, the head of Health has recalled that today 1.7 doses of Pfizer will arrive as usual in recent weeks and the delivery of new doses of Moderna is pending.

This Monday began with 4,689,766 people vaccinated with the complete regimen, 9.9% of the population, with which 310,234 will receive the second dose today, according to Carolina Darias' forecasts.

10.58 France wants to reopen travel with tourist destinations on June 9

France intends to reopen travel with some of the main countries of origin or destination of tourists such as the United States from June 9 with the objective of "having as normal a summer as possible".

This is the intention of the Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, who in an interview on Monday with the LCI channel acknowledged that "it will not be possible to open all destinations" and highlighted the difficulties in doing so with China, given the restrictions imposed there by their authorities due to their "zero covid" policy, reports Efe.

Djebbari said that he is negotiating with the United States to resume normal flights and that the rule is reciprocity, that is, that the same applies in both directions. He also cited the talks that are being held, for example, with Singapore.

A central element of this strategy is the health certificate that the European Union wants to implement as of June 16, and which will be based on the interoperability of the applications that will be created in each country.

In the case of France, the application called TousAntiCovid is already being tested on flights between Corsica and cities in mainland France. An experimentation that will be extended to air corridors with the French Antilles and with other European cities.

10.50 Galicia points to a drop in infections and its positivity rate remains below 2%

Galicia starts the last week with a state of alarm in force due to the Covid-19 pandemic with a decrease in new infections to 103 and active cases to 3,030, while hospitalized patients remain at 214.

Patients with coronavirus admitted to the ICU drop to 50 -one less- and those who remain in other units rise to 164 -one more-, for which there follows a total of 214 hospitalized, reports Europa Press of the data updated in this Monday morning by the Ministry of Health with records until 6:00 p.m. this Sunday.

10.32 Catalonia registers 1,417 cases and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours

Up to this Monday, Catalonia has registered 653,486 652,069 cumulative confirmed cases of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic -604,722 with a PCR test or test of antigens-, 1,417 more than in Sunday's count, reports Europa Press of the Generalitat Health Department through its website.

The total number of deaths stands at 21,901, which is 6 more than those registered on Sunday. As for the patients currently admitted, the figure stands at 1,625, which is 35 more than in the last count, and of which 479 patients are admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

The reproduction speed of the disease (rt) drops slightly to 1.01 and the percentage of positivity of the antigen and PCR tests stands at 6.25%, while the incidence accumulated in the last 14 days is 274.16 per 100,000 inhabitants.

The regrowth risk rate has dropped: on Sunday it reached a level of 284, and 24 hours later it is at 275.

10.19 A total of 4,398 police officers and civil guards in Catalonia begin to receive the Moderna vaccine

The Department of Health of the Generalitat begins today to vaccinate a total of 4,398 police officers (2,065) and guards civilians (2,333) with the Moderna vaccine after being ordered by the courts, to which they had to resort because the State security forces saw how their regional counterparts, the Mossos d'Esquadra, were vaccinated and they were not.

The TSJC not only ordered the Generalitat to vaccinate the agents of the National Police and Civil Guard in Catalonia, but also gave it a period of 10 days, which begins today, and an objective, that they reach the same level of immunization as Mossos agents, which is 80.39%.

Vaccination is carried out in the Zona Franca of Barcelona, ​​where the agents are divided into two groups to start the vaccination: the first group started at 09:00 and the second at 11:00. Attacks on the Generalitat at the beginning of the vaccination of the Police and Civil Guard. "They have crossed a red line"

10.14 Spain detects the Indian variant in Extremadura and Vigo. Should we fear?

India is experiencing its worst moment but experts do not believe that it is mainly due to this variant, which appeared in October. Regardless of its greater or lesser danger, it has already reached several European countries, Spain included. Should we fear the Indian variant of Covid in Spain?

9.56 Bars and restaurants reopen in Greece after six months of closure due to coronavirus

Restaurants, bars and cafes reopened on Monday in Greece after half a year of forced closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, with rules of very strict operation and with their owners concerned about the future of their companies.

During the last few days, telephone reservations from citizens eager to eat out have accumulated, especially on a holiday like today, Easter Monday. Many restaurateurs pointed out to the local media that the reservations are sold out for the whole week, given that the availability of tables is limited by the restrictions still in force.

Establishments will only be able to serve their customers on the terrace, something that prohibits the opening of a good number of restaurants that do not have outdoor seating. Each table can accommodate a maximum of six diners and the distance between two tables must be at least 90 centimeters, or 1.80 meters if there are chairs between the two tables.

In addition, bars and restaurants must close at 10:45 p.m., a quarter of an hour before the curfew comes into force. Eph reports.

9.44 The Government rules out extending the curfew on May 9 if the data is good

The Minister of the Presidency and acting Government spokesperson, Meritxell Budó, has ruled out extending measures this Monday " exceptional" such as the curfew from May 9, when the state of alarm wanes, if the epidemiological data of Covid-19 evolve favorably in Catalonia.

In an interview on Ràdio4 and La2 collected by Europa Press, he assured that the Generalitat will analyze throughout this week what measures must be maintained before the end of the state of alarm: "Everything that is not necessary to extend, will not We'll lengthen it."

In addition, he explained that the Government wants to approve a regulatory framework to be able to apply this type of restrictions if the data worsens, with the final endorsement of a judge, and that this Tuesday they plan to approve a "regulatory text" to give them legal protection .

It has also detailed that the legal services of the Generalitat that work on the decree have addressed this issue with the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) to guarantee its viability in case they are necessary.

Asked if the perimeter confinement of Catalonia will also wane, she said that "it has to be fully assessed" and that the objective is to evaluate how to recover affected economic activities, such as restaurants, which will be able to open at night from 9 May, as announced by the Government.

9.42 France wants to reopen travel with tourist destinations on June 9

France intends to reopen travel with some of the main countries of origin or destination of tourists such as the United States from June 9 with the objective of "having as normal a summer as possible".

This is the intention of the Secretary of State for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, who in an interview on Monday with the LCI channel acknowledged that "it will not be possible to open all destinations" and stressed the difficulties in doing so with China, given the restrictions imposed there by its authorities due to its "zero covid" policy.

Djebbari said that he is negotiating with the United States to resume normal flights and that the rule is reciprocity, that is, that the same applies in both directions. He also cited the talks that are being held, for example, with Singapore.

A central element of this strategy is the health certificate that the European Union wants to implement as of June 16, and which will be based on the interoperability of the applications that will be created in each country.

In the case of France, the application called TousAntiCovid is already being tested on flights between Corsica and cities in mainland France. An experimentation that will be extended to air corridors with the French Antilles and with other European cities.

The Secretary of State indicated that with the end of the perimeter confinements from today in the interior of France (until now it was forbidden to travel more than 10 kilometers from your home without a valid justification), many more will be put into service trains. Eph reports.

9.31 Pfizer in talks with India for accelerated approval of coronavirus vaccine

Pfizer is in talks with the Indian government to seek an "accelerated approval track" for its coronavirus vaccine , said its executive director, Albert Bourla, on LinkedIn on Monday, announcing a donation of medicines worth more than 70 million dollars.

"Unfortunately, our vaccine is not registered in India, although our application was submitted months ago," he said. "We are currently negotiating with the Indian government for an accelerated approval pathway to make our Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available for use in the country." Reuters reports.

9.29 Navarra closes the weekend with a drop in coronavirus infections

Navarra ends the weekend with a drop in coronavirus infections, after detecting this Sunday, according to provisional data from the Government of Navarra, 107 positives, a figure similar to that of Saturday in which 106 were recorded.

These 106 cases were detected after carrying out 1,844 tests in the public health system (1,452 PCR tests and 392 antigen tests), so the positivity rate stood at 5.7%.

As for Sunday, Ansoáin, with seven infections, is the town with the most new cases, followed by Barañáin and Cárcar, with six each. Efe reports

9.27 The incidence of coronavirus rises slightly in Germany after falling for six consecutive days

The cumulative incidence in seven days rose slightly in Germany today to 146.9 new coronavirus infections per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to 146. .5 yesterday and after it had fallen for six consecutive days, in a trend that points to a slowdown in this third wave of the pandemic.

A week ago, the incidence was at 169.3. The health authorities verified 9,160 new positives in one day - some 2,700 less than last Monday - and 84 fatalities -60 a week ago -, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of virology updated last morning. The weekly reproduction factor is 0.92, which implies that every hundred infected infect another 92 people on average. Eph reports.

9.18 A 121-year-old man is vaccinated against Covid in Peru

Marcelino Abad, a 121-year-old Peruvian, has received the vaccine against Covid-19 at his home in a small hamlet in the Andes where he is known by the nickname "Mashico", according to the Peruvian Ministry of Health in a statement.

Born in 1900, Abad is the longest-lived citizen of the central region of Huánuco, where he lives in the hamlet of Cormilla, a village belonging to the municipality of Chaglla.

There, the centenary "Mashico" received the first of the two doses of the vaccine against Covid-19, whose distribution outside Lima increased significantly thanks to the arrival of the first batches from the British laboratory AstraZeneca. [Read the full story]

8.46 Starting today, Madrid applies restrictions in 16 basic health areas and two municipalities

The Community of Madrid will apply the perimeter closure starting next Monday in five new basic health areas and will lift them in six , leaving a total of 16 basic health areas and two municipalities under mobility restrictions: Manzanares el Real and San Agustín de Guadalix.

Specifically, for 14 days from Monday, the limitations extend to the basic health zones (ZBS) of Madrid capital of Vicente Muzas, in the district of Hortaleza, and that of Daroca, in Ciudad Lineal ; that of Reyes Católicos in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Las Ciudades in Getafe, and that of Las Rozas in Las Rozas.

From May 9, when the state of alarm expires, the measures will have to be ratified by the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM), as clarified by the Director General of Public Health, Elena Andradas, in the weekly press conference on the epidemiological and care situation, together with the Deputy Minister of Public Health and the Covid-19 Plan, Antonio Zapatero. Reports Europa Press.

8.20 Catalonia will vaccinate the Civil Guard and National Police against the coronavirus starting today with Moderna

The Department of Health will administer the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus starting this Monday to the civil guards and national police officers stationed in Catalonia, sources familiar with the immunization organization have reported, specifying that the campaign will be carried out at four points, one for each province.

Last Tuesday, the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) ordered the Generalitat to guarantee vaccination to Civil Guard and National Police officers in Catalonia with the same proportion as those Mossos d'Esquadra.

The Department of Health reserves the Moderna vaccine for hospital use, mainly to immunize health personnel (79.5% already have the complete regimen) and patients with serious illnesses, also mostly already immunized.

In this way, there would be no impact on the vaccination of the general population between 70 and 79 years of age, the main objective of the Department of Health these weeks, and those who are inoculated by Pfizer and Janssen.

The TSJC obliges agents of the State security forces to be vaccinated in the same proportion as the Mossos, which have a coverage of 80.39%, according to the data provided by the Department of Health in the process judicial. To reach the same percentage in the National Police Corps in Catalonia, it would be necessary to bug 2,065 people and, in the case of the Civil Guard, 2,333, which would add up to a total of 4,398 agents. Eph reports.

8.18 Three-layer cloth masks are as effective against coronavirus as surgical ones, study finds

Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Surrey (UK) have found that cloth masks well-fitting three-layer masks may be just as effective in reducing coronavirus transmission as surgical masks.

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, 139 countries mandated the use of face masks in public spaces such as supermarkets and public transportation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) also advises the use of face masks. In a paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids, the researchers detail how they studied the way liquid droplets are captured and filtered in cloth masks, reviewing and modeling the filtration processes, including inertial impaction. Reports Europa Press.

7.31 France begins the lack of confinement due to coronavirus with face-to-face classes and without perimeter restrictions

A week after the start of face-to-face school in France, university and high school students will also begin to return to classrooms on Monday, the day on which the French will release freedom of movement throughout the territory, the first step in the gradual lack of confidence in the country.

After two weeks of distance learning, interspersed with two weeks of vacation, high school students are back at half speed, alternating face-to-face and distance classes.

In the case of universities, all students return to class except for 4th and 3rd year students from the 15 departments most affected by the coronavirus, who will also combine face-to-face with online. Reports Afp.

7.25 India is close to 20 million coronavirus cases with 368,147 infections in one day

India this Monday is a few thousand cases away from reaching 20 million coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic , in a day in which it has registered 368,147 new positives and 3,417 deaths.

These new figures, which represent a slight drop for the second consecutive day after the country surpassed the barrier of 400,000 positives for the first time on Saturday, raised the number of infections to 19.9 million, according to data from the Ministry of Indian health.

The 3,417 new deaths registered in the last 24 hours brought the total number of deaths to 218,959, an official figure that according to many experts could actually be higher.

This mortality figure also represents a slight decrease compared to the data registered yesterday, although this country of some 1,350 million inhabitants continues to report the highest death figures on the planet.

The second most affected country in the world in absolute terms by the pandemic, behind only the United States (32.4 million), is plunged into a dizzying second wave that has pushed its health system to the limit, with shortage of oxygen and beds in big cities like New Delhi. Eph reports.

According to the criteria of