Ourense once again slows down the rate of positives, with 1,301 active cases. In Spain, deaths are experiencing a rebound, registering 435 deaths in one day, five more than the previous day. The number of fatalities amounts to more than 21,717, while the total number of cases amounts to more than 208,000.

9:50 PM MORE THAN 15,000 DEAD IN NEW YORK

The governor of the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, reported this Wednesday that another 474 deaths have been registered in the last 24 hours, which represents a slight increase since the last day and places the total number of deaths at 15,302.

21:00 GALICIA HAS 483 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 483 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones.

20:37 CONGRESS APPROVES THE EXTENSION OF THE STATE OF ALARM

This Wednesday, the Plenary Session of Congress approved a third extension of the state of alarm decreed by the Government due to the coronavirus pandemic and which will carry out the current restrictions until May 10. Of course, it is the vote in which the most votes against have been computed, the 62 that Vox and the Catalan independentistas ce Junts and the CUP add up to.

19:55 DISCHARGE FOR FOUR PATIENTS IN VALDEORRAS

19:20 APPEARANCE OF JOSÉ LUIS ÁBALOS

José Luis Ábalos points out that the transport sector will be "very important" in the return to normality.

​19:12 "THE GYPSY PRINCE" DIES

The actor, dancer and singer Enrique Castellón Vargas, better known as El Príncipe Gitano, has died at the age of 92 from COVID-19 in the residence for the elderly in La Paz de Mandayona (Guadalajara) where he had lived for ten years.

19:03 ARCHIVED FOUR INVESTIGATIONS TO GALICIAN RESIDENCES

Four of the five criminal investigations opened by the different prosecutors in Galicia related to the management of nursing homes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic have been archived, sources from the public ministry informed Efe.

18:39 THE WHO CONSIDER THAT THE VIRUS IS STILL "VERY DANGEROUS"

The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the new coronavirus is going to be around "for a long time", it continues to be "extremely dangerous" and the "most of the population" is still susceptible to infection.

18:23 PARIS RULES OUT AN IMMEDIATE AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY FUND

France defends the creation of a "recovery fund" aimed at helping the countries of the European Union (EU) most affected by the coronavirus crisis, but rules out that it will be approved by the European Council that will be held tomorrow by the community leaders.

18:15 UPGRADE OF CASES IN ITALY, WHICH EXCEEDS 25,000 DEATHS

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus reached 25,085 today, after registering 437 more deaths in the last 24 hours, the lowest figure in the last three days, on a day in which there has been a rebound in total cases.

18:10 HOW WILL THE MINORS GO OUT ON THE STREET?

The Government is working with a document that indicates that minors up to 14 years of age can go out for an hour a day within a radius of one kilometer from their home. According to this draft, in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee of Experts, children could leave the house between 8:00 and 22:00.

18:00 PORTUGAL PREPARES TO OPEN TO TOURISM WITH LIMITATIONS

Portugal is preparing to open up to tourism in the coming months with the limitations imposed by the pandemic but trying to take advantage of the good image achieved so far due to its ability to control the expansion curve of the disease.

17:32 MORE THAN 18,000 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The number of people who died in UK hospitals from COVID-19 rose by 763 on Wednesday, to a total of 18,100 people, the Ministry of Health reported.

17:21 ABANCA ADVANCES THE PAYMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ONE WEEK

Abanca will once again bring forward by one week, for the second consecutive month, the payment of unemployment benefits to its clients due to the coronavirus crisis, the entity reported in a statement.

17:10 MARCOS MUNDSTOCK, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF LES LUTHIERS, DIES

Argentine actor and comedian Marcos Mundstock, one of the founders of the group Les Luthiers, died this Wednesday in Buenos Aires at the age of 77, sources close to him confirmed to Efe.

17:05 COURSES "GALEGO SEN FRONTEIRAS" SUSPENDED

The Royal Galician Academy and the Instituto da Lingua Galega of the University of Santiago de Compostela have suspended the XXXIII edition of the Galician language and culture courses "Galego sen fronteiras" due to the coronavirus pandemic.

16:55 THREE COMPETITIONS IN OURENSE FOR CONFINEMENT

The Ourense Provincial Council has called three contests during confinement in the categories of drawing, cooking and video, within the framework of the #QuedaNaCasa awareness campaign that the provincial institution has launched in collaboration with people from the field of culture of the province.

16:30 APPROVED IN GERMANY THE FIRST STUDY WITH VOLUNTEERS AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS

The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), federally responsible for vaccines and biomedical medicines, announced Wednesday that it has authorized the first clinical study in Germany for a vaccine against COVID-19 in a small group of healthy volunteers According to the PEI in a statement, it is an RNA vaccine, produced by the biotechnology company BioNTech, which contains genetic information for the construction of the so-called CoV-2 spike protein in the form of ribonucleic acid (RNA). In an appearance before the press, the German Health Minister, Jens Spahn, described as a "quantum leap" that Germany already has - like some other countries, he said - with a possible vaccine that allows a clinical study to be carried out, although he recalled that the word " study" already implies having to wait for the results.

16:10 "I WAS GOING TO BUY GARLIC" IN TRASMIRAS

A 26-year-old girl has been denounced by the Traffic Civil Guard of Ourense for driving without a permit and skipping confinement. The woman explained that she was going to buy garlic to plant on a property near her home.

15:50 THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CLAIMS IT IS AT THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC

The British Government's Health Minister, Matt Hancock, assured this Wednesday that the United Kingdom "is at the peak" of the new coronavirus pandemic and reiterated that social restrictions will not be lifted until it is safe to do so. Hancock appeared in the House of Commons in the first telematic session after being suspended on March 25, which was attended in person by several ministers, the Labor leader, Keir Starmer, and some deputies, while the rest intervened by videoconference. The fluctuations in the numbers of deaths from COVID-19 in this country, which rose again yesterday Tuesday after a previous drop, the minister insisted that "the peak of the pandemic" is being experienced and the full effect has not yet been seen of the confinement measures. He recalled that these will not be lifted until the conditions set by the Government on April 16 are met, when it extended the confinement until at least May 7, which include that the National Health Service (NHS ) can face the pandemic, that there is "a sustained drop" in daily mortality rates and that the number of infections drops "to manageable levels."

15:15 CHILDREN'S NGOs THANK THE GOVERNMENT MEASURE

Children's NGOs have thanked the Government for the rectification of the measure establishing that children under 14 years of age could go outside only to go to the supermarket, pharmacy or bank, accompanied by an adult, and they underline that "it is not a whim" but a "need and a right" that children spend some time "outdoors". Thus, the Children's Platform is "very grateful" that the Government contemplates that children can go out to give a walk "even if it is a little while". Specifically, they suggest applying the "1-1-1" rule that has been followed in other countries, that is, "1 kilometer, 1 hour and 1 adult", which is "easy to memorize" for families." the rectification was very much, we were surprised by the measure (that the children could only go out to the supermarket, the pharmacy or the bank). It was not at all what we had worked with the Government, what the children's exit seeks is to improve their physical well-being ", the director of the Children's Platform, Ricardo Ibarra, has specified to Europa Press.

14:20 SIMÓN: "IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO MASSIFY THE SUPERMARKETS"

"In principle, the decision that is now on the table until the age of 14 is reasonable, but the final version will be considered in the coming days," he specified.

13:50 POSTPONED THE EDUCATION COMPETITIONS IN GALICIA TO 2021

The competitive examinations for teachers in Galicia have been postponed until 2021. This has just been announced by the Minister of Education, University and Vocational Training, Carmen Pomar, during her appearance at the Permanent Deputation of the Galician Parliament. Pomar has justified the postponement due to the uncertainty regarding the health alert, the de-escalation, and the end of the confinement measures, in addition to the new extension of the state of alarm beyond April 26.

13:45 ONLY EIGHT NEW CONTAGES IN OURENSE

New positive day in terms of the spread of the coronavirus, after the active cases in Ourense barely increased by eight, standing at 1,301 according to the data provided by the Department of Health, which indicate that the greatest increase was in the health area of ​​A Coruña.

13:30 REGISTRATION BETWEEN USERS AND WORKERS OF GALICIAN RESIDENCES CONTINUE TO RISE

The number of discharges among users and workers of nursing homes continues to increase, but 1,180 cases of coronavirus remain active in these centers (861 residents and 319 employees). The Ministry of Health reported this Wednesday, to the At the same time, they also report the upward trend in healing among the workers of the Care Centers for People with Disabilities (CAPD).

13:15 CITIZENS WARN SÁNCHEZ THAT THE SUPPORT "IS NOT A BLANK CHECK"

The deputy spokesman for Ciudadanos in Congress, Edmundo Bal, warned the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, this Wednesday that his group's support in managing the coronavirus crisis is not a "blank check" and has demanded "height of view" and abandon the "politics of trenches". In the plenary session of Congress where the third extension of the state of alarm will be voted, Bal has affirmed that Cs continues with "outstretched hand" and showing "loyalty ", and has indicated that the confinement of the population -to stop contagion- is for now "the only possible medicine against the virus". But he has clarified that this does not mean that his party offers a "blank check" to the Executive of the PSOE and Unidas Podemos, who "has arrived late to this crisis, has done quite badly" and, furthermore, "refuses to admit any mistake". "We are by your side not to hide these mistakes, but to help you not to make them again," he stressed.

12:50 GALICIA REACHES 475 DEATHS AND 6,534 CONTAGES

Galicia registers 6,534 cases of coronavirus infection, of which 96 remain in the ICU, 585 in hospitalization units and 5,853 at home, as well as 475 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported this Saturday in a statement. The active cases, 1,485 are from the A Coruña area, 614 from Lugo, 1,301 from Ourense, 520 from Pontevedra, 1,066 from Vigo, 1,081 from Santiago and 367 from Ferrol.

12:43 ABILITY TO CORRECTLY DETECT, TREAT AND ISOLATE CONTAGES

The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Emergencies and Alerts, Fernando Simón, has assured that Spain already has the capacity to "correctly" detect, diagnose, treat and isolate all cases of coronavirus. Simón has reported that almost the Half of the new cases have been detected through serological tests, which indicate that the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic is "correct". In addition, he has commented that almost half of the people admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or newly hospitalized correspond to a single autonomous community.

12:40 THE RISE OF THE OLD ORCHARDS

The confinement has put many of the lands that had been abandoned for years into production. These are small farms in the surroundings of the houses that the Government allows to work and that are not only helping the family economy by providing organic products but are also becoming authentic tools for relaxation and psychological therapy.

12:30 CONTROLS IN THE CENTER OF OURENSE

Effects of the Local Police have carried out a check this morning on the vehicles that circulated through the center of the city to verify that the displacements were justified.

12:15 THE BNG REQUESTS THE XUNTA TO MANAGE THE DE-ESCALATION

The BNG deputy in Congress, Néstor Rego, has expressed his support for the continuation of the state of alarm for two weeks, although he has been critical of the actions of the central government and has called for "reversing centralization" to let the Xunta de Galicia design and execute its own de-escalation plan

12:02 APPEARANCE OF THE COVID-19 TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Follow the press conference of the COVID-19 Technical Management Committee live

12:00 PROTECTION AT A GOLDEN PRICE

A methacrylate partition that cost 45 euros is now paid for 200 and speculation is expected as with the masks. "In just over a month they have raised the price by more than 300% and you can't get them cheaper."

11:50 THE CONFINEMENT IS SKIPPED ON THE BOAT

The Civil Traffic Guard of O Barco de Valdeorras has located a Dominican citizen in an irregular situation who was traveling as an occupant in a truck and breaking confinement within the framework of the state of alarm due to the health crisis. During a vehicle traffic control on National 536, the agents observed how three occupants were traveling in a truck contrary to what was established in the instructions as a result of the state of alarm

11:45 FIVE POST OFFICE WORKERS IN GALICIA CONTACTED

A total of 43 Correos employees in Galicia have indications of being infected by the coronavirus, of which five are in quarantine, the CCOO and UGT unions reported in a joint statement. public, 21 employees are from the province of A Coruña, 13 from Pontevedra and there are another 5 in Lugo and 5 in Ourense.

11:40 UPDATE OF DATA IN SPAIN

The cases of Covid-19 in Spain rise to 208,389, which means 4,211 more in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health this Wednesday. A total of 21,717 people have died, 435 more than yesterday. There are already 85,915 patients who have overcome the disease, 3,401 since this Tuesday.

This represents a slight increase in the number of daily deaths, compared to 430 yesterday or 399 on Monday. As for the positives, they also rebound, since 3,968 were notified this Tuesday. In cured, however, it increases compared to Tuesday, when there were 3,230 discharges.

11:25 RISE IN DEATHS IN SPAIN: 435 IN 24 HOURS

Deaths from coronavirus in Spain stabilize, after registering five more deaths than yesterday: 435 in one day. The total deaths amount to 21,717.

11:15 THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASK TO RETURN TO THE RESIDENCES TO PICK UP THEIR PERTINENCES

University organizations have asked the Government to allow students to return to their residences to collect the notes, computers and materials necessary for the exams of this course, which will conclude remotely in most Spanish universities due to the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus.

11:00 HEALTH HIRED THE DEFECTIVE TESTS FOR 17 MILLION

The Ministry of Health contracted the 659,000 defective tests for the diagnosis of the coronavirus for a total of 17.1 million euros through the pharmaceutical laboratory Interpharma, a company that claims to have already returned the "full" amount paid by the Government.

10:37 VOX ACCUSES THE GOVERNMENT OF DOING THE WORST MANAGEMENT IN THE WORLD

Santiago Abascal will vote against extending the state of alarm and took advantage of his intervention to accuse Sánchez of making the worst management of the coronavirus in the world.

10:30 MORE THAN 3,400 OURENSANS, CALLED STARTING TOMORROW TO CARRY OUT THE CORONAVIRUS TESTS

More than 3,400 people from Ourense will begin to be summoned by their health centers to undergo a COVID-19 test starting tomorrow, Thursday, the results of which will be included in the epidemiological study that the Xunta de Galicia will carry out to find out the global condition of the population.

10:18 CASADO ANNOUNCES THAT THE PP WILL FULFILL ITS PART

The leader of the PP, Pablo Casado, has indicated that his party will fulfill its part, alluding to the fact that they will vote in favor of the extension of the state of alarm.

10:15 THE PANDEMIC EXCEEDS 177,000 DEATHS WORLDWIDE

The new coronavirus pandemic already far exceeds 2.5 million cases and leaves more than 177,000 fatalities in 185 countries around the world, with the United States registering more than 2,400 fatalities and 39,500 positives in the last 24 hours, the record daily increase since the outbreak began in China.

10:00 THE MAYOR OF BADALONA RESIGNS AFTER DRUNK DRIVING

The mayor of Badalona, ​​Álex Pastor, has resigned from the Mayor's Office after he was arrested last night by the Mossos d`Esquadra for attacking authority for confronting the agents who intercepted him by skipping confinement and driving with symptoms of drunkenness .

9:55 SÁNCHEZ JUSTIFIES THAT HE SINNED OF "PRUDENCE" WITH THE CHILDREN'S OUTINGS

"This is a government that listens", stated the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, when explaining in Congress the decision to ease the confinement of children under 14 so that they can walk with their parents, and he has admitted that the Government erred "of prudence" when agreeing to this measure. "It is true, we err on the side of prudence, our children are everything," Sánchez remarked.

9:50 GERMANY EXCEEDS 145,000 CASES AND 4,800 DEATHS

The coronavirus pandemic has left more than 145,000 people infected in Germany and has caused the death of more than 4,800, according to the balance published this Tuesday by the Robert Koch Institute, the German government agency in charge of monitoring contagious diseases .

9:40 RELIEF MEASURES IN CONFINEMENT

Pedro Sánchez has indicated that the new extension of the state of alarm that he is requesting until May 9 already allows the possibility of introducing new relief measures in the confinement beyond the one decided on allowing walks for children under 14 years of age accompanied by an adult. This new extension, he has abounded, will be the one that "will allow the confinement rules to begin to be de-escalated." In this sense, Sánchez advanced that the de-escalation will be "slow and gradual".

9:30 SÁNCHEZ DEFENDS THE RECONSTRUCTION PACTS IN THE REGIONS

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has defended the possibility that the reconstruction pacts be signed not only at the national level, but also in the "different steps" of the Spanish geography, such as the autonomies and "govern who rules" in them. Sánchez has declared that his intention for a reconstruction agreement with the parties is "sincere" and that its success, if it goes ahead, will belong to "all those who pitch in." And he has asked that no one patrimonialize said agreement.

9:25 SÁNCHEZ FIXED IN THE SECOND HALF OF MAY "THE HORIZON OF DE-ESCALATION"

Sánchez has set the second half of May as the "de-escalation horizon" for the measures that have been adopted with the state of alarm to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. With that de-escalation horizon in the second half of May, he explained that the conditions of the state of alarm will be modified and always with the same premise of keeping the health system safe.

9:15 THE MAYOR OF BADALONA ARRESTED

The mayor of Badalona, ​​Álex Pastor, arrested on Tuesday night after allegedly drunk driving, has spent the night at the Les Corts police station in Barcelona, ​​and has not yet been able to testify. Pastor was arrested around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the l`Eixample district and refused to be tested for breathalyzer, and his party, the PSC, asked him shortly after to resign from his position and suspended him from militancy

9:00 THE CONGRESS PLENARY STARTS

The plenary session of the Congress of Deputies begins with the intervention of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, who appears before the Chamber to defend the extension of the state of alarm.

"This Royal Decree is different from the previous ones. It is because it will be the one that allows the de-escalation to begin", it was stated

8:45 ARRESTED EIGHT PEOPLE TRAVELING IN A VAN WITHOUT ITV

Agents of the Local Police of Seville have denounced eight people who were traveling in a van that did not have the ITV and whose driver did not have a driving license.

8:30 SEVEN NEW CASES OF LOCAL CONTAGION IN CHINA

The Chinese Ministry of Health has registered this Wednesday seven new cases of locally transmitted coronavirus, all of them in the province of Heilongjiang, in addition to 23 imported positives. For the third consecutive day, on Tuesday there were no deaths from coronavirus, so the total number remains at 4,632, while the number of infections has risen to 82,788.

8:15 OURENSE TAKES BREATH: TWO DAYS WITHOUT DEATHS IN 72 HOURS

The province ended this Tuesday without adding more deaths with coronavirus, a situation already experienced last Sunday, after more than three weeks with daily deaths. In contrast, active cases rebound, totaling 53 coronavirus patients, 4.3% more than those registered the previous day.

8:00 CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO GO FOR A WALK AFTER THE GOVERNMENT'S RECTIFICATION

Children under 14 years of age will be able to go outside accompanied by an adult starting next Monday. Although at first the exit was limited to supermarkets, banks and pharmacies, hours later the Government rectified and allowed controlled exits.

7:45 THE CONGRESS VOTES TODAY THE EXTENSION OF THE STATE OF ALARM

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will ask Congress this Wednesday for a new extension of the state of alarm decreed by the coronavirus pandemic and what began obtaining unanimous support in March may now be rejected by 62 deputies, which it already represents more than 17 percent of the Chamber. It is the third extension requested by the Government for the state of alarm that was decreed on March 14 and with each attempt it has been finding more response.

22:00 NETHERLANDS SUSPENDS SPORTS EVENTS UNTIL SEPTEMBER

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, has confirmed this Tuesday that all leisure and sporting events will be prohibited until September 1, a measure that forces the Eredivisie, the first Dutch soccer division, to give for the season to be over and to decide whether to proclaim the leader Ajax champion or to leave the championship void.

21:55 THE GALICIAN ACTOR ESTEBAN YÁÑEZ DIES

The Galician actor and musician Esteban Yáñez (Ferrol, 1984) has died at the age of 35. He was known in his childhood for his role in the series `Pratos Combinados`, as well as for the character of Arroz Hacker in the `Xabarín Club`.

21:32 SLIGHT RISE IN DEATHS IN NEW YORK

The governor of the state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, reported this Tuesday that another 481 deaths have been registered in the last 24 hours, which represents a slight increase since the last day and places the total number of deaths at 14,828.

21:15 TWO MORE DEATHS IN GALICIA IN THE LAST HOURS

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 472 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones.

20:41 APPEARANCE OF SALVADOR ILLA

The Minister of Health, SAlvador Illa, has stated that they have passed the peak of the pandemic and that they are managing to bend the curve. He points out that in the request for the extension of the state of alarm tomorrow with some relief measures that the Minister of Health can take. Despite the fact that this morning it was announced that minors could only go to the supermarket, pharmacy or bank, Minister Salvador Illa announced that as of April 27, minors under 14 years of age will be able to take walks. He indicated that in the next few days it will be indicated what those walks will be like.

Illa points out that there are still "painful" moments and that Spain is still in the "phase of bending the curve." "There are many things about this virus that are not known," stresses the Minister of Health.

The maximum retail price of the masks will be 0.96 euros.

​20:15 CACEROLADA TO ASK THAT THE CHILDREN CAN TAKE WALKS

Citizens from different Spanish neighborhoods have protested this Tuesday with a casserole at 7:00 p.m. to ask the Government to allow parents to take "short walks" with their children after more than a month of confinement at home due to the coronavirus .

19:43 MORE COUNTRY BRINGS TO CONGRESS ALLOWING KIDS TO TAKE RIDES

Más País has decided to register in Congress a proposed resolution to the Government decree with the new extension of the state of alarm that will be debated and voted on this Wednesday in the Plenary Session of Congress. Citizens have also presented a text with alternatives to the Executive's proposal.

19:32 OXFORD WILL TEST A VACCINE FOR COVID-19 IN HUMANS

Researchers at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) will begin human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine this Thursday, British Health Minister Mat Hancock announced today.

19:15 TOMORROW THE VOTE IS TO STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

The Congress of Deputies will debate and vote this Wednesday on the decree-law declaring care services for women victims of sexist violence essential during the state of alarm, a text that in principle will be defended by the Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, in what will be her return to work after overcoming the coronavirus that was detected in her on March 12.

18:45 THE OPPOSITION ASKS THE GOVERNMENT THAT CHILDREN "TAKE WALKS"

The PP and other opposition parties, and some government partners such as `the commoners`, have charged against the decision of the Executive to let children out of confinement but only to accompany an adult to go to the supermarket, bank or pharmacy, and not for a walk, so they ask you to rectify.

18:25 ACTIVE CASES DROP IN ITALY

There are now 24,648 deaths in Italy with coronavirus, after registering 534 in the last 24 hours, a figure higher than the last three days, on a day in which the current positive cases have fallen by 528.

18:00 86 RESIDENCES INVESTIGATED, TWO IN OURENSE

The State Attorney General's Office (FGE) has raised to 86 the number of residences criminally investigated by the Public Ministry as a consequence of the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic and almost half of them, a total of 40, are in Madrid. Last Friday he reported that investigations for possible crimes were limited to 38 residences.

17:50 UNITED KINGDOM EXCEEDS 17,000 DEATHS

The number of deaths from COVID-19 registered in hospitals in the United Kingdom increased this Tuesday by 823 compared to Monday, to a total of 17,337 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported.

17:35 MORE THAN 50 NEW CASES IN OURENSE

This Tuesday's day leaves a notable increase in active cases of coronavirus in the province, which have gone from 1,240 last Monday to 1,293. The increase, which represents 4.27% more infections, is the highest in the last week.

​17:15 SOCIAL POLICY REQUESTS "NOT TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN" IN THE RESIDENCES

The Regional Minister for Social Policy, Fabiola García, held a videoconference meeting on Tuesday with the addresses of all residences managed directly by the Xunta, which she urged "not to lower their guard" in the face of the coronavirus pandemic .

17:00 UEFA RECOMMENDS ENDING THE LEAGUE

UEFA has recommended to the representatives of the 55 member associations, with whom it met this Tuesday by videoconference, that the national First Division and Cup competitions, canceled for the moment due to the health crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19 across the continent.

16:25 TOURISM, WITHOUT "OFFICIAL CALENDAR"

The third vice president for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, has assured that the Government does not have an "official calendar" on the reactivation of the tourism sector in the face of the coronavirus crisis. Calviño has stressed that she "hopes" that the summer campaign can be carried out and that the tourism sector, "essential" for the country's economy, will have "special treatment" from the Government in the face of the crisis.

16:15 FEIJÓO DISAGREES ABOUT THE EXITS OF CHILDREN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT

16:05 GOVERNMENT CONTROL SESSION IN THE SENATE

The government control session begins in the Senate on the occasion of COVID-19

16:00 THE DESCLIMBING WILL DEPEND ON "A GRID OF MARKERS"

The government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, has assured that the de-escalation phase of the measures implemented to stop the transmission of the coronavirus will be based on compliance, by region or group, with a whole "grid of markers ".

"The study is not going to be the only element that will allow us to make decisions. We are preparing a table of markers that will work in a coordinated manner and, when they are all fulfilled, steps can be taken with greater rigor and expressly by groups or territories", asserted the also Minister of Finance.

15:50 AROUND 320,000 GALICIANS WILL BE ABLE TO GO OUT WITH AN ADULT

Some 320,000 Galician children up to the age of 14 will be able to go out on the streets starting this Monday, April 27, accompanied by their parents to go to the supermarket, bank or pharmacy, depending on the government's measure to soften the state alarm for the little ones before the coronavirus. In Ourense, 30,286 minors will benefit from this measure.

15:38 GOOD NEWS IN THE GALICIAN ICU

15:30 EXTENSION OF SERGAS OPENING HOURS

The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has advanced that the experts of the clinical committee are working on a plan to recover the ordinary care activity in the Sergas that contemplates the extension of the attention hours in the health centers and hospitals to avoid crowds.

15:15 THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDS TELEWORKING FOR 2 MONTHS

The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday a Royal Decree-Law, with more than 30 economic measures, including extending the preferential nature of teleworking for two months.

15:00 EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COVERAGE

The Government has extended the coverage of the unemployment benefit to more workers, such as those laid off during the trial period of a new job or those who have not been able to join a new position due to the COVID-19 crisis .

14:20 PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY

Follow live the press conference of the Government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, and the Minister of Economy, Nadia Calviño.

"As of April 27, minors under 14 years of age can accompany the adult on trips to the supermarket, pharmacy or financial institutions, the activities included in the royal decree," says the government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero.

The Ministry of Health may restrict the de-escalation process by territory based on scientific indicators.

The outings will be controlled, scrupulously complying with hygiene and distance recommendations. It will be the responsibility of adults that minors comply with these recommendations.

The Government approves a series of economic measures and a social dialogue table with unions and employers has been convened for this Thursday to lay the foundations for recovery after the coronavirus crisis. Regarding economic measures, the Government approves the flexibility of the ERTE for companies in essential sectors.

The Government will create a foundation to finance federative, Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Minors may leave accompanied by an adult with whom they live. This adult can be your parent or caretaker. The departures of minors will be without time limitation.

Teleworking. The requirements demanded to develop this modality are made more flexible, in addition to expanding the financing to develop it.

​13:55 APPEARANCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE XUNTA, ALBERTO NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO

Follow live the press conference of Alberto Núñez Feijóo on the latest news of the pandemic in Galicia.

Feijóo highlights the decrease in patients in the Galician ICUs. The data provided by Health indicate that there are 603 hospitalized and another 101 in the ICU.

Health experts recommend following three guidelines to reduce the number of coronavirus cases:

- increase online consultations whenever possible

-increase telecare by monitoring the vital signs of patients

-work with less crowds in the waiting and diagnostic rooms, which means extending the hours of care in health centers and hospitals.

Feijóo points out the importance of beginning to define and manage the return to normality. The Committee of experts will be in charge of planning how to act. Once the results of the epidemiological study are obtained, the de-escalation plan will begin to be designed.

In this sense, he highlights three keys to follow over the coming months: social distance of at least one and a half meters, hand hygiene and the use of masks. "There is no use in de-escalation if there is social relaxation," says the president of the Xunta.

The Xunta has just enabled the advance payment of benefits to Galician workers affected by ERTES, with 1,500 euros per worker. "Each worker who does not pay will have an advance of 750 euros for the first month and another 750 for the second month."

Time for answers:

Feijóo points out that the President of the Government has the most responsible opposition in recent years and hopes that Sánchez will change his attitude towards the opposition leader, Pablo Casado.

The epidemiological study seeks to find out what percentage of the Galician population was in contact with the virus and what percentage remains immune.

"The screens are here to stay," says Feijóo about the use of screens in health centers or in catering establishments.

Extension of hours in the Sergas: Regarding the new model in health, the objective of the Xunta is to space out the contacts to avoid crowds in waiting rooms or consultation rooms. This social spacing will lead to extending the hours of attention in the Sergas, in morning and afternoon shifts. "The patients are the same, we have to care for these patients on a different time scale." In this sense, Feijóo does not rule out an increase in the workforce of health personnel.

"To establish a good diagnosis, we have to know the data of the people who died in residences", says Feijóo.

"I confirm that at the moment there is no proposal to de-escalate the Government of the CCAA".

13:48 ARRIVAL IN SPAIN OF A PLANE WITH SANITARY EQUIPMENT

An A400M plane from the Spanish Air Force will land this Tuesday at the Torrejón de Ardoz airbase, in Madrid, loaded with medical supplies donated by Estonia in response to the request that Spain made to NATO to combat Covid-19. Estonia arranged for the shipment of 25,000 surgical masks and 5,000 FFP2-type respirators to be distributed between Spain and Italy, which will also receive 1,000 liters of disinfectant liquid, according to diplomatic sources from the country.

13:33 UPDATE: DEATHS IN GALICIA INCREASE TO 470

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 470 people in Galicia. The last six deaths, in all cases with a diagnosis of coronavirus, reports the Ministry of Health, correspond to an 84-year-old man who was in the Chuf de Ferrol, three more of 92, 84 and 80 years admitted to the Chus de Santiago , a 91-year-old man admitted to Monforte and another 72-year-old to Povisa, in Vigo

13:30 THE MESSAGE FROM THE SANITARY O BARCO

The workers at the O Barco Health Center have thanked their neighbors for all the work they have done in recent weeks and encourage adults and children to stay at home.

13:15 MARRIED CHARGES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE HIGH NUMBER OF INFECTED TOILETS

The leader of the Popular Party, Pablo Casado, has charged against the Government for the situation of health workers in Spain, since, according to what he has said, "they suffer from the highest contagion rate in the world" due to coronavirus. In his understanding, "this cannot happen."

12:45 IRENE MONTERO OVERCOMES THE CORONAVIRUS

The Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, has overcome Covid-19 and, after having spent 42 days in quarantine, is participating this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers for the first time since the state of alarm was decreed, as reported the department he heads.

12:22 | The Pamplona festivities of San Fermín 2020 have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Health is the first thing that we all have to safeguard," said the acting mayor of Pamplona, ​​Ana Elizalde.

12:15 | A death in a nursing home in A Coruña brings deaths from COVID in Galicia to 464.

Galicia has registered another eleven deaths in the last hours that add up to a total of 464 deaths from Covid-19 and reaches 6,416 confirmed infected by coronavirus, 120 more than yesterday, according to the latest daily balance provided by the Department of Health.

12:06 TO LIMIA | The president of the 'pataqueiros': "I'm freaking out in colors"

This is how descriptive Amador Díaz, president of the "pataqueiros" from Limiano, is, who since La Región published his initiative to lend his online sales platform to the rest of the Association's producers ensures that they do not stop making shipments. Although initially 12 started, Díaz assures that the web will be provided to all members who wish to participate.

An average of 6,000 potatoes a day are going out to the entire peninsula and if previously the distribution was 70 percent of sales in the rest of the country, 30 in Galicia (it must be taken into account that in Galicia there are a lot of producing areas) now yourself is balancing 50-50. The collaboration of the city of Ourense itself stands out especially.

11:40 GLOBAL DATA UPDATE | More than 2.48 million cases

The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan now exceeds 2.48 million cases and leaves more than 170,000 fatalities in 185 countries around the world, with the United States exceeding 787,000 positives after re-registering more than 25,000 infections in a single day. According to the global balance of Johns Hopkins University updated this Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the total number of people cured amounts to 653,798, with Germany leading this table with 95,200 people recovered, followed by Spain, with 80,587 people saved.

11:37 | Follow the press conference of the technical and health managers live after the COVID-19 Technical Management Committee.

Fernando Simón says that the evolution is "correct" because it "descends progressively" and points out that in some autonomous communities "the incidence of the virus is relatively controllable", although in others it continues to be "relatively important"

11:12 UPDATE OF DATA IN SPAIN | 430 dead in 24 hours

The cases of Covid-19 in Spain rise to 204,178, which means 3,968 more, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. A total of 21,282 people have died, 430 in the last 24 hours, while 82,514 have already recovered from the disease, 1,928 more than yesterday. Thus, there has been a slight increase in the number of deaths compared to the last two days , when 399 and 410 deaths were reported. In positives, however, the downward trend that has been registered in recent days continues, of 4,266 and 4,218 new daily infections.

11:00 | BBVA Research forecasts that the Spanish economy will contract this year by 8% and that the unemployment rate will exceed 20% as a result of the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, as explained on Tuesday by the director of BBVA Research and chief economist of the BBVA Group , Jorge Sicily.

9:59 | The Government ensures that the sanitary equipment sent to the Xunta exceeds 3.17 million units. The Government delegate in Galicia, Javier Losada, has assured in a statement that the material sent to the regional Administration includes 1,896,224 masks, 1,151,107 gloves, 15,102 overalls, 9,538 hydroalcoholic solutions, 9,286 gowns, 6,942 protective glasses, 85 non-invasive mechanical ventilation devices and 21 invasive mechanical ventilation devices and 30,741 units of other material such as leggings, aprons, sleeve covers or caps. In addition, 58,000 rapid diagnostic tests have been sent.

9:20 | Germany cancels Oktoberfest, which was scheduled to take place from September 19 to October 4, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

9:14 | Victims of trafficking and vulnerable prostitutes will receive the minimum income. The Government has reinforced the contingency plan against gender violence in the face of COVID-19 to extend protection to victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation, which includes the possibility that these victims and women in the context of prostitution with extremely vulnerable can be beneficiaries of the minimum vital income.

9:05 | The councils of Valdeorras will be able to disinfect their official vehicles in A Rúa. It will be every Thursday from next, the 23rd, with an ozone machine from the Provincial Emergency Service, donated by the Delegation of the Xunta in the province.

8:42 ITALY | The President of the Italian Government, Giuseppe Conte, announced that at the end of this week he will communicate the plan to reopen the country in the face of the coronavirus epidemic and that it is expected to begin to be applied from May 4.

8:30 USA | The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has decided to "temporarily" suspend immigration to the North American country, alluding to the "attack" posed by the coronavirus pandemic. "In light of the attack by the invisible enemy, I will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States," Trump announced via Twitter.

8:20 | Health announces today the conditions on the departure of children

The Ministry of Health will announce the "conditions" related to the departure of children this Tuesday, after the Council of Ministers, after the announcement by the President of the Government about the relaxation of the confinement measures for minors since April 27.

The minister of the area, Salvador Illa, advanced last Sunday in the press conference after the Executive meeting with the presidents of the autonomous communities that children could be released from confinement as of the 27th under certain conditions that are They would specify in the Council of Ministers today, that they will require the authorization of Congress so that they can do so "always preserving their safety and health."

Regarding the possibility that the elderly can also go out soon, he pointed out that it is a subject that "will continue to be studied."

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21:47 DEATHS FROM COVID-19 DROP IN NEW YORK

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported this Monday 478 new deaths in the state in the last 24 hours, for the first time below 500 since April 2.

21:40 THE MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE TEACHERS OF IES O COUTO

21:26 THREE DEATHS IN GALICIAN HOSPITALS

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 463 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones.

The last three deaths, in all cases with a diagnosis of coronavirus, reports the Ministry of Health, correspond to an 82-year-old man who was in the Hula de Lugo; another 75-year-old man in Chuo de Ourense; and an 87-year-old woman in the Chuac de A Coruña.

21:10 PRIORITY TO TELEWORK FOR TWO MORE MONTHS?

The Government is studying extending teleworking for two months as a priority, as well as the right of workers with care duties to adapt or reduce their working hours, as confirmed to Europa Press by Executive sources.

21:05 SANIDAD REPORTS FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY THROUGH ITS FACEBOOK PAGE

The Ministry of Health has denounced this Monday having been the victim of fraudulent activity on its official Facebook account since last Friday, a circumstance that it has placed in the hands of the aforementioned social network. According to the Ministry directed by Salvador Illa, Various apparently fake accounts generate massive interactions on specific posts on the official Facebook account. Specifically, these are accounts that, at the time of the events, had no achievers, had no publications and had been created on the same date. On the same day 17, the Ministry informed Facebook of the existence of anomalous activity in his official account and from the aforementioned social network it has been reported that he is investigating what happened.

20:50 BETWEEN 2 AND 8 WEEKS TO CAUSE DEATH

The average time from the onset of symptoms to recovery is two weeks when the disease has been mild and between three and six weeks when it has been severe

20:30 THE DROP IN DEATHS AND CONTAGES ACCELERATES THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS

The downward trend of the coronavirus epidemic in Spain has accelerated this Monday, with 399 deaths and 2,881 new infections, in parallel with the preparation of the plans for the lack of confinement, which have become the main focus of attention with the direct experience of its implementation in various European countries.

20:15 A NEIGHBOR DISINFECTS MANUEL MURGUÍA EVERY DAY WITH HIS OWN MACHINE

The man repeats the initiative practically every day for a month.

20:00 US OIL, AT PRICE LEVELS OF THE 1940s

The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate oil, a reference for the United States, has continued its collapse this Monday, registering a fall of up to 92% and standing at around 1.5 dollars a barrel, which which represents its lowest price since the 1940s. The US benchmark crude oil price, marked by futures contracts for May, has fallen to an intraday minimum of 1.1 dollars, which is equivalent to a drop of almost 94%, on a day where the bearish streak has prevailed in the markets. US crude oil has not registered this price level since the 1940s, according to data compiled by Dow Jones and collected by the Fed. If they are taken into account solely through futures contract prices, which began in 1983, WTI has fallen to all-time lows.

19:45 THE GOVERNMENT DEFENDS SIMÓN AND THE CIVIL GUARD

The Minister of Finance and government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, has supported the director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simón, and the defense that he made this Monday of the Chief of Staff of the Civil Guard , José Manuel Santiago, assuring that it does not seem "decent" to him to criticize the general for the "failure" he made with his controversial statements about the hoaxes. "I believe that what Dr. Simón has transmitted today is his solidarity with his colleague who in his appearance had slipped a phrase that probably taken from the context where it had occurred could have a different interpretation", he stated to questions from the media at the press conference he offered in Moncloa. According to Montero, Simón "is honored to have that team feeling with all the technicians" who, in the spokesperson's opinion, have been working "tirelessly since the beginning of this pandemic", in which "there are no weekends, nor nights, or days, to try to contribute the best of themselves to combat the pandemic".

19:20 THE GOVERNMENT OPENS THE POSSIBILITY OF NEW MEASURES TO REDUCE THE CONFINEMENT

The government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, has not ruled out that, after the relief of the confinement of minors as of next day 27, announced last Saturday by the president of the Executive, "there may be other measures that can be be deployed throughout that week". However, it would be done, as he insisted in the telematic press conference that he offered at the Palacio de La Moncloa, "depending on the markers and indicators that will allow such issues to be controlled important aspects of our health system to address the disease and the spread of the virus itself when we develop certain movements".

18:55 RURAL AREA ASKS IF NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETS ARE REOPENED

The Ministry of Rural Affairs has once again contacted the central government to determine the reopening or maintenance of the closure of local open-air markets for the sale of agri-food products.

18:41 BALTAR DEMANDS GREATER LIQUIDITY FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

The president of the Provincial Council of Ourense, Manuel Baltar, asked the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, for "more coordination, more aid and less propaganda" this Monday. chief executive.

18:27 ITALY EXCEEDS 24,000 DEATHS

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus are now 24,114, after registering 454 new deaths on the last day, a figure slightly higher than the 433 on Sunday, but in line with the decline of the last week, as reported today by the head of the Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli.

18:10 WHAT SHOULD CHILDREN'S WALKS BE LIKE ACCORDING TO PEDIATRICIANS?

Waiting for the Government to define the conditions for minors to be able to go out on the street as of April 27, pediatricians advise that they do so by fulfilling a series of requirements, such as a half-hour walk, supervised and by the hand of an adult, maintaining a safe distance and wearing a mask.

18:00 A RUSSIAN SOCCER PLAYER DIED AT HOME WHILE TRAINING

A Russian soccer player from the Lokomotiv Moscow subsidiary, Innokenti Samojvalov, died on Monday of heart failure while training individually at home due to the coronavirus quarantine.

17:44 APPEARANCE OF MARÍA JESÚS MONTERO

The government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, thanks the PP for joining the meetings to reach agreements for the economic and social reconstruction of the country once the health crisis caused by the coronavirus has been overcome. She will announce that it will be the Congress of Deputies that announces the date and time for this table to study the measures for the future.

Regarding the meeting with the FEMP, Montero stated that the President of the Government conveyed his intention to hold these meetings every fortnight.

Montero explains that there is no date that they can transmit and that the experts are working on many de-escalation situations.

17:41 UK DEATHS DROP

The number of patients who died from COVID-19 in British hospitals rose to 449 on Monday, the lowest figure in two weeks, according to data provided by the UK Ministry of Health.

17:15 DISINFECTION AT THE OURENSE BUS STATION

UME members carried out disinfection work this Monday at the Ourense bus station.

17:00 HOW WILL THE ACB END?

The ACB clubs unanimously decided this Monday that the competition should resume, if possible, with a concentration of the first twelve teams classified before the suspension and that there be no relegations.

16:45 GALICIAN DOCTORS ASK TO CARRY OUT TESTS IN PRIMARY CARE EVERY 5 DAYS

The Galician medical associations ask the Ministry of Health to carry out a COVID-19 test on Primary Care professionals "every five days" when, in the process of de-escalation, in-person assistance follows up on these patients and other users.

16:30 WHAT ARE THE OTHER SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19?

Headache, dizziness, confusion, weakness or muscle pain are also some of the symptoms that coronavirus patients can present with the infection, as stated by the Spanish Neurology Institute (SEN), which indicates that they can affect at least 36 % of the positives.

16:15 THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN THE FULL LOCKDOWN

The Vigo parish of Navia witnessed an authentic love story, a proposal that could be made thanks to the imagination of the groom and the complicity of neighbors and friends. Javi, a civil guard, has been out of Vigo for a month, having been assigned to the Basque Country. At his home in Navia, he left his partner Betty, 36, and their two children, seven months and three years old.

“This situation is hard for her and also for me, so I wanted to dedicate a song to her, to cheer her up, but then I thought that she really is the woman of my life and that, after seven years together, it was time to give up. pass," he explains.

15:55 THE TS ORDERS HEALTH TO DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES TO SANITARY

The Supreme Court has ordered the Ministry of Health to adopt "all the measures within its reach" to achieve the "best distribution" of the means of protection against the coronavirus among health professionals and to report every fortnight on the measures adopted.

15:45 THE WORKERS OF THE SAN CARLOS DE CELANOVA RESIDENCE TEST NEGATIVE

The San Carlos de Celanova Residence Hall announced this afternoon that ten of the 18 workers who were on sick leave after testing positive for COVID-19 will be able to return to their jobs after testing negative in the second test.

15:40 HOPE RETURNS TO THE RESIDENCE OF A FARIXA

This was the emotional reception given to the 29 residents of the A Farixa residence who return to the center after overcoming the coronavirus.

15:35 PORTUGAL NEARS 21,000 CONTAGES

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Portugal rose this Monday to 735, while infections have increased to 20,863, according to the latest balance offered by the Health authorities. Compared to this Sunday, 21 more deaths and 657 new infections have been registered, which corresponds to a growth rate of 3.2%, according to data presented this Monday at the daily press conference of the Directorate General of Health (DGS). )

15:30 INTERNET, EXIT TO THE BLOCK OF THE POTATOES

A dozen potato producers from the A Limia region have come together to sell their potatoes over the Internet and give consumers from all over the peninsula the chance to have them on their tables, within 24 hours , product of one of the agricultural areas par excellence of the Galician community.

15:15 THE BANCO DE ESPAÑA ALERTS THE SHARP FALL IN GDP

The Spanish economy will register in 2020 a contraction "unprecedented in recent history", which will "far exceed" that which occurred in any of the years of the global financial crisis. The Bank of Spain calculates that GDP will fall this year, on average, between 6.6% and 8.7% in the event that the confinement of the population lasts eight weeks and the degree to which the disturbance persists after end the alarm state.

15:00 EVOLUTION OF COVID-19, IN FIVE GRAPHICS

Through the following graphs you can observe the evolution of the virus in Spain in recent weeks

14:50 THE SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE OF ATLÉTICO DE MADRID

The kitchens of the Wanda Metropolitano will be used to prepare menus for vulnerable families, according to an agreement signed by Atlético de Madrid and the Community of Madrid, whose president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, visited the stadium facilities on Monday.

14:40 GOOD NEWS AT NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ESPERANZA RESIDENCE!

The Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza residence in A Farixa, which had become one of the major outbreaks with more than 100 infected users, receives the best of news today: the discharge of 29 residents who tested positive and who, After recovering from the virus, they returned to the center this morning.

14:27 GOVERNMENT AND CCAA SET TOMORROW THE PRICE OF GELS AND MASKS

The Inter-Ministerial Commission on Medicine Prices, of which several ministries and the autonomous communities are part, will set the maximum retail price for masks, gloves and hydroalcoholic gels tomorrow, Tuesday.

14:20 UNICEF ASKS THE GOVERNMENT THAT NO STUDENT REPEAT A YEAR

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has proposed to the Government and the autonomous communities that no student repeat this course and that all students be promoted in an "exceptional" way to avoid an increase in inequality after the suspension of face-to-face classes due to the coronavirus pandemic. In this situation of "educational emergency", UNICEF also calls for "leaving the qualification without academic record" for this course to "avoid very unequal criteria being applied in the qualification of this evaluation that affect the global academic record of the student body".

​14:05 CARMEN CALVO WILL COORDINATE THE RECONSTRUCTION TABLE

The chief executive, Pedro Sánchez, wants the first vice president, Carmen Calvo, to coordinate the Party Roundtable for the social and economic reconstruction of Spain, which the president would like her to start before the end of April , according to the work methodology proposed by the Government. In this document, the Executive shows its willingness to hold this Tuesday the first constitutive meeting of the Table, which Sánchez would chair accompanied by the four vice presidents of the Government (Carmen Calvo, Pablo Iglesias, Nadia Calviño and Teresa Ribera), although it extends the margin for that first meeting until April 30.

14:00 MARRIED, FAVORABLE TO SUPPORT THE EXTENSION OF THE STATE OF ALARM

Pablo Casado has expressed his willingness to once again support the extension of the state of alarm this Wednesday in Congress, but has demanded that the Prime Minister implement a series of urgent health and economic measures in exchange. Among them, the provision of material and massive tests, in addition to measures to guarantee "democratic freedoms" in Spain, such as enabling the Transparency Portal and including the reports of the experts and giving "public" explanations about the limitations to freedom of expression that the PP believes that there may be through social networks.

13:40 UPDATE: DEATHS IN GALICIA INCREASE TO 460

The death of another 5 people in nursing homes and 5 more people in hospitals has raised the number of fatalities from the coronavirus in Galicia to 460, according to data released this Monday by the Ministry of Health. Thus, Health has informed of the death in the last hours of a 55-year-old man, who was admitted to the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (CHUAC); of a 100-year-old woman and an 82-year-old man, both treated at the Ourense University Hospital Complex (CHUO); of a 70-year-old man admitted to the Vithas Fátima Hospital in Vigo; and of another 85-year-old man, who was at the La Rosaleda Hospital in Santiago.

13:25 PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PP LEADER, PABLO CASADO

Follow the appearance of Pablo Casado live after his meeting with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.

​13:20 900,000 MASKS AND ONE MILLION GLOVES ARRIVE IN SPAIN

A plane operated by the Ministry of Defense brings 900,000 masks and more than 1 million latex gloves to Spain from Shanghai (China) this Monday, in addition to the 12 million masks that arrived yesterday Sunday from the same city in an Air Force plane.

13:15 CASADO AND SÁNCHEZ AGREE THAT THE AGREEMENT BE NEGOTIATED IN PARLIAMENT

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the opposition, Pablo Casado, agreed on Monday that the pact for economic and social reconstruction after the coronavirus be negotiated in a parliamentary commission.

13:00 OURENSE ADDS TEN CASES AND ONE DEATH FROM COVID-19

After living the first day without deaths in three weeks, Ourense has to mourn today the death of a new user of the Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza residence, one of the five deaths recorded in nursing homes throughout Galicia in the daily report that issues the Xunta on the coronavirus pandemic.

​12:55 UPDATE: FIVE DEATHS IN HOMES FOR THE SENIORS IN GALICIA

The death of another five people in nursing homes has brought the number of deaths with COVID-19 in Galicia to 455 (352 in hospitals and 103 in residences), according to data released this Monday by the Ministry of Health. The latest deaths in residences are 2 users of the DomusVi center in San Lázaro (Santiago), one from Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza (Ourense), another from DomusVi in Cangas (Pontevedra) and another from the Moledo residence (Vigo).

12:50 SIMÓN ASKS "NOT TO DESTROY" THE WORK OF FIVE WEEKS

The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies, Fernando Simón, has requested "not to destroy" the achievements that have been made in recent weeks in controlling the transmission of the new coronavirus. Simón has assured that the current incidence data shows that infections are being reduced and that the measures implemented are giving results, although he has warned that this does not allow "relaxing".

12:43MORE THAN 6,000 CONTAGES AND 455 DEATHS IN GALICIA

The General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health has reported that the number of active cases of coronavirus in Galicia amounts to 6,296, and that there have been 455 deaths. Of the total number of infected cases, 1,408 are from the area of A Coruña, 605 from Lugo, 1,243 from Ourense, 508 from the Pontevedra area, 1,142 from Vigo, 1,046 from Santiago, and 344 from Ferrol.

12:30 61% OF GALICIAN TEACHERS HAVE PROBLEMS CONNECTING WITH THEIR STUDENTS

Some 61% of Galician teachers say they have problems connecting with their students and practically all of them suspend the actions of the Ministry of Education in the face of the crisis derived from the coronavirus pandemic.

12:20 THE MEETING BETWEEN SÁNCHEZ AND CASADO ENDS

The videoconference meeting between the chief executive, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the PP, Pablo Casado, ended around 12:15 p.m., just over an hour since it began. This appointment is part of the round of contacts that the President of the Government has opened to gather support for a great pact for national reconstruction that helps alleviate the effects of the coronavirus crisis.

12:15 DISINFECTION AT OURENSE STATIONS

The Army, through its Land Component Command, within the scope of `Operation Balmis`, launched due to the COVID-19 health crisis, will deploy Brilat units this Monday for various missions , including disinfection work at the Ourense train and bus stations.

12:10 PRESS CONFERENCE BY GONZALO CABALLERO

Follow live the appearance of the general secretary of the PSdeG, Gonzalo Caballero, on the current situation of the pandemic.

11:55 APPEARANCE OF THE COVID-19 TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Follow the press conference of the Coronavirus Technical Management Committee live. In the last 24 hours, deaths from COVID-19 drop for the second day in a row to 399, an increase of 2% since yesterday. The total number of deaths stands at 20,852. The director of the Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Center, Fernando Simón, highlights that these are very encouraging figures, which give hope.

In recent weeks, more than 700,000 PCR tests have been carried out, a figure that quadruples the number of tests carried out. This increase in the number of tests suggested an increase in the number of patients detected. "It has not been like that, which implies that the incidence is dropping a lot, more than we thought," says Simón.

Transport is working on the de-escalation scenario, which will be done in coordination with the different CCAAs.

As part of the Balmis operation, Brilat disinfects the Vigo airport and the Ourense train and bus stations this Monday.

The commissioner of the National Police, José Ángel González, returns after testing positive for coronavirus. His first words are for those who are sick with COVID-19, to whom he sends a message of encouragement. In the last 24 hours, 80 people have been arrested, which amounts to more than 2,500 since the start of the state of alarm, which represents an increase of 3%. In addition, more than 4,00 sanction certificates have been processed, which exceed 165,000.

The Chief of Staff of the Civil Guard, José Manuel Santiago, points out that more than 3,000 complaints were made over the weekend. In addition, he points out that they have increased contacts with pharmacists' associations to reinforce the security of pharmacies. Santiago ends his appearance by pointing out that "in 40 years of service I have learned that people come first, there are no ideologies." A response applauded by the rest of the team.

Simón concludes the appearance by pointing out that the committee is a technical team. "We know that we are exposed to criticism," says the director, who criticizes that "failures that we may have in our speeches are used to harm us." Simón's words allude to the criticisms of the Chief of the General Staff of the Civil Guard, José Manuel Santiago.

11:45 THE DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICATION AGENCY IS SANCTIONED FOR SKIPPING THE CONFINEMENT

The director of the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps), María Jesús Lamas, sanctioned for skipping the state of alarm, "does not want any misunderstanding and, therefore, has decided to abide by any resolution, including the derived payment of the file, if that were the case". This was confirmed this Monday in a statement by the Ministry of Health, to which Aemps is attached, in which it explains that Lamas has his family residence in Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña), where She lives with her husband and children, "as she can prove," and where she was going when she was sanctioned.

11:30 UPDATE OF DATA IN SPAIN

The coronavirus has caused the death of 399 people in 24 hours, which represents a new decrease and brings the total number of deaths to 20,852. This is the lowest figure recorded since March 22. Confirmed cases have also been reduced (4,266 more, on Sunday there were 4,218) to reach 200,210 infected in total.

11:20 HEALTH CONFIRMS THAT BATS ARE THE ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS

The Ministry of Health has assured that it "seems clear" that bats are the reservoir origin of the new coronavirus, and has reported that research continues into the intermediate host animal, and there is controversy between the pangolin and others.

This is stated by the department headed by Salvador Illa in the update of its scientific-technical report on the coronavirus, in which it states that the sequence of coronaviruses isolated from frozen tissue samples of 30 pangolins has recently been determined.

11:15 DEATHS FALL IN SPAIN, 399 IN 24 HOURS

Spain has registered a new drop in deaths: 399 in one day. Contagions exceed 200,000 cases while deaths amount to 20,852. More than 80,500 people received medical discharge.

11:05 | The meeting between Pedro Sánchez and Pablo Casado is scheduled to begin now within the round of contacts that the President of the Government is carrying out with all the parties for a social and economic reconstruction table. The appointment comes amid an atmosphere of disagreement and cross criticism between parties.

10:40 | Smokers, the most vulnerable to COVID-19

People who smoke have a higher risk of being infected by the coronavirus than those who do not consume tobacco, according to the latest scientific-technical report on Covid-19, a disease caused by the new virus, published by the Ministry of Health.

10:20 | The CESM medical union denounces the distribution of "false" masks to health professionals in Galicia and demands that they be tested to detect if they have contracted the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease, to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

9:44 | The coronavirus pandemic leaves 2.4 million cases and 165,000 deaths worldwide, according to the global balance of Johns Hopkins University updated this Monday at 9:00 a.m. The US exceeds 40,000 fatalities and continues to grow above 25,000 daily cases.

Spain continues to be the second country most affected by the pandemic and the most affected in Europe by number of infections, with 198,674 people infected and 20,453 deaths.

9:20 | France is close to 20,000 deaths after confirming almost 400 deaths in the last hours

9:10 MUSIC | Celtas Cortos celebrates the 30th anniversary of that mythical "April 20" of 1990 with a new version of the song: this time accompanied by friends and in solidarity. All proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders for the fight against COVID-19.

9:05 | Trump insists that he wants to send experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak: "We are talking to China. We talked to them a long time ago about going. We want to go."

8:51 | Vox files a lawsuit against Sánchez | The leader of the party, Santiago Abascal, has announced that they will file a complaint today against Pedro Sánchez and his "liberticidal government for serious negligence and crimes against the rights of workers due to omission of security measures."

8:30 CORONAVIRUS IN OURENSE | The good news comes in the form of massive "negatives" these days at the nursing homes in Ourense. At least 14 centers, as this newspaper learned, breathe easier after learning from the PCR carried out on their coronavirus workers and users that they are not infected.

8:20 | Renfe obliges you to give your name and mobile number to buy a ticket from today as a "preventive" measure in the face of the current health crisis.

7:40 | A Japanese epidemiologist believes that the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held in 2021. "There are two factors necessary for the Games to take place: that Japan has COVID-19 under control and that the rest of the world has it under control. (... .) Japan could control the disease, but I don't think that will happen in every country on Earth," Japanese epidemiologist Kentaro Iwata said at a telematic press conference on Monday.

⬆️⬆️⬆️ . . . . Monday, April 20. . . . ⬆️⬆️⬆️

22:00 Roberto Outeiriño dies due to coronavirus

The Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) and the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) have confirmed this Sunday the death in Madrid of former sports leader Roberto Outeiriño Hernanz, at the age of 85 and due to COVID-19. Both institutions federations have expressed their condolences to family and friends of Outeiriño, who in 1987 was appointed first vice president of the FEB to dedicate himself to the International Area.

21:40 Two deaths in Galicia in the last hours

They are a 79-year-old man who was admitted in Povisa and another 94-year-old man in Chus; both with previous pathologies.

20:25 The governor of New York announces that they have exceeded the peak of infections

The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced this Sunday that the state has already left behind the peak of the contagion curve and has entered a "plateau"."If the data and this trend continue, we will have passed the zenith and everything indicates that at this moment we are in decline," Cuomo said at a press conference. "We are on the other side of the plateau and the numbers are coming down," he added.

20:00 Will there be motorcycling competitions this season?

Carmelo Ezpeleta, executive director of Dorna, declared this Sunday that "the most optimistic scenario" he has in mind "is to start racing in Brno in August", although he specified that he does not rule out anything about the future of the World Cups. motorcycling due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with the Radioestadio del Motor program on Onda Cero, Ezpeleta said: "The first thing is to end this and that we all have health, then make calendars and see when we can move and travel to where we have to run". The Executive Director of Dorna spoke about three possible scenarios that they contemplate for the competition. “The most optimistic, start traveling in mid-July. On April 27 I have to talk to the organizers of the German GP but the most optimistic thing would be to start racing in Brno and Austria in August." Ezpeleta ruled out the option of running in Finland: "It will have to be the organizers who communicate it, but the circuit is not yet approved ”.

19:35 Cheer up to our fellow Ourenses from the CHUO

19:05 The statements by the Civil Guard about Internet hoaxes raise blisters in the opposition, which asks for explanations.

The Chief of Staff of the Civil Guard, General José Manuel Santiago, highlighted that in the fight against hoaxes they are working to minimize "the climate contrary" to the Government for its management of the crisis

18:30 Italy continues to fall

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus are now 23,660, after registering 433 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the lowest number of the week, according to today's report from the Civil Protection, which recorded a significant drop in patients The total cases of infections since the outbreak was detected in Italy on February 21 - the European country with the most deaths from the pandemic - stand at 178,972, which represents an increase of 3,047 infections in the last twenty-four hours.

17:30 Urán, pessimistic about the dispute of the Tour de France

Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Urán, from EF Pro Cycling, considered that it would be "a catastrophe" if the Tour de France could not be held in 2020 and predicted that, if the gala round were suspended, "of the 18 teams only three could survive". In statements to the Colombian cycling federation, Rigoberto Urán expressed his concern about the "economic crisis" that can hit the discipline due to the pandemic. "Cycling is a poor sport because it is only supported by companies "If the Tour is not run, it would be a catastrophe. For example, of the 18 teams only three could survive, it would be very difficult for the others. Right now there are three financially strong teams," said the Colombian cyclist.

17:05 Austria, on the right track

The good evolution of the epidemiological data in Austria has set a new milestone as only 59 more coronavirus infections were recorded this Sunday than yesterday, bringing the total number of patients to 3,743."The measures applied and the extraordinarily high discipline of the population cause the infection data to drop continuously," Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler said in a statement.

16:45 Abalos believes that the injection of liquidity to the autonomies will alleviate their situation

The Minister of Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos, has expressed his conviction that the advance of 14,000 million euros to the autonomous communities announced by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, in the video conference with the presidents of the autonomous communities held this morning will alleviate the liquidity problems of the different regions.

16:30The president of the Xunta estimates that tests have been carried out on 50% of the users of residences in Galicia

The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, estimates that 50% of the elderly living in residences have already undergone a PCR to find out if they have coronavirus and recalls that only on Saturday 1,186 tests have been carried out in the Vigo area "and they all tested negative". This news gives him "hope" both "for the present" and for the "future", he acknowledged at the press conference after the sixth telematic meeting with the head of government, Pedro Sánchez, and the rest of the regional presidents. In this sense, he points out that "Galicia has been one of the first communities to create integrated residences" and the first to "adopt measures" in these centers, although he has admitted that at the beginning of the pandemic the Xunta "had inefficiencies" to specify the situation of these centers.

15:50 Feijóo asks for concrete measures for the lack of confinement

The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has asked the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for an "orientative" calendar for de-escalation of the confinement and has advanced that in Galicia the general use of masks in the population will be recommended. In the appearance after the usual Sunday meeting between Sánchez and the regional leaders, Feijóo explained that the lack of confinement must be considered "with time, clearly" and trying to "transmit to the citizens" how it is going to be carried out.

15:14 | Follow the appearance of the Ministers of Health, Defense, Interior and Transport live, after the videoconference that the President of the Government held with the presidents of autonomous communities and cities.

15:01 | 96% of the professionals in the health area subjected to tests to determine the condition of the defective masks have tested negative.

A total of 28 health workers have been sent home after testing positive. The Servizo Galego de Saúde has also confirmed that the number of masks of this model received amounted to 3,800, of which a total of 2,457 were removed and replaced.

14:30 | The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appears after the sixth meeting between Pedro Sánchez and the regional presidents.

"There is a substantial improvement in the situation", Feijóo said, and recalled that "the evolution of infections continues to be below 0.78%, lower than the average for Spain. The peak of infections is low 75%".

Feijóo has considered that "the logical thing" is that the lack of confinement be carried out by territories. "If not, either we are going to postpone the opening in Galicia for weeks, or to abruptly open territories where the virus is still circulating."

«The fatality rate in Galicia is one of the lowlands of Spain, with 3.99%, compared to more than 10% in the average for Spain. Galicia has the third lowest rate of death by admission behind Melilla and Asturias, "says Feijóo, and acknowledges that in Galicia "we have fewer immunized people than other territories that suffered more infections. This could be a weakness."

The president of the Xunta has celebrated that children will be able to go out, in principle, as of April 26, but has said that the meeting did not specify how long they will be able to do so or with what periodicity. "The autonomous communities have not been allowed to make this decision and it will be homogeneous," he said.

"The Galician government recommends the generalized use of masks for the entire population", Feijóo pointed out, and -when talking about the de-scalding process- he said that "we have to guarantee that the return to normality will be safe at a sanitary level , a plan for the return to work to prepare families and companies. You have to design a system of opening and dynamic peche, so that there may be regrowth."

Asked about the complaint filed by relatives of a residence, Feijóo said that "in Galicia we do not give a life for lost, no matter what, the elderly can overcome a pandemic."

13:50 | Four deaths in hospitals and two in residences bring the number of victims of COVID-19 in Galicia to 448. According to sources from the Ministry of Health, the four people who have died diagnosed with COVID-19 in hospitals all had previous pathologies. More specifically, they are two men aged 67 and 79 who were admitted to the University Hospital Complex from A Coruña (Chuac), a 71-year-old woman at the Ferrol University Hospital Complex (CHUF) and another 93-year-old who remained at the Vigo University Hospital Complex (Chuvi)

After this latest Sanidade update, the number of deaths registered in hospitals rises to 350: 105 in the A Coruña health area, 69 in the Vigo area, 67 in the Ourense health area, 51 deaths in the Santiago health area, 22 in the Ferrol area, 22 in the Lugo area and 14 in the Pontevedra health area.

12:51 FOOTBALL | LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) reached "an agreement in principle" on the general present and future situation in which football is immersed due to the coronavirus pandemic, as reported by the Higher Sports Council (CSD) in a statement.

12:25 | Sánchez announces 14,000 million for the CCAA | The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced today to the regional presidents that the Executive will make an injection of 14,000 million euros to the Autonomous Communities. However, 5,500 million of this amount come from the advance of the liquidation of 2018, the year in which there was a record collection, according to regional sources informed Europa Press.

12:02 | For Fernando Simón, "despite the latest variations, the data continues its downward trend and reflects that the transmission of the virus has been substantially reduced and we are on the right track."

Follow here live the press conference of the technical and health managers after the Technical Management Committee of #COVID19:

12:00 | UPDATE OF DATA IN SPAIN

The daily death toll in Spain from coronavirus has fallen this Sunday to 410, a significant drop of 155 people compared to yesterday's data, according to the latest official balance from the Ministry of Health. In addition, it is the lowest record for almost a month: on March 22, 394 deaths were registered.

However, the data offered on weekends may suffer some delays. In addition, Health has explained that "the data from the Autonomous Communities are under continuous review and certain daily oscillations may be due to data purification processes and not to real variations that occur from one day to the next."

A total of 20,453 people have died from coronavirus in Spain as of this Sunday, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. The total cases of coronavirus have risen to 195,944, so that in the last 24 hours there have been 4,218 positive cases.

11:55 | UPDATE OF DATA IN GALICIA

One person who died in the Moledo residence in Vigo and another in the DomusVi Barreiro, in the same city, have raised the number of deaths with coronavirus in Galicia to 444. According to data from the Department of Health, these two victims fatalities were registered during the past day and are added this Sunday to the regional death toll (98 in nursing homes and 346 in hospitals).

The community registers a total of 6,205 cases infected by coronavirus. A total of 1,536 people have already been discharged and there are 5,496 patients being followed up at their homes.

11:47 STUDY IN GALICIA | The manager of Sergas, Antonio Fernández Campa, considers that "the doubts" that in his opinion the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, raises about the epidemiological study that the Xunta de Galicia will carry out are due to "ignorance" of it.

11:40 WHAT WILL OURENSE BE LIKE AFTER COVID-19? | Sociologists, historians, architects or ecologists reflect on a future Ourense with more solidarity, with homes for the elderly, home gardens and more green areas. A city with "identity" and without stress.

11:32 | Celaá will defend education against possible cuts due to the pandemic: "It is not a service to sacrifice." The minister affirms that the Government maintains its commitment to increase investment in education to 5% of GDP in 2025

10:37 | The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will lead a new meeting by videoconference this Sunday with the presidents of the Autonomous Communities to analyze the coronavirus crisis, in which he will convey to them his decision to extend the state of alarm again and to begin to put the first measures of lack of confinement are underway, such as allowing children to go out on the street, in a regulated manner.

9:43 | Germany registers a decrease in the rate of deaths while already approaching 140,000 cases: the pandemic leaves more than 139,000 infected people in the country and causes the death of almost 4,300.

9:27 | Juan Fernando López Aguilar asks to overcome "cainismo" and seek a great agreement in Spain. The socialist and president of the European Parliament's Committee on Liberties, Justice and the Interior considers that the leaders of the political parties in Spain should work for a great agreement that rebuilds the country after the serious crisis of COVID-19.

9:05 | CORONAVIRUS IN RURAL OURENSANO | The coronavirus crisis has exploded with force and leaves its mark on the countryside, a world that lives full of uncertainties, not only economic, but also social. Will more people return, afraid of life in big cities? Is it time for the resurgence of a forgotten primary sector? The general rehearsal of teleworking is emerging as salvation from a demographic decline that nobody is capable of coping with, but the primary sector doubts.

8:20 | MORE THAN 160,000 DEATHS WORLDWIDE

The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan already exceeds 2.3 million cases and leaves more than 160,000 fatalities in 185 countries around the world, again with the United States setting maximum daily cases, according to the Balance updated this Sunday by Johns Hopkins University and after a day in which the African continent has already exceeded the threshold of a thousand deaths.

8:07 | The head of General Surgery at Hospital La Paz in Madrid, Joaquín Díaz Domínguez, dies of coronavirus. After hearing the news, his colleagues from the hospital gathered at the gates of the center to pay tribute to a doctor "with a long career and loved by all," said the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, on his Twitter account.

7:50 MEETING WITH THE REGIONS | The head of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will participate from 10:00 a.m. this Sunday in the videoconference that Pedro Sánchez will maintain with the regional presidents. Subsequently, the Galician president will appear before the media to report the conclusions of this meeting, as he has already done in the five previous meetings.

⬆️⬆️⬆️ . . . . Sunday, April 19. . . . ⬆️⬆️⬆️

22:00 THE UNITED STATES EXCEEDS 716,000 CASES

The pandemic of the new coronavirus originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan exceeds almost 2.3 million cases and leaves more than 157,000 fatalities in 185 countries around the world, again with the United States setting maximum daily cases, registering 30,500 cases in the last 24 hours, to exceed 716,000 and close to 38,000 fatalities amid enormous tensions between the Trump administration and the affected states. According to the balance updated by Johns Hopkins University at 8:38 p.m. this Saturday (Spanish time ), the pandemic already leaves 2,297,712 people infected and 158,202 fatalities. The United States has confirmed 716,883 cases of coronavirus and is growing again above 30,000 positives in a single day, 30,739 more in the last 24 hours.

​21:25 HEALTH WILL SET THE PRICE OF THE MASKS

The Ministry of Health will approve this Sunday an order to "control and fix" the prices of the masks with the aim of making them "affordable by the citizenry as a whole", according to what the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. Sánchez has made this announcement this afternoon during the telematic press conference that he has offered, in which, despite not giving more details, he has affirmed that it will be tomorrow, Sunday, when the ministry led by Salvador Illa will approve an order for the "control and fixing prices that can be assumed by the whole of the citizenry".

20:58 DEATHS IN NEW YORK DROP TO 540 AMONG MAXIMUM CONCERN FOR THE ELDERLY

The governor of the US state of New York, Andrew Cuomo, reported this Saturday 540 new deaths in his entity in the last 24 hours, a reduction of approximately 25% compared to the last few days, although there is high concern about the elderly, the most vulnerable population. "If you look at the last three days, it could be argued that we have already passed the high plateau and started to descend," Cuomo said in his daily press conference. "So we're not on the plateau anymore, but we're not in a good position yet." New York City continues to contribute most of the deaths, with 13,202.

20:31 LIVE. CONFINEMENT UNTIL THE 9TH OF MAJOR WITH LESS RESTRICTIONS FOR CHILDREN

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced this Saturday that he will ask Congress to extend the state of alarm with the confinement of the population due to the coronavirus pandemic until May 9, although with relief for children. The little ones will be able to go out briefly, accompanied by an adult and with precautionary measures, as of April 27, Sánchez explained in a televised appearance. The Spanish socialist leader praised the "exemplary response" of the population "in this extreme situation." , respecting a confinement in place since March 14 and with which "we have saved tens of thousands of lives."

20:20 LIVE. Follow Pedro Sánchez's press conference

19:55 FRANCE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS PATIENTS

France registered an additional 642 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which is already 19,323 since the start of the pandemic, but reduced the number of seriously ill patients admitted to intensive care, which is now 5,833, compared to 6,027 in the eve.

19:15 23,227 DEATHS IN ITALY

Italian Civil Protection has reported this Saturday 482 new deaths from the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 23,227 deaths. In total there are 175,925 cases, 3,491 more in the last 24 hours recorded. These 809 cases represent a significant upturn compared to Friday, when 355 positives were reported, the lowest figure since March 2. As for deaths, there is a small reduction compared to Friday: 482 compared to 575. Meanwhile, the number of hospitalized continues to decrease, since they are 779 less than yesterday, for a total of 25,007. The situation in intensive care units also improves, which have 2,733 patients, 79 fewer than on Friday, which allows the pressure on hospitals to be reduced. In addition, there are 80,031 people in home isolation. As for those recovered, there are 44,927 in total, of which 2,200 have been recorded in the last 24 hours. In total, 1,305,833 tests have been carried out. Italy also records the data on confirmed and active positives, 107,771, 809 more than on Friday.

18:00 MORE CONFINEMENT IN MAY, BUT WITH SOME CONCESSION

The Covid-19 Scientific Committee is committed to extending the existing control situation with the state of alarm, although adapted, after April 26, with the aim of maintaining control of the transmission of the disease and avoiding "throwing away land the effort" that the citizens have been carrying out for more than a month.

17:20 GERMANY PROPOSES A RECONVERSION OF THE WHO

German Development Minister Gerd Mueller proposed this Saturday an expansion of the World Health Organization (WHO) to turn it into a kind of global center for pandemics, in a firm gesture of support against accusations of negligence poured out by the president of the United States, Donald Trump. "This pandemic is not the last," Müller warned in statements to Deutschlandfunk radio, during which he stressed that for some African countries the current coronavirus epidemic poses such risks that they could lead to the collapse of the state. In this sense, Mueller has stressed that the existing health structure in many African countries does not offer possibilities to fight the virus. He cited Ethiopia as an example, which with more inhabitants than Germany only has 100 intensive care beds.

17:00 THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES LOWERS IN THE PROVINCE OF OURENSE

The province today celebrates the first reduction in coronavirus positives since the start of the crisis, last March. Of the 1,207 cases registered last Friday, yesterday the number was reduced to 1,200.

16:40 1% OF SPANIARDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SANCTIONED FOR SKIPPING THE STATE OF ALARM

The proposals for fines processed by the police forces as a whole exceed 635,000 for breaching the general confinement in these five weeks under the state of alarm for the coronavirus, which is equivalent to 1.35% of the population. According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, 5,568 arrests have also been made throughout Spain during this time.

16:15 A VIRAL AUDIO THAT REQUESTS THE END OF THE STATE OF ALARM

"House arrest" and "draconian living conditions" are some of the opinions that can be heard in the six-minute locution

15:45 WITHDRAWAL OF PPE TO TELEOPERATORS IN GALICIA

061 Sanitary Emergencies Technicians have denounced that the Public Foundation for Sanitary Emergencies (FPUS) "forced" the workers subcontracted by the concessionary company in the room of the 061 Coordination Center to "remove the PPE" provided by the company to work during the pandemic. `Tesgalicia` has reported this in a statement in which it has criticized this situation, which they see as “totally unacceptable”, after assuring that it “contravenes” what is established by current legislation on Risk Prevention Labor, in addition to the fact that it means "putting the safety of workers at risk". According to this entity, the events date back to March 31, when the new company that manages the room provided FFP2 masks to its telemarketers and emergency technicians. for your protection.

15:20 ALMOST THOUSAND DEATHS IN 24 HOURS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The death toll from COVID-19 in British hospitals increased to 15,464 after adding another 888 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the UK health authorities reported this Saturday. The number of new deaths, which does not include those that occurred outside health centers, is higher than the 847 deaths registered yesterday, since, according to experts, the United Kingdom is currently going through the peak of the pandemic. According to the Ministry of Health, until 08.00 GMT today , 357,023 people were tested for the new coronavirus, of which 114,217 have tested positive.

13:48 | Follow the press conference of the technical and health managers after the COVID-19 Technical Management Committee:

13:16 | UPDATE OF DATA IN GALICIA: 430 DEATHS

Galicia registers 6,147 cases of coronavirus infection, of which 115 remain in the ICU, 588 in hospitalization units and 5,434 at home, as well as 430 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported this Saturday in a statement. active cases, 1,200 are from the health area of ​​Ourense. 1,382 are from the A Coruña area, 594 from Lugo, 507 from Pontevedra, 1,089 from Vigo, 1,030 from Santiago and 345 from Ferrol. The number of PCRs carried out is 60,258.

13:06 | Spain registers 20,043 deaths from coronavirus after adding 565 in the last 24 hours.

Spain has registered a total of 20,043 deaths with coronavirus after adding 565 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data published this Saturday by the Ministry of Health. The confirmed positives amount to a total of 191,726, which means 4,499 infected compared to yesterday's figures. In addition, 74,662 people have already been cured.

12:46 ALERT IN GALICIA | The Santiago city council warns of people who steal from homes with the excuse of testing for COVID-19.

11:54 | For the first time in more than 50 years, the San Diego Comic-Con - which was to be held in July - has been cancelled. It is one of the most important comic and entertainment fairs in the world.

11:49 | Simón: "It is very likely that the virus will return in winter, but we are not sure"

The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health, Fernando Simón, assured this Saturday that "it is very likely" that the coronavirus will break out again in winter, although there is "no certainty". "It is very difficult to think that we are going to be able to eliminate it and completely eradicate it from the world, therefore it is very likely that next winter it will return," Simón explained.

This is how Simón has advanced it, who, together with the Minister of Science, Pedro Duque, have explained to children from all over Spain the correct way to put on a mask and other questions that the youngest have asked about the coronavirus pandemic. "We know that after a few months of contracting the coronavirus disease, it cannot be transmitted," Simón explained.

11:30 GALICIA | The Xunta calls to "report" if irregularities are known in geriatric centers and anticipates 550 inspections this year.

11:25 | The self-employed will collect the refund of the March fee in the second half of May, according to the General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS).

10:45 | Galician technicians from 061 denounce the withdrawal of PPE by the Administration. The Professional Association of Technicians in Sanitary Emergencies and Emergency Xestores of Galicia denounces that the Public Foundation for Sanitary Emergencies (FPUS) "forced" the workers subcontracted by the concessionary company in the room of the 061 Coordination Center to "remove their equipment personal protection" provided by your company to work.

10:40 | The nurses blame the "chaotic" management of the Government for the contagion of toilets. The General Nursing Council has blamed the "chaotic and absolutely uncoordinated" management of the Government for the "incessant" contagion by coronavirus from toilets without protection measures, for which it has demanded that independent scientists make decisions "without political conditioning".

10:24 | The PP requests a specific plan for patients at risk from the coronavirus. The popular parliamentary group has proposed, through a non-law proposal in Congress, to design, in coordination with the autonomous communities and scientific societies, specific action protocols for patients considered at risk from the coronavirus.

9:30 | Follow live the meeting with children of the minister Pedro Duque and the director of the CCAES, Fernando Simón:

8:50 | Galician tattoo artists unite against COVID-19. A collective has organized a charity art auction. It will be tomorrow -Sunday, April 19-, from 10:00 a.m. until night: the bids will close at 10:00 p.m. The auction will take place on Instagram, through the hashtag #artegaliciacontraelcovid, and all the money raised will go entirely to the Galician Federation of Food Banks.

8:46 GERMANY | The pandemic has left more than 137,000 people infected in Germany and has caused the death of more than 4,000, according to the latest balance this Saturday published by the Robert Koch Institute, the German government agency in charge of monitoring contagious diseases.

8:35 | How to disinfect a reusable hygienic mask?

8:30 OURENSE | More than half of the people from Ourense who died in this crisis, which totals 1,519 infected in the province, were over 85 years of age.

8:14 | The number of children infected with the coronavirus is much more widespread than currently believed, according to a new study from the University of South Florida and the American Women's Institute for Independent Social Research. This work estimates that for every child who requires intensive care for Covid-19, there are 2,381 children infected with the virus.

7:46 | USA. The coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan has already left more than 700,000 positive cases in the United States, registering more than 30,700 in one day, so the North American nation remains the country most affected by Covid-19. .

⬆️⬆️⬆️ . . . . Saturday, April 18. . . . ⬆️⬆️⬆️

21:40 THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS IN THE ICU IN FRANCE CONTINUES TO DROP

The French health authorities have reported this Friday that there are already 18,681 deaths in the country due to the coronavirus, although the number of patients in intensive care continues to decrease for the ninth consecutive day. The Director General of Health, Jérome Salomon , has asserted during a press conference that of the total deaths, 11,478 have occurred in hospitals, while another 7,203 have been registered in nursing homes. This implies that in the last 24 hours there have been 761 deaths.

21:25 PEDRO DUQUE: "THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY THAT SPANISH LABORATORIES WILL FIND THE FIRST USEFUL VACCINE"

The Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque, has indicated that there is still the possibility that Spanish laboratories will find the first vaccine useful in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. "Right now, we like to give ourselves hope, we give all the means to the researchers so that they can advance as quickly as possible and, well, the race is not over yet," he assured. In addition, he explained that this Thursday He visited the CSIC's National Biotechnology Center (CNB) and that "it seemed" to him that one of the laboratories, that of Mariano Esteban and Juan García Arraiz, already has a vaccine candidate or will have one next week. "We saw developments that were already very advanced. It seemed to me, although they are always very cautious, that we would already have a vaccine candidate there or if not we will have it next week," he said. He also explained that during his visit he was also speaking with the group of professors Luis Enjuanes and Isabel sola, who "are about to achieve another milestone in the development of their vaccine", which requires the generation of a complete synthetic virus, something very complex.

20:45 FIVE NEW DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS IN GALICIA

The last five deaths, in all cases with a diagnosis of coronavirus, reports the Ministry of Health, correspond to two men aged 68 and 83 who were admitted to the Chus de Santiago, an 81-year-old woman in the same center, a 75-year-old man in the Chuac de A Coruña and another 64-year-old in Montecelo. All had previous pathologies.

19:55 322 REPORTED IN OURENSE

From April 4 to last Thursday, the National Police filed 3,865 complaints throughout Galicia and arrested 56 people, according to figures from the Government Delegation. Of these, 322 complaints occurred in Ourense, where two people were arrested for violating the confinement.

19:30 SÁNCHEZ WILL SEEK THE SUPPORT OF CASADO FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION TABLE ON MONDAY

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The President of the Government has met electronically with the spokespersons of the minority groups and also with the ERC, which has shown its willingness to explore a pact, but has also demanded that another table be activated again, that of the dialogue on Catalonia

19:05 LIVE: GOVERNMENT PRESS CONFERENCE

18:45 UPDATED ITALY DATA

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus are now 22,745, registering 575 in the last 24 hours, a figure higher than the 525 on Thursday, while the rate of infections and people hospitalized and those admitted to intensive care continue to drop.

18:40 THE EUROCHAMBER REQUESTS "MASSIVE INVESTMENTS"

The plenary session of the European Parliament has approved a resolution calling for the issuance of European "recovery bonds" and a "massive" investment plan to boost the European economy after the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, but which does not explicitly mention the pooling of this debt.

18:00 TWO NEW DEATHS IN ANDORRA

The Andorran Minister of Health, Joan Martínez Benazet, confirmed today the death of two new people from coronavirus, bringing the total number of victims of the pandemic in this country to 35. The two deceased came from the Salita residence and one was in the El Cedro socio-sanitary center and the other in the hospital, as explained by the minister and reported by the Andorran News Agency (ANA).

17:45 THERE WILL BE NO BLACK CREPE

The Minister of Finance and Government Spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, today refused to put a crepe on the flags of Spain or black ties as a sign of respect for the 19,478 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. In her opinion, the best tribute is to work against the virus and prevent further loss of human life. This was stated during a press conference in response to a question in which she was questioned about the fact that the flag she wears in the room where the press conferences are held do not wear a black crepe as a sign of mourning.

17:30 PRICE CONTROL OF MASKS AND GLOVES, IN A FEW DAYS

The Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzón, has assured that the Government will "imminently" control the price of masks, gels and gloves, given that they have increased significantly after the declaration of the state of alarm for the coronavirus. In an interview on TVE, collected by Europa Press, Garzón regretted that as a result of this health crisis there have been "very minority" sectors that have shown "the worst" such as, for example, manufacturers who have opted for raising the prices of these sanitary materials to "get rich" at the expense of the fear of citizens. And it is that, as he has pointed out, they are products that before the coronavirus pandemic varied by 60 cents and currently cost between 15 and 20 euro. A high price that, for example in families with four people, can mean an expense of about 100 euros. For this reason, he has assured that the Government will control the price "imminently".

17:00 MORE THAN 56,500 GALICIAN SELF-EMPLOYED PERCEIVE THE AID FOR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY

The Government Delegation in Galicia has reported that more than 56,500 self-employed people in the Community receive this Friday the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In the State as a whole, this Friday, 919,173 self-employed receive the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity.

16:45 CCOO URGE PROTECTION MEASURES FOR RESIDENTIAL WORKERS

CCOO has presented a letter to request improvements in the working conditions of the employees of the nursing home in Baños de Molgas.

16:30 DEATHS IN SENIOR RESIDENCES

The Government already has all the data on deaths in residences for the elderly during the coronavirus pandemic, which have been sent to the Ministry of Health by the autonomous communities. "They are being analyzed by expert technicians and they will be announced as soon as possible," assured the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

16:15 THE XUNTA, FAVORABLE TO RESUME ON-SITE CLASSES IN THE LAST WEEKS

The President of the Galician Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has assured that Galicia is in favor of, "if possible", the face-to-face course in the classrooms be resumed at least in the "last weeks". "We think it would be good for the students to meet again, for the teachers to meet again and to say goodbye when the summer period begins."

However, he explained that this return is conditional on "the epidemiological situation" allowing it so that there is "security" to resume classes, as well as the "irrevocable and non-delegable" decision adopted by the central government .

15:55 SURVIVING THE CONFINEMENT IN THE "DISCONNECTED" AREAS

There are more than 3,200 towns in Ourense that lack new generation broadband network coverage. The difficulties to telework or study during confinement affect more than 86,000 inhabitants of these "disconnected" areas in the province. This is how they live this new reality

15:40 SEAT PROVIDES AN ERTE FOR 11,000 WORKERS

This Friday, Seat has presented to the unions a temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) for organizational reasons for some 11,000 production employees that will be applied at the moment in which the activity in the industrial centers is restarted, scheduled for next April 27.

15:30 HEALTH ATTACHES THE DATA MISMATCH TO CATALONIA

The Ministry of Health has attributed this Thursday to "inconsistencies" in the data that Catalonia has notified it of the mismatch of the figures of the latest balance of the coronavirus epidemic, which brings new deaths to 585 and more than 5,000 those infected . But neither the number of deaths (19,478) nor the number of discharges (3,502 new, 72,963 in total) reported today match those provided yesterday by the department headed by Salvador Illa, according to which the number of deaths since the start of the pandemic was of 19,310 (with which the difference would be 348 and not 585) and that of cured 74,797, almost 2,000 less

15:15 HEALTH ORDERES THE REMOVAL OF THOUSANDS OF MASKS

The Ministry of Health has communicated to the autonomous communities the immediate withdrawal of the FFP2 masks from the manufacturer `Garry Galaxy`, after observing that a batch contained in green containers does not comply with the UNE standard.

Sergas announces that the masks have been withdrawn and that they will be replaced by approved models.

15:10 JOHNSON CONTINUES TO RECOVER, WITHOUT PERFORMING GOVERNMENT TASKS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still recovering from COVID-19 at his Checkers country residence, outside London, and is not doing any "government work," a Downing Street spokesman said Friday, his residence and official office.

The prime minister "continues his recovery in Checkers and is not doing any government work," the spokesman said, adding that he has not received any calls from foreign leaders.

15:00 THIS WILL BE THE MASSIVE TESTS THAT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN GALICIA

Feijóo has just announced the largest epidemiological study in Galicia with the performance of 100,000 tests in the CCAA. Here you can see how the process will be.

14:45 UPDATE: ILLA HIGHLIGHTS THE REDUCTION OF CASES

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, has assured that although a greater number of confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in recent days, infections are decreasing in Spain "week by week".

"This leads us to conclude that the drastic measures we have adopted are working and have benefited all the autonomous communities", said Illa, although she acknowledged that Spain is still in a "tough" phase in the fight against coronavirus and that, although the incidence curve is bending, "hard" initiatives are still needed.

14:35 ANSWERS TURN

Montero clarifies that the negotiating table seeks to establish the keys to face the country's recovery from the health crisis caused by the coronavirus, but not with the State budget.

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, has assured that the Government is going to publicize "all the contracts" it has signed for the purchase of medical devices for the fight against the coronavirus, such as rapid diagnostic tests or masks.

14:30 SÁNCHEZ AND CASADO ALREADY HAVE A DATE FOR THEIR MEETING

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the Popular Party, Pablo Casado, will hold a meeting next Monday at 11:00 a.m. by videoconference, according to sources from the PP national leadership and confirmed by the Government. This meeting is part of the round of consultations that Sánchez has opened with political leaders to promote "national reconstruction" pacts, similar to the Moncloa Pacts of 1977, to face the coronavirus crisis.

14:20 EXTEND: GALICIA CARRIES OUT AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND GALICIANS

Galicia will carry out an epidemiological study of 100,000 Galicians. The first phase will begin at the end of next week with 50,925 tests, which will be followed, after four weeks, by as many. In the event that a person tests positive, it will be necessary to carry out a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis and, in any case, the person will be asked to isolate themselves at home until the PCR is carried out.

14:10 THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN AND THE MINISTER OF HEALTH APPEAR

Follow live the press conference of the government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, and the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

The government spokesperson appreciates the willingness of the different political forces to contribute to the dialogue in the negotiation of the Pacts to address the recovery of the country. She recalls that the only parties that have decided not to participate in the negotiations are Vox and the CUP.

It's time for the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, who begins his appearance by highlighting the latest data on the pandemic in Spain: 585 deaths in the last 24 hours, amounting to 19,478, 188,068 infected and 72,963 medical discharges.

The minister highlights the effectiveness of the measures adopted by the Government. Illa defends the new order to count those infected and deceased in Spain, adopted in all communities "We need to be more precise with the data."

"We are bending the curve," says Illa, who acknowledges that it is still necessary to maintain "hard measures." The head of Health insists on the need to comply with three essential measures: interpersonal distance, washing hands and extreme hygiene in public and private spaces.

Montero recalls that close to 992,000 self-employed workers receive aid this Friday for the cessation of activity.

13:42 THE PRESIDENT OF THE XUNTA, ALBERTO NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO, APPEARS

Follow the press conference of the president of the Xunta live to update the data on the pandemic.

Feijóo begins the appearance by pointing out that Galicia is the third territory in Spain with the lowest number of deaths per hospitalization.

The Xunta reactivates 1,100 supply and supply contracts in favor of Galician public services.

The Xunta enables 3.4 million euros to buy medical supplies: 3,000 masks, 80,000 liters of disinfectant and 60,500 double-band tests. This is the fourth purchase of sanitary material made by the Xunta.

"We are going to test 100,000 Galicians to find out if they are carriers of COVID-19". The objective of this epidemiological study is to know what percentage of the population is immunized. The studies will begin with a first wave in which 51,000 tests will be carried out. This is the most far-reaching exhibition carried out by Sergas, says Feijóo.

The health center will contact the people who will be tested. The health center will notify you of the result within a maximum period of 48 hours. Testing will begin in the last week of April.

In Ourense, 3,400 people will take this test. The tests are voluntary, no one is forced to take them. If someone tests positive, it will be necessary to contrast the positive with a PCR test.

Education: Today more than 1,000 computers are delivered to Galician families to promote distance learning.

Feijóo: "Above the state of alarm there is always the right to information", in relation to the controversial question from the CIS.

13:40 UPDATE OF DATA IN SPAIN

Data updated by COVID-19 in Spain after the change of parameters.

13:30 NINE DEATHS IN GALICIA, TWO IN OURENSE

In the last few hours, the Community registered nine deaths from coronavirus. They are a 98-year-old woman and a 78-year-old man, both admitted to Povisa; an 86-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman admitted to the CHUS, a 75-year-old man to the CHUAC, and a 68-year-old man hospitalized at the Hospital da Mariña, in Lugo.

In Ourense, an 87-year-old man died in the CHUO and an 85-year-old man died in Valdeorras. All the deceased had previous pathologies.

13:20 MORE THAN 56,000 GALICIAN SELF-EMPLOYED RECEIVE HELP FOR THE CESSATION OF ACTIVITY

The Government Delegation in Galicia has reported that more than 56,500 self-employed people in the Community receive this Friday the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In the Galician Community there are 56,668 people who have seen favorably resolved their request, among the 61,425 total, which represents more than 92%.

13:15 THE DIRECTOR OF THE SANTA CRISTINA HOSPITAL IN MADRID DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS

The medical director of the Santa Cristina University Hospital in Madrid and acting manager of this center, Emilio Úcar Corral, died yesterday at the age of 58 due to COVID-19, the fourth death of a healthcare worker in the Community of Madrid for the coronavirus.

13:05 DATA IN OURENSE

New coronavirus containment day in Ourense, with just four more active cases compared to the previous day, leaving the total number at 1,207.

13:00 DELIVERY OF MASKS IN LAZA

The City Council of Laza announces the delivery of masks to its neighbors. The measure seeks to provide residents with protection in the face of a shortage of this product. Masks can be purchased at the local pharmacy.

12:45 A 16-YEAR-OLD HACKER ARRESTED

The National Police have arrested a 16-year-old hacker accused of numerous cyberattacks on public and private organizations since the end of 2019, such as a health application on the coronavirus. He also published his "achievements" on social networks and came to offer gifts to his followers.

12:30 GALICIA EXCEEDS 6.1OO CASES

Those infected with coronavirus in Galicia have increased by 57 since Thursday to stand at 6,142, which is 0.9% more, while patient discharges have increased by 5% to 1,456, a total of 73 more than last day.

Of the 6,142 active cases of coronavirus in Galicia, 1,371 correspond to the area of ​​A Coruña; 1,207 to that of Ourense; 1,095 to that of Vigo; 1,030 to that of Santiago; 591 to that of Lugo; 505 to that of Pontevedra; and 343 to Ferrol. To date, 1,456 patient discharges have been registered in Galicia and 415 deaths.

12:20 SPAIN SUM 585 DEAD

Spain has added 585 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, which is 3 percent more than yesterday, when 551 deaths were reported, according to data published by the Ministry of Health. The total number of deaths is 19,130. On the other hand, 5,252 cases of coronavirus have been registered, an increase of around 2.8 percent compared to yesterday (5,183 positives), as reported at a press conference by the director of the Center for Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination (CCAES), Fernando Simón.

12:10 DISTORTION OF UP TO 5,000 CASES

Health confirms that the introduction of the new accounting criteria has produced a distortion in the number of registered cases and deaths of up to 5,000. Health indicates that the variation will be adjusted in the coming days.

12:00 SPAIN DATA UPDATE

Spain has registered 5,252 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, which represents an increase of around 2.8 percent compared to yesterday. Newly hospitalized grow by around 1.7 percent, and ICU admissions by 1.5 percent. The same trend is found in deaths, with a 3 percent daily rise, data below previous weeks.

11:38 THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE APPEARS

Follow the press conference of the COVID-19 Technical Management Committee live to report the latest data on the coronavirus.

Spain has registered 5,252 new cases, an increase of 2.8% that has been decreasing in recent days. In the ICUs the number of admissions has been reduced by 1.5%. As for the deceased, the increase has gone from 38% to 3% in recent days.

In Europe, five countries exceed 100,000 cases.

Regarding operations, a plane will arrive in the next few hours with medical supplies, while tomorrow a plane will leave for Shanghai to collect more material.

In the last few hours, more than 5,000 administrative complaints have been registered and 26 people have been arrested.

Solving the problem for data interpretation may take 2-3 days. "We have to readapt the information to the new situation." "We try to give more detailed information. The process takes several days for all the CCAAs to adapt and give detailed information," says Simón.

Age of those who died in Spain: "Those who died from COVID-19 in Spain are older people," says Fernando Simón, who points out that the number of deaths under 75 years of age is low.

11:34 THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTROL THE PRICE OF MASKS, GELS AND GLOVES

The Minister of Consumption, Alberto Garzón, has assured that the Government will "imminently" control the price of masks, gels and gloves, given that they have increased significantly after the declaration of the state of coronavirus alarm.

11:20 THEY DONATE 1,000 GOWNS TO THE ÁLVARO CUNQUEIRO TOILETS

This Friday, the health area of ​​Vigo received 10,000 door openers and 1,000 double-layer gowns donated and made by a group of Galician companies in a solidarity initiative promoted by the University of Vigo and the metal employer Asime, for protection against the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus.

11:10 A PRISON OFFICER DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS

An official from the Cuenca prison, Ángel F.M., has died of Covid-19 at the age of 62 and after being admitted to the ICU on March 31, sources from Penitentiary Institutions have reported. He is the third victim of the coronavirus in the prison environment.

10:45 GERMANY | The German country adds 3,380 cases and raises the balance to more than 133,000 infected and 3,868 deaths

10:30 | The Minister of Territorial Policy, Carolina Darias, has assured this Friday that "there is maximum agreement" in the Government to "carry out the Minimum Vital Income and do it as soon as possible" and has downplayed the discrepancies with Unidas Podemos on how to communicate the deal. "This is what I keep, regardless of whether the agreement is communicated at one time or another or who does it," said the minister in an interview on Antena 3. Regarding a more specific calendar of when it will be published Once that minimum income is in place, Darias has referred to the Minister of Inclusion, but has assured that it is "the highest priority" for the Government to put it into operation "as soon as possible."

9:04 | The Government changes the notification system for those who have died from COVID-19. he Government has modified the notification procedure for epidemiological information that the autonomous communities must send to the Ministry of Health and that must include the total number of deaths in each of them since last January 31. The new instruction, which is published this Friday in the Official State Gazette, affects the data tables corresponding to epidemiological information and the hiring of human resources and aims to ensure efficiency in the management of the crisis caused by the coronavirus. According to the order, the communities must submit between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. the total number of deaths from SARS-CoV-2 since January 31, as well as the accumulated cases confirmed from that same date by diagnostic test. (PCR or rapid antibody test) including symptomatic and asymptomatic.

8:35 | The UN warns that the consequences of the pandemic will hit the most "vulnerable" children. The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has referred to minors who live in marginal neighborhoods, in refugee camps or who are in conflict zones. Also to those who have a disability or those who are confined in institutions and detention centers.

8:00 WORRY IN OURENSE | Taxi drivers, cleaners, greengrocers, opticians... Quite a few professions have not closed their doors, but their concern now is to survive with hardly any billing.

7:25 USA | The president of the United States, Donald Trump, presented a three-phase plan to reopen the North American country in the framework of the coronavirus pandemic and will allow governors to make decisions in this regard based on their individual needs because "states are different" .

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23:00 THE MANOLOS VERSION OF "FRIENDS FOREVER"

The Catalan rumba band Los Manolos has recovered their iconic song "Friends forever" to contribute their grain of sand in this confinement. The Catalan group has covered the song that was the anthem of the Barcelona 92 ​​Olympic Games to recognize the important work carried out by health personnel in these difficult times. Haven't heard the new song yet?

22:15 IRENE MONTERO CONTINUES TO TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

The Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, confirmed this Thursday that she is still testing positive for coronavirus and that, therefore, she is in isolation and working remotely from her home. Already more than a month in quarantine, since it was on March 11, before the state of alarm was decreed, when he tested positive for the first time after noticing symptoms of the virus.

22:02 GOOD NEWS IN A RÚA!!

The City Council of A Rúa announced that the Covid-19 tests carried out on Saturday on staff and residents of the "Los Pinos" and Nuestra Señora de Fátima nursing homes, run by the Valdegodos Foundation and the San Rosendo Foundation, respectively, gave all negatives.

21:55 HOW DO YOU DISINFECT AN AMBULANCE?

In the midst of the coronavirus health crisis, do you know how to disinfect an ambulance? We tell you in the following video

21:40 THE PROTESTS INCREASE IN THE US AGAINST THE CONFINEMENT

Dozens of protesters protested this Thursday in the city of Richmond, the capital of the state of Virginia (USA), against the confinement due to the coronavirus pandemic, in a concentration that recalled those held yesterday in other parts of the country under similar slogans. The participants in the protest gathered in front of the Virginia Capitol to express their dissatisfaction with the closure of non-essential businesses decreed yesterday by the governor of the region, Ralph Northam. The protesters shouted slogans such as "End the confinement" and came with banners that read the message "We will not comply."

21:20 CONTROVERSY IN SANTIAGO: THEY HIRE NURSES ONE DAY AFTER TERMINATING THEIR CONTRACT

The management of the Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS) informed about the termination of the contracts to a dozen temporary nurses who had been promised, as in all health areas, the extension of the contracts until 30 April, after being recruited to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

This situation was made public by the affected women themselves through various channels, including social networks, and through the unions. On the afternoon of this Thursday, the people affected were called again by the Human Resources department and they were informed that the contract was still in force, which, in fact, they had already "signed" from the beginning, although management says it was a "communication" error between departments. Of course, one of the spokespersons for this group explained to Europa Press that, despite having a contract until April 30, the work period had been divided into two fortnights and, therefore, they had to sign two contracts.

21:00 FORUM THE REGION

Follow the La Región Forum live with the CHUO doctors Pilar Garzón and Dolores Díaz. The professionals participate in this meeting to answer readers' questions about the coronavirus.

20:35 THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE THE POPULATION WITH SUFFICIENT MASKS

The Government will provide "sufficient" masks for the entire population starting next week and they can be purchased both in the commercial channel and in pharmacies, after the massive increase in production carried out throughout the country This has been announced by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, at a press conference from Moncloa, in which she has sent a message of "tranquility" to all citizens, ensuring that there will be masks for both those who already they are working as for those who "go shopping or walk the dog". The Government has already delivered 10.5 million masks this week for workers who were joining their jobs in non-essential industries and construction, and has distributed around 77 million units of sanitary protection to the autonomous communities.

20:31 WHY ARE THERE FEWER STROKES AND INFARCTS AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF COVID-19?

Uncertainty. That is the word that flies over the heads of professionals who are on the front line of battle these days. In the ER, strokes and heart attacks have decreased, and they have not just seen an explanation. They fear that there are people who may underestimate certain pathologies. But there is the risk that Covid-19 makes other pathologies invisible, and that those who suffer from them do so in silence out of fear.

20:22 THE DEATHS INCREASE TO 414 IN GALICIA

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 414 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones. The last two deaths, in both cases with a diagnosis of coronavirus, reports the Ministry of Health, correspond to an 83-year-old man admitted to the Chuac de A Coruña and an 88-year-old woman admitted to the HM Modelo Hospital.

20:15 WORLDWIDE RISE IN CONTAGES AND DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

This day the coronavirus deals another hard blow to the world, with a rebound in new cases and deaths that brings the number of affected people to almost two million and the death toll to nearly 131,000. According to data from the World Health Organization Health (WHO), there are 80,000 new infections, up to a total of 1.99 million (more than 535,000 already recovered and 57,000 in serious or critical condition), and 7,800 deaths in the last twenty-four hours, up to 130,885 worldwide. Europe It remains the most affected continent in the world with 1.01 million cases and, after this region, come the Americas (707,000) and East Asia and the Pacific (excluding Southeast Asia), with 125,000. And at the head of deaths in Europe, Italy, only behind the US worldwide, although today it notes a decrease in daily deaths, with 525 being counted in the last twenty-four hours, up to a total of 22,170.

20:10 THE CELANOVA GERIATRIC HIRES ASSISTANTS AND GIROCUTORS

The Celanova nursing home has ratified the hiring of personnel, in response to a letter made by relatives, specifically, gerocultors and nursing assistants to guarantee the care of the elderly who are in the facilities. In a statement released through social networks, the socio-sanitary center has explained that geriatric workers and nursing assistants have already been hired and are still looking for a nursing professional.

19:55 FRANCE NEARS 18,000 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

France touched the 18,000 deaths from coronavirus this Thursday, with 17,920 deaths, 753 more than the previous day, but the downward trend in the number of hospitalized and admitted to intensive care units (ICU) continued.

Although there are 31,305 people who are still hospitalized, the balance between admissions and discharges remained low for the second consecutive day, with 474 fewer patients this Thursday, the same as in the ICUs, with a negative balance of 209 people, up to 6,248 patients.

19:53 TURN FOR ANSWERS

The Minister of Industry points out that the recovery of tourism in Spain goes through several stages, the first of which is the recovery of national tourism. Any recovery calendar is conditioned by the control of the pandemic.

19:33 APPEARANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN, MARÍA JESÚS MONTERO

Follow live the press conference of the Government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, and the Minister of Industry, Reyes Maroto.

Montero begins his appearance by thanking that all the political forces have given their "yes" to the negotiating table of the Pacts. The BNG has asked for time to reflect on his response, while VOX and CUP will not participate in the table. This Friday, the President of the Government will carry out a new round of questions.

Montero points out that this pandemic has shown the importance of maintaining a welfare state that reaches the entire territory.

The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Reyes Maroto appears, who begins her speech by highlighting the "normality" with which activity has resumed in the industrial sector. "We have distributed 10.5 million masks to facilitate the return to work."

Since the beginning of the crisis, the Ministry of Industry has been working on drawing up a map for manufacturing protective equipment in our country to increase the availability of epis. In this sense, work is being done on three lines of action.

- Increased production in the attendee sector: mask manufacturers, which exceed 300,000 units per week

- Production and sanitary equipment: four production lines for masks manufactured in China with the Mondragón group will arrive in Spain.

- Textile production

19:30 NEW YORK EXTENDS LOCKDOWN UNTIL MAY 15

The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced this Thursday that the confinement of the population in this North American state will be maintained until at least May 15 to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the territory, where there are already some 215,000 cases, including more than 14,000 deaths.

19:20 NEW CONTAGES RULED OUT IN THE NIGRÁN RESIDENCE

The COVID-19 tests carried out on users and staff of the residence in Nigrán (Pontevedra) in which two positive cases were registered have yielded negative results. Sources from the Xunta have specified that the tests were carried out on the workers between Thursday and Saturday of last week, as well as that this Wednesday the residents were subjected to new tests after two of them presented symptoms of having been infected. Specifically, the transfer of 22 elderly people to the Patos autonomous leisure residence, in Nigrán, was carried out with the aim of centralizing care for non-infected people in this group.

19:05 FORUM THE REGION, THE CORONAVIRUS FROM THE FIRST LINE OF BATTLE

The vice president of the Colexio Médico de Ourense and doctor of the CHUO Emergency Department, Pilar Garzón, and the member of the Infectious Diseases Unit and CHUO microbiologist Dolores Díaz, star in the La Región Forum "The virus that led to the emergency room to global health". The colloquium is broadcast this Thursday, starting at 9:00 p.m., through the La Región and Telemiño websites.

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19:00 EDUCATION ISSUES A VIDEO WITH RAJOY AS AN EXAMPLE OF INCOHERENCE

The Ministry of Education and Vocational Training has apologized for the broadcast on Spanish Television (TVE) of an educational video that used phrases from former President Mariano Rajoy as an example of incoherent messages and `slips of the tongue`.

18:50 UNITED KINGDOM EXTEND CONFINEMENT THREE WEEKS

The British Foreign Secretary, the Conservative Dominic Raab, announced Thursday that the mandatory confinement will be extended for at least three more weeks in the United Kingdom to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Raab, who leads the Government while Prime Minister Boris Johnson recovers from COVID-19, announced that the confinement will be extended until around May 7 after 861 deaths from the disease were registered in the last 24 hours, which means a new daily record

18:35 DISCHARGE DUE TO COVID-19 AT 95 YEARS OLD

A 95-year-old man who had been admitted since April 6 to the Internal Medicine floor of the Mateu Orfila Hospital in Menorca has been discharged this Thursday after overcoming the coronavirus.

18:20 ITALY EXCEEDS 22,000 DEATHS

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus are now 22,170, registering 525 in the last 24 hours, a figure that confirms that daily deaths continue to decline, as do people hospitalized and those admitted to intensive care.

However, total cases since it was detected on February 21 increased by 3,786 since yesterday, to 168,941, breaking this week's downward trend. Of them, 40,164 have been cured, according to the data offered today by the head of Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli, in his daily bulletin.

18:15 HOPE FROM ESGOS: WORKERS AND USERS, NEGATIVE IN COVID-19

The director of the Esgos Senior Residential Center reported through a video posted on Facebook that both the workers and all the users tested negative after undergoing the COVID-19 tests on April 13.

18:10 INVESTIGATED THE WORKERS OF THE RESIDENCE OF A FONSAGRADA

Seven people, four workers and three people linked to the management of the center, have testified this Thursday in court as being investigated in the framework of a case for possible "habitual and continuous abuse" in the Burón I and Burón II, in the municipality of A Fonsagrada, closed by the Xunta de Galicia.

The Xunta de Galicia made the decision to close both community houses after an inspection caused by a report from the Social Services of the A Fonsagrada City Council, which received an anonymous complaint, accompanied by photographic material, about alleged "mistreatment" In the residence.

18:00 WHAT DO THE LITTLE ONES THINK ABOUT GOING OUT ON THE STREET?

Thiago Rodríguez, a five-year coronavirus expert, gives his opinion on decisions in Education and the possibility of easing confinement.

17:45 SÁNCHEZ OBTAINS THE YES OF WE CAN, CS AND JUNTS FOR THE DIALOGUE TABLE

The first parties to which the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, presented this Thursday his proposal to create a dialogue table to seek State pacts that facilitate the social and economic reconstruction of the country after the coronavirus pandemic have welcomed favorably this initiative and have expressed their willingness to participate in it.

This is what the Minister of Finance and spokesperson for the Executive Branch, María Jesús Montero, has advanced after the videoconferences that Sánchez has held throughout this morning with the parliamentary spokespersons for Junts per Catalunya, Compromís, Más País, BNG, Ciudadanos and we can.

17:30 THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC IN CARTELLE

Although it was the first Ourense council to register the first case of coronavirus, the Cartelle council got its act together in the fight against the virus. A team of six people travels, morning and afternoon, the different towns of the municipality to meet the basic needs of the residents.

17:15 UPDATE: DATA IN OURENSE

Of the 1,203 active cases in Ourense, 1,000 remain at home, 182 hospitalized and 22 admitted to the ICU.

-CHUO: 155, 21 in ICU

-Valdeorras: 20

-Verín: 6

-COSAGA: one in the ward and a second case in the ICU.

As for the cured patients, the number of discharges is 209.

In the province, the number of PCRs carried out in Ourense is 8,147.

17:00 GALICIA WILL USE DOUBLE BAND TEST WITH PATIENTS AND SANITARY

Galicia will prioritize the use of the 30,000 double-band tests that it has received for health workers who are in Covid-19 areas of hospitals, patients in the emergency room and personnel and users of residences, among other groups. The Xunta has reported this in a statement in which he explains that the decision has been adopted in the last hours by the clinical committee that advises the regional Executive in the framework of the coronavirus health crisis. These double band tests acquired by the Xunta allow detecting positives and differentiating between which are active positives and which are immunized.

16:50 ALMOST 500 PHARMACISTS ADMITTED DUE TO COVID-19

Almost 500 pharmacy professionals are hospitalized or in quarantine due to coronavirus (493) and eleven have died, according to data from the General Council of Pharmacists Associations.16:41 MESSAGE FROM MANUEL BALTAR TO OURENSANS

16:31 861 DEATHS IN UK IN 24 HOURS

The death toll from coronavirus in British hospitals rose to 13,729 after a record 861 new deaths in the last 24 hours, UK health authorities revealed Thursday.

16:04 THE MINIMUM VITAL INCOME, IN "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"

The government spokesperson and Finance Minister, María Jesús Montero, has said that the Executive's intention is to present the minimum vital income in May to put it into operation "as soon as possible."

15:50 1.5 MILLION GALICIANS DO NOT MOVE MORE THAN 500 METERS FROM THEIR HOMES

About 1.5 million Galicians do not move more than 500 meters from their homes during the state of alarm, according to the data by communities of the mobility study carried out by the Ministry of Transport through telephone data mobile phones and big data.

15:00 SEVEN DEATHS BRING THE DEATHS TO 412 IN GALICIA

The death of 7 people in Galician hospitals, one in Valdeorras, and another 3 in residences has raised the number of fatalities from the coronavirus in Galicia to 412 (317 in hospitals and 95 in nursing homes), according to the data that has been communicated this Thursday the Ministry of Health.

14:57 APPEARANCE OF MARÍA JESÚS MONTERO

The government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero, explained that today they met with Podemos, JxCat, Compromís, Más País, BNG and Ciudadanos. In the afternoon Sánchez will meet with the PNV. The president has shown himself grateful to these formations that have wanted to dialogue.

14:56 THREE MILLION UNITS OF SANITARY EQUIPMENT FOR GALICIA

The Government delegate in Galicia, Javier Losada, reported this Thursday the delivery of 3 million units of medical supplies to the Xunta since the start of the state of alarm for the coronavirus.

14:35 CATALONIA HAS THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS AT 7,097

The number of victims of coronavirus in Catalonia since the beginning of the pandemic rises to 7,097 according to a new counting system adopted by the Generalitat Health Department, based on information provided by funeral companies.

14:31 THE MESSAGE OF THE POLYGON: "YELLOWS AT HOME"

14:20 CONGRATULATIONS TO A CHILD IN CARBALLIÑO

14:18 A FINAL TO 8 IN THE EUROLEAGUE?

Jordi Bertomeu, president of the Euroleague, indicated that both this competition and the Eurocopa could be decided in eight finals as long as the current format cannot be resumed as a result of the health crisis caused by the coronavirus.

14:05 OURENSE EXCEEDS 1,200 ACTIVE CASES

The spread of the virus is contained in Ourense by adding just 10 new cases, which places the number of infected in the province at 1,203.

13:52 SUSPENSION OF GRASS FOOTBALL IN GALICIA

The president of the Royal Galician Football Federation, Rafael Louzán, announced in a virtual meeting with the Galician media that the definitive suspension of grassroots football in Galicia will be announced in the coming days.

13:05 DISINFECTION WORKS OF THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES IN CARBALLIÑO

12:58 CUALEDRO AND MONTERREI WILL DISTRIBUTE 4,500 MASKS

This morning, the 4,500 masks acquired by both municipalities arrived at the municipalities of Cualedro and Monterrei due to the difficulty, says the alderman from Cualedro, Luciano Rivero, that the residents can get hold of them in this environment.

12:52 HEALTH DONE 930,230 PCRs UNTIL APRIL 13

The Ministry of Health has increased the capacity to perform PCR and in the last three weeks it has gone from 20,000 daily to more than 47,000, with which since the beginning of the crisis and until April 13, as announced Salvador Illa, the total number of these diagnostic tests in Spain is 930,230.

12:38 THREE DEATHS IN RESIDENCES BRING THE DEATHS TO 405 IN GALICIA

The death of three people in nursing homes in the last few hours has brought the number of fatalities from the coronavirus in Galicia to 405, according to data reported this Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

12:35 GALICIA HAS 66 NEW CASES OF CORONAVIRUS

The number of active cases of coronavirus COVID-19 has increased by 66 since Wednesday to 6,085, which is one percent more than last day, and the number of discharges has increased by 85 to stand at 1,383 .

12:30 APPEARANCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

The director of the Health Alerts and Emergencies Coordination Center (CCAES), Fernando Simón, has acknowledged that the real number of people who have died from the new coronavirus will be "difficult" to know."Simón has pronounced like this, at the press conference after the daily meeting of the Coronavirus Technical Management Committee, after Catalonia has changed its calculation method by including the information provided by funeral homes.

12:20 ILLA, ON THE CHILDREN: "THEY WILL GO OUT WHEN POSSIBLE"

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, assured this Wednesday that the ministry is "following the evolution of the epidemic day by day so that as soon as possible, and in an orderly manner, children can go out into the streets "

12:07 INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN SPAIN, 551 IN 24 HOURS

The new infections have increased again this Thursday to 5,183, the highest figure since last April 9, and now add up to 182,816, and so has the number of deaths after yesterday's fall, which has added another 551 , bringing the total to 19,130.

12:00 APPEARANCE OF SALVADOR ILLA IN THE CONGRESS

11:33 THE MONFORTE HOSPITAL, NO ADMITTED DUE TO COVID-19

The Hospital de Monforte is maintained this Thursday, for the moment, without patients admitted with coronavirus COVID-19, after being the first in the Galician Community to discharge all those it treated for this pathology until Wednesday afternoon the date.

11:27 THE WRITER LUIS SEPÚLVEDA DIES

The writer Luis Sepúlveda died this Thursday, April 16, at the Central University Hospital of Asturias (Oviedo), where he had been admitted due to the coronavirus disease, sources close to the Chilean author have informed Europa Press.

11:10 IGLESIAS TAKES FOR DONE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE MINIMUM INCOME IN MAY

The second vice president of the Government, Pablo Iglesias, has insisted that the minimum income or "Ingreso Mínimo Vital" will be operating this May after an "agreement" was reached in the Government, and despite the fact that the Minister of Inclusion and Social Security, José Luis Escrivá, has assured that "some fringes" remain

10:20 | The Local Police of Carballiño distributes masks to citizens on the street. They have been sent by the Government Sub-delegation.

10:00 UPDATE OF FIGURES | According to the balance updated at 8:30 a.m. this Thursday, the pandemic leaves 2,064,815 infected people worldwide and 137,108 fatalities, with the United States as the most affected country.

Spain continues to be the second most affected country by number of infections, with 180,659 infected people and 18,812 deaths, followed by Italy, which records 165,155 infected people and 21,645 fatalities from Covid-19, the disease derived from the coronavirus.

8:49 | Culture will propose a "State pact" in its meeting with autonomous communities and provinces. The Minister of Culture and Sports, José Manuel Rodriguez Uribes, will hold a meeting today with the Ministers of Culture of the Autonomous Communities, Ceuta and Melilla and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP).

Uribes will present a proposal based on three contents: protect the cultural sectors and "do everything possible together so that no one is left behind in this phase of resistance"; "relaunch" the sectors after the pandemic, and finally establish culture "as a basic necessity with the aim of preserving it in the face of future crises".

8:10 CONCERN AMONG STUDENTS | The decisions of the Government in Education concern students, teachers and families from Ourense. Infant, Primary, Secondary and 1st year of Baccalaureate will go to the next course even if they fail. Those in the 2nd year of Baccalaureate cannot be suspended by a teacher's decision: if they go to selectivity, it will be decided by a team of teachers. However, for those from Ourense who are preparing to enter the university, this measure leaves them the same as they were. Doubtfully.

7:45 THE SELF-EMPLOYED FROM OURENSAN: "THERE IS ONLY PARAPHENALIA" | The collective faces the crisis with the affiliation touching ground and warns that the measures approved by the Government will not stop the bleeding.

7:20 NEW AGREEMENTS OF THE MONCLOA | The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will begin exploratory contacts this Thursday with the political parties, including the BNG, to test their willingness to seal a great country pact that favors a way out of the social and economic crisis that will leave behind the coronavirus pandemic, in the style of what the Moncloa Pacts entailed in the Transition in terms of peace and social stability.

7:00 | Small and medium-sized Galician companies will be able to request as of this Thursday, April 16, aid from the Xunta for the reorganization of production with the aim of manufacturing means of protection against the coronavirus.

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22:15 A REAL MADRID FOOTBALL PLAYER, ON TRIAL

The Serbian forward of Real Madrid Luka Jovic will have to testify before the Belgrade Prosecutor's Office after being denounced by the Police for having violated the home quarantine to which he was obliged to return to his country from Spain. The Serbian radio station Pink reports that the Prosecutor's Office requested the Police on March 19 to denounce the footballer for having broken home isolation, in his case for 28 days, to which all Serbian citizens who return to the country from an area considered to be at high risk of coronavirus infection.

21:50 RUBEM FONSECA DIED

The writer Rubem Fonseca, considered one of the greats of Brazilian letters, died this Tuesday in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 94. Fonseca, winner of the 2003 Camoens Prize for his body of work, suffered a heart attack and died in a hospital, as reported by a close relative to the Brazilian newspaper `O Globo`.

21:30 THE UNIVERSITY, NO CHANGES

Each university, in the exercise of its autonomy and in coordination with its autonomous community, will develop the necessary procedures to finish the course within the established deadlines, including teaching and evaluation. This was decided this Wednesday at the General Conference on University Policy (CGPU), which has brought together the Minister of Universities, Manuel Castells, and the regional representatives of the branch and in which the general lines for the closure of the 2019-2020 academic year have been defined.

21:15 FIVE DEATHS IN GALICIA IN THE LAST HOURS

Five deaths in the last hours in hospitals bring the deaths in Galicia from coronavirus to a total of 402 --310 in hospitals and 92 in residences--, according to data from the Ministry of Health this Wednesday. Specifically, The five deceased are: a 66-year-old woman --without previous pathologies-- and a 73-year-old man, both admitted to the A Coruña (Chuac) hospital; an 84-year-old woman, who was in the Virxe da Xunqueira hospital, in Cee; a 75-year-old man, admitted to Lugo (HULA); and a 93-year-old woman in Ourense (CHUO).

21:05 BELGIUM EXTENDES LOCKDOWN

Belgium will extend until May 3 the strict confinement imposed in mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus, although it will allow nurseries and DIY stores to open from next Monday to make the restrictive measures "bearable".

20:32 MORE REPATRIATIONS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2,000 SPANIARDS

The European Union has already helped to repatriate 38,694 European citizens, of whom 2,761 are Spanish, who were stranded abroad due to the lack of flights or travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus crisis, according to the latest balance of the European Commission. Through its Civil Protection Mechanism, the European bloc has co-financed to date 177 flights organized by member states to allow the return of their nationals. According to the calculations of the European Commission, a total of 43,584 passengers have returned to the continent, of which 38,694 are EU nationals. carried out 12,000 repatriations, in more than 40 chartered flights during those dates.

20:15 THE IMF SUSPENDS THE DEBT OF POOR COUNTRIES

The G20 affirmed this Wednesday that "it will spare no effort" to support the economy and control the pandemic, while endorsing the temporary suspension of debt service for the poorest countries until the end of 2020, while the IMF requested "additional efforts" to stabilize the global economy in the aftermath of the crisis." We are determined to spare no effort, both individually and collectively, to protect lives, bring the pandemic under control, protect jobs and incomes, support the economy during and after this phase and ensure the resilience of the financial system," the group said in a statement at the end of the virtual meeting of its economy ministers. The coronavirus pandemic will cause the world economy to fall into a 3% recession this year, a a figure not seen since the Great Depression of 1930, according to projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

19:55 MORE MEDIA FOR GALICIA

The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, reported this month that x 30,000 double-band tests were received that he acquired and that allow the detection of positives for active and immunized COVID-19. He also advanced that the Community would shortly begin an epidemiological study to obtain more clarifying data and be able to make better decisions in the context of the coronavirus crisis. After meeting last day with the clinical committee, in a press release, Feijóo stressed that it is "essential" have reliable tests --critical that the tests sent by the central government are not for diagnosis-- are not only to detect positives, but to know which are active positives and which are immunized.

19:14 THE MINIMUM VITAL INCOME WILL BE IN PROGRESS "IN WEEKS"

The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, explained this Wednesday that the minimum vital income prepared by his department will be implemented in "weeks", it will assess the situation of households, not that of the individual and, although they do not have specific figures, they have calculated that 10% of the beneficiaries would be single-parent families, that is, between 90,000 and 100,000.

19:10 THE SELF-EMPLOYED ASK FOR HELP

The self-employed in Galicia fell by 1,134 in the month of March, standing at a total of 207,163, according to data released this Wednesday by the Galician Federation of Self-Employed (FEAGA), which has called for support measures to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. In a statement sent to the media, the entity points out that, by province, A Coruña continues to lead the number of self-employed workers, with 84,151; It is followed by Pontevedra, with 66,257; next, Lugo, reaches the figure of 33,417; and Ourense closes, with just 23,337 self-employed.

18:50 LIVE: ISABEL CELÁA'S PRESS CONFERENCE

The education minister has broken down the details of the agreement on education due to the coronavirus crisis. According to the minister, the text has been sent to the ministries so that all the autonomies adhere to it. "Society hopes to see us working in coordination in this situation of uncertainty. The educational society is asking us for clear proposals."

These are the measures of the Government:

1. The duration of the school year is maintained. The school year continues adapted to the circumstances. The course will not last beyond June except for the EBAU. In summer, reinforcement activities will be organized coordinated with other recreational activities.

2. The teaching activity will be adapted to the circumstances. Through the use of networks and the internet, favoring the arrival of all.

3. Activities will be made more flexible without overloading the students. The quarter will be used for the recovery of material. It will have a diagnostic value of the student's situation.

4. The evaluation, degree and training will be adapted. The evaluation will be continuous and will accentuate its formative nature.

5. Repeating the course will be the exception. Work will be done in coordination with all the centers. The powers of all the autonomies will be respected, they have them intact.

Regarding Vocational Training, the Government reports that internships will see their duration reduced from 400 to 240 hours.

18:40 CUBA CONFIRMS NEW DEATHS AND CONTAGES

The death of three patients raised to 24 deaths from COVID-19 in Cuba, which until this Wednesday has accumulated 814 positives -with 48 new cases- and 151 cured patients. a 68-year-old Cuban) were hypertensive, one of them had terminal prostate cancer and all three died after spending several days in intensive care, explained the director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), Francisco Durán.

18:25 ITALY EXCEEDS 21,600 DEATHS

Italy this Wednesday exceeded 165,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus while the death toll is now above 21,600, according to data provided by the head of Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli. In the last 24 hours, another 1,127 additional infections have been registered while another 578 people have died, data both in line with the trend of recent days. With this, the balance is 165,155 cases and 21,645 deaths.

18:10 THE XUNTA IS IN SUPPORT OF ALLOWING CHILDREN TO GO OUT ON THE STREET

Feijóo has indicated that he and other regional presidents have already stated "clearly" that, from their point of view, the time has come "for this to be done."

17:45 42 SANCTIONED IN VIGO IN THE LAST 24 HOURS

The Local Police of Vigo has made 42 sanction proposals for people who skipped the confinement decreed within the framework of the state of alarm this Tuesday. This was detailed this Wednesday in a press conference by videoconference by the mayor, Abel Caballero, who indicated that the agents located several citizens who had abandoned their homes to go hiking. In the same way, other people who were walking down the street or who had gathered after taking their dogs from their homes were proposed for sanction.

17:15 THE END OF THE YEAR, IN JUNE

The Government and the communities have agreed this Wednesday that the course will not extend beyond the month of June, although the regional Executives may organize or support reinforcement activities in the summer period, "in various and combined forms with recreational activities.

16:47888.597 FEWER EMPLOYEES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CRISIS

The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, José Luis Escrivá, has estimated the number of jobs destroyed since March 12 as a result of the coronavirus crisis at 888,597, a fall equivalent to that of the worst months of the previous crisis (September 2008-March 2009).

16:44 WIFI FOR UVIGO STUDENTS WITH CONNECTION PROBLEMS

The University of Vigo has sent Mifi devices, small routers with Wi-Fi, to more than 200 students with connection problems in the buildings where they are undergoing confinement.

16:37 ADOLFO DOMÍNGUEZ COLLABORATES TO MANUFACTURE PROTECTIVE SCREENS

The Xunta de Galicia, Adolfo Domínguez and Meifus Industrial collaborate to manufacture 15,000 protective screens with the recycling of wooden hangers as prevention equipment against the coronavirus.

16:17 THE UNITED KINGDOM RECORDS 761 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS

The number of deaths from COVID-19 in British hospitals stands at 12,868, after adding another 761 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

16:15 SARREAUS BUYS MASKS TO DELIVER TO HIS NEIGHBORS

The councilor of Sarreaus, Gumersindo Lamas, announced today the purchase of surgical masks that will be distributed among the entire population. The endowment will be completed with homemade masks that are being made by a group of women and whom the mayor wanted to thank for his altruistic work.

15:37 GENERAL APPROVAL: The Government agrees with the CCAA to grant general approval, except in very exceptional cases

15:25 THE CIS BAROMETER: UPGRADE OF THE PP AND FALL OF THE PSOE AND WE CAN

The Center for Sociological Research (CIS) concedes a rise of one and a half points to the PP, from 19.6 to 21.1 percent in vote estimates, while reflecting a drop in both parties in government, the PSOE and Unidas Podemos and also from Vox.

15:05 THE SPANISH DEBT WILL SUFFER UP TO ALMOST 115% IN 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast today that Spain's debt will reach up to 113.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 and 114.6% in 2021, as a result of the fiscal measures that the country will have to take to fight the effects of Covid-19.

14:50 Celaá transfers his vision of the end of the course: "Promotion, the general rule and repetition, the exception"

The Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Isabel Celaá, has assured this Wednesday in the plenary session of Congress that she is not going to pressure Health to open the schools and has affirmed that in the evaluation of this school year "repetition" it will be an "exception" and will have "nothing to do with the causes of the coronavirus."

14:20 ABASCAL AGAIN REJECTS THE MEETING WITH SÁNCHEZ

The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has again rejected a meeting with the president, Pedro Sánchez, this Wednesday to propose a National Agreement that facilitates the reconstruction of the country's economy after the coronavirus crisis.

14:00 AN EXTRA PAY FOR HEALTH CARE IN FRANCE

France will pay an extraordinary bonus of up to 1,000 euros to civil servants who are involved in public service work during the COVID-19 crisis, which will cost the state coffers some 300 million euros, said Wednesday the Finance Minister Gerald Darmanin.

13:45 APPEARANCE OF FEIJÓO

The president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo points out that there is a 20% reduction in the number of patients occupying the ICU in Galicia. "The crisis curve fell and the number of infected people fell," he explained, which is why the acute phase of the coronavirus crisis in the Community is considered closed. Feijóo reiterates that the alert should not be lowered and they trust that they will not have to use field hospitals unless there is a regrowth in the coming months.

The regional president points out that we have to prepare for "unha nova normalidade" until there is no vaccine and that we will have to be prepared for possible outbreaks.

Feijóo announced the acquisition and distribution of 900,000 masks a week for two weeks for companies and the self-employed who need them. He explains that 30,000 "double band" tests have already been received, which for Feijóo are "more reliable" than those provided by the Government.

The president of the Xunta de Galicia explains that they are going to carry out an analysis of how the health crisis has affected Galicia's GDP, carry out an analysis of the impact of the measures already implemented for economic and social restructuring and study new ones.

13:45 HOW MANY WORKERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ERTE IN OURENSE?

Galicia registers a total of 195,971 affected in 33,486 Temporary Employment Regulation Files (ERTE), according to data from the Ministry of Economy this Wednesday.

13:30 THE NUMBER OF DEATHS IN GALICIA INCREASES TO 397

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 397 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones. Six people, one in Ourense, lost their lives in the last hours in Galician hospitals.

13:10 THE TOUR IS DELAYED AND THE RETURN WILL BE CARRIED OUT AFTER THE TURN

The International Cycling Union (UCI) made official this Wednesday that the Tour de France will be delayed two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Giro d'Italia will take place in October, after which the Back to Spain.

12:55 O CARBALLIÑO DISTRIBUTES 1,000 MASKS

The Local Police of Carballiño has begun today to distribute masks to people who are on the street and have a justified cause for it. There are around a thousand units that the Government has sent through the Ourense Subdelegation.

12:45 SANITARY EQUIPMENT SEIZED IN TWO PREMISES IN MADRID

The Municipal Police of Madrid have seized a total of 6,500 masks, 2,200 gloves and 44 containers of hydroalcoholic gel after inspecting a tobacconist and a supermarket in the Barajas and Ciudad Lineal districts, a spokesperson for the Local Corps has informed Europa Press .

12.15 FIGURES OF COVID-19 IN GALICIA: 6,019 CONTACTED AND 391 DEATHS

The General Directorate of Public Health of the Ministry of Health has reported that, in the latest data update, the number of active cases of coronavirus in Galicia amounts to 6,019 and that there have been 391 deaths.

12:00 APPEARANCE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Fernando Simón highlights the high number of deaths that remain in Spain, but explains that the trend is "down". He also explains that the different autonomous communities "have begun to do serological tests." For this reason, it indicates that "we are going to have an increase in cases of contagion." Simón explains that the percentage of new cases is "below 3%".

11:59 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CONFINEMENT IN ALLARIZ

A few days ago, the Allariz City Council launched an initiative #AllarizFromAMiñaFiestra so that Alaricans could send the photographs that the more than 6,000 residents see from their windows to the council's social networks.

11:58 BELGIUM SUMS 4,440 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

Belgium has registered 283 new deaths in the last 24 hours and a total of 4,440 deaths from the coronavirus throughout the country, according to the latest balance from the Public Health Service. The number of infections due to the pandemic reaches 33,573, with 2,454 new cases.

11:55 CALL FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE AT THE THREE GALICIAN UNIVERSITIES

The discontent of the students before the management of the remaining months of the course in the universities has led to what will be the first indefinite strike of the students in the history of the State that takes place in these social and health circumstances. The student organization ANEGA has called this protest, which will be indefinite and will be held at the three universities in the Galician community starting this Thursday.

11:45 THE SHAMEFUL MESSAGE TO A SANITARY

The positive fruits that isolation is leaving behind are many, but there are also cases in which fear of the coronavirus and the state of alarm bring out the worst in people. This is the case of the unpleasant surprise that the gynecologist Silvana Bonino got.

11:33 MARRIED DOUBTS THAT SÁNCHEZ WANTS A PACT

The leader of the PP, Pablo Casado, has questioned whether the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, wants to agree with the opposition parties on the reconstruction of Spain after the coronavirus and has urged him that if he really wants to agree on what do in Parliament "with light and stenographers".

11:31 THE WHO RECOMMENDS TWO WEEKS FOR EACH PHASE OF DE-ESCALATION

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an update of its Strategy against the new coronavirus in which it recommends that countries that plan to carry out a de-escalation of the measures imposed to fight the virus, that between each phase there be a period of two weeks to effectively identify the risk of new outbreaks and respond to them appropriately.

11:22 CASTRELO DE VAL DISTRIBUTES 2,000 MASKS AMONG HIS NEIGHBORS

The City Council of Castrelo do Val will distribute 2,000 surgical masks among its neighbors, purchased with its own funds in order to protect them during the state of alarm.

11:20 SÁNCHEZ ASSURES THAT THEY WILL NOT LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has defended this Wednesday the return to non-essential work activity, in agreement with employers and unions and following the "scientific recommendations", and has ensured that as promised when activating the state of alarm the Executive "will not leave anyone behind".

11:10 523 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS IN SPAIN

Deaths from the new coronavirus have fallen again in Spain, registering 523 more deaths in the last 24 hours, which means 18,579 in total, while the number of cases of people confirmed with the virus has increased in one day, detecting 5,092 more this Wednesday (on Tuesday there were 3,045), which brings the total number of those affected to 177,633.

10:15 | The Xunta activates 2.5 million in aid to manufacture means of protection against the coronavirus: sanitary material, personal protective equipment, diagnostic tests, and fans and disinfectants.

10:00 | THE CONTROL SESSION BEGINS TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THE CONGRESS OF DEPUTIES. Follow her live here:

9:45 THE BRILAT IS DEPLOYED IN OURENSE | La Brilat will disinfect five residences in the province of A Coruña and another in Lugo. As reported by the military, this Wednesday it also has planned presence and reconnaissance missions in the Galician municipalities of Ourense, Pontevedra, O Porriño and Pontereas; as well as in the Asturians of Oviedo, Gijón and Pravia and in the Castilian of Valladolid.

9:16 ECOAGRO | The Council of Allariz joins the manifesto of the Network of Cities for Agroecology, "Local, quality and sustainable food", and demands that public administrations bet on local and sustainable production in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

9:03 MORE THAN 126,000 DEATHS WORLDWIDE | The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan is already close to two million cases and leaves more than 126,000 fatalities worldwide, according to the latest balance from Johns Hopkins University, which monitors globally with data from the health authorities of each country and from the World Health Organization (WHO).

8:54 | The State Council of Medical Students (CEEM) has denounced that some residences for the elderly have offered work contracts to sixth-year students that include tasks directly related to patient care, without liability insurance and without adequate supervision or protection.

8:30 | Galicia has not yet ruled out a return to the classroom if sanitary conditions allow it. CCAA and Celaá address the third quarter on Wednesday, while the Galician educational community demands that the course be terminated.

8:20 OURENSE | The first month of confinement has resulted in a "moderate" drop in crime, 40% compared to last year. By criminal types, injuries and robberies in homes plummet; scams and copper thefts continue, and drug trafficking and disobedience are on the rise.

8:00 CONTROL SESSION | The opposition will question the Government this Wednesday about its management of the crisis generated by the coronavirus in what will be the first plenary session of control of Congress since February 26, a new atypical session in which the chamber will once again be semi-empty due to the application of sanitary regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

7:20 CARITAS, THE RED CROSS OR THE FOOD BANK NEED HELP IN OURENSE | The economic crisis knocks on the door, turned into a threat that is already real for hundreds of families from Ourense. It is palpable in the city's Cáritas dining room, which has tripled the number of menus it serves, and also throughout the provincial network.

6:50 CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA | The Chinese Ministry of Health has confirmed this Wednesday ten cases of locally transmitted Covid-19, eight of them in the province of Heilongjiang and two in the province of Canton, while another 36 positives from abroad have been registered.

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22:30 USA EXCEEDS 25,000 DEATHS

The coronavirus pandemic has already left 25,239 deaths in the United States and nearly 600,000 infections, so the country continues to lead as the country most affected by the virus in the world. In total there are 598,600 confirmed cases, a number which could be even higher due to the lack of Covid-19 tests in some areas of the country. Globally, there are almost 2 million infected and 125,196 deaths, according to the latest global balance from Johns Hopkins University.

22:25 THESE ARE THE INFRINGEMENTS REGISTERED IN GALICIA DURING THE CONFINEMENT

Walking along forest tracks, taking the dog two kilometers away from home or going to the supermarket in the next town were some of the offenses registered by agents of the Civil Guard and the Local Police.

22:15 THIS IS THE MOST LISTENED SONG IN SPAIN DURING CONFINEMENT

Since March 14, Spaniards have been confined to their homes. Telecommuting, a lot of time to do things that were parked and of course, music to keep company. Do you know what the most played song on Spotify has been? We tell you here.

22:00 HOW IS WASTE MANAGED IN CHUO?

Do you know how waste management works in a hospital? We tell you in the following video

21:40 UPDATE: INTERIOR INVESTIGATES IF RAJOY JUMPED IN CONFINEMENT

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaska, has assured this Tuesday that an investigation is being carried out to verify if it is true that the former president of the Government Mariano Rajoy skips the confinement to exercise. Regarding the alleged violation of the confinement of Mariano Rajoy, Marlaska has specified that "the appropriate investigations are being carried out to verify this point". The minister has defended that in a rule of law the principle of legality is the element and the base pillar.

21:30 UPDATE: SÁNCHEZ WILL ASK FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE STATE OF ALARM NEXT DAY 22

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will appear next Wednesday, April 22, in the plenary session of Congress to report on the content of the European Councils held in recent weeks on the coronavirus crisis and, in the same debate, will ask a new extension of the state of alarm if the Executive finally requests it.

The Government decreed the state of alarm on March 15 and has already asked Congress for two extensions, the last of which expires on April 26, so that, if it is extended again, its debate and The vote will take place on the 22nd. This extension, for another two weeks, would bring the state of alarm until May 10.

21:25 THE DEATHS INCREASE TO 386 IN GALICIA

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 386 people in Galicia. The last two deaths, in both cases with a diagnosis of coronavirus, reports the Ministry of Health, correspond to a 91-year-old woman admitted to the CHUS in Santiago and a 79-year-old man who was in Chuac. The two had previous pathologies, the same source has reported.

21:15 AN OCTOGENARIAN ARRESTED IN LUGO FOR BREACHING THE CONFINEMENT

The Civil Guard has arrested an octogenarian in Sarria for breaking confinement repeatedly a dozen times during the state of alarm caused by the coronavirus.

21:10 THE TOUR DE FRANCE BARAJA WILL BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER

The Tour de France will finally take place between August 29 and September 20, after the organizers were forced to give up the dates initially scheduled due to the COVID-19 crisis, sources told Efe familiar with the case.

21:05 SÁNCHEZ WILL ASK TO EXTEND THE STATE OF ALARM TO MAY 10

President Pedro Sánchez was already "convinced" that he would have to ask Congress for a third extension because he predicted that the pandemic would not have ended by the 25th. This extension, for another two weeks, would bring the state of alarm until May 10

21:00 THE GRANDFATHER OF A PEROXA WHO SINGS ABOUT THE "DAMN CORONAVIRUS"

Alberto, a resident of Bouzas Vedras (A Peroxa) has made a song to the "damn coronavirus" to congratulate his grandchildren on Easter in the distance. A good idea to convey encouragement to his loved ones in these difficult times.

20:45 FRANCE RESTRICTS AMAZON'S ACTIVITY

The French Justice ordered Amazon to limit its activities in the country to basic products until it has assessed the risks of the coronavirus for its workers. The court states that Amazon must "limit activity to essential products pending an epidemic risk assessment involving staff representatives."

20:20 END TO NON-PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL COMPETITIONS?

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) will approach "an express model" with the rest of the territorial federations to be able to finalize the competitions of a non-professional nature, starting from Second B, including the bronze category, after the meeting held this Tuesday with the Higher Sports Council (CSD) on the matter.

20:10 NOTICE: POSTPONED THE LA REGION FORUM WITH JAVIER URRA

The Region Forum scheduled for this Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. with the psychologist Javier Urra is suspended due to a last-minute personal problem.

20:00 THEY DONATE 20 COMPUTERS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN IN ALLARIZ

On Monday, Allariz received a donation of 20 computers for the students of the Institute from the company Primux. The contribution, which is added to that made by other companies and individuals, as well as the Concello de Allariz itself, allows us to be closer to the goal that all students can resume classes.

​19:55 CORONAVIRUS IN OURENSE: "THE TREND IS DOWNWARD, BUT THERE MAY BE AN UPGRADE"

The director of the Hospital de Verín, Guillermina Agulla, takes stock of the first month of the fight against the containment of the Covid

19:40 NEW YORK REACHES THE PEAK OF CONTAGES AND NEARS 11,000 DEAD

The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has announced that the US state has already reached the "peak" of coronavirus infections, with close to 10,000 deaths from Covid-19, although he has insisted that the restrictive measures will continue "We believe that we have reached the peak", he said at the daily press conference, although at the same time he qualified that it is more of "a plateau" because "the volume continues to be high", with 1,600 new cases and 778 new deaths in the last 24 hours, which results in a balance of more than 196,000 positives and close to 11,000 deaths.

19:30 A DOCTOR DIES FROM COVID-19

The Official College of Physicians of Toledo has "deeply" regretted the loss of another colleague infected by the coronavirus during the exercise of his care activity and has wanted to express its most sincere condolences to family, friends and colleagues. This is the doctor César Augusto Cueva Alcántara, 68, with an extensive professional career as a PEAC doctor in the Los Yébenes Primary Care team, where he has carried out his care work "with dedication and dedication to his patients."

19:15 UPDATE: ITALY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF CONTAGES

The deaths in Italy with coronavirus reached 21,067 today, with 602 in the last 24 hours, a figure that has been increasing in the last three days, while infections and hospitalizations continue to decline. The positive news is that the total number of coronavirus cases since the first patient was detected on February 21 in the town of Codogno, in Lombardy, increased by 2,972 compared to Monday, the lowest number since March 13. .

18:50 APPEARANCE OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREIGN MINISTERS

Follow live the press conference of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya.

Grande-Marlaska: "Safety on the streets is guaranteed." "We still have a long way to go that we cannot ignore. First, defeat the virus, we are on the right track," the minister stressed.

Time for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, who begins her speech by remembering the victims of COVID-19. The ministry is working on three actions:

- Support for the return of Spanish tourists for their return to Spain

- Contacts with European counterparts to prepare the European Council on April 23

- International cooperation

In the next few days, Spanish citizens from Argentina, Peru, the Philippines or Equatorial Guinea will arrive in Spain, as well as Erasmus students who are in Helsinki. They are added to the 23,000 Spaniards who have returned in recent weeks.

Regarding the predictions of the International Monetary Fund, González Laya insists on the need for recovery in the integrated territories of Europe to be coordinated and synchronized.

18:45 ITALY EXCEEDS 21,000 DEATHS, 600 IN THE LAST 24 HOURS

Italy has added another 600 more deaths this Tuesday, in line with the figures of recent days, which brings the total to above 21,000 deaths, while the number of confirmed cases to date now amounts to more than 162,000, as reported by the head of Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli.

18:20 WHAT WILL YOU DO AFTER THE CONFINEMENT?

The calendar continues to add days of confinement and people are already beginning to think about the day after the doors open. Family reunion, traveling, eating with friends... What will be the first thing you do? Vote in our poll.

18:10 MORE THAN 2,800 IN RESIDENCES FOR THE SENIORS IN MADRID

A total of 2,820 people have died with coronavirus in residences for the elderly in the Community of Madrid, as reported by the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, while 616 people have died in homes and 4 on public roads.

17:55 AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MONCLOA PALACE DIED FROM COVID-19

The coronavirus epidemic has caused the first fatality among workers at the Palacio de La Moncloa complex, which totals around 2,000 people. This is Manuel Sánchez Lizaña, an "admirable employee", as described by the Minister of Finance and spokesperson for the Executive, María Jesús Montero, who broke the news at the press conference after the Council of Ministers.

17:30 WHAT ARE THE PURCHASING HABITS OF SPANIARDS LIKE?

Spaniards go to the supermarket less, spend more and buy online. Social confinement has changed consumer habits and has led to the number of weekly purchases falling to levels never seen before, while spending and "online" sales skyrocket. These are data that the consultant Kantar has released this Tuesday, and which show that the average ticket has gone from the 16 euros that were paid at the beginning of 2020 to 23 euros (43% more) in the week of March 22 to 29, but the number of acts of purchase by week has fallen from 82 to 67 million (a decrease of 18%) in the same period.

17:15 GOOD NEWS FROM CHINA!

The Chinese health authorities have approved the start of clinical trials of three vaccines against Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, as reported by the Chinese Ministry of Science on Tuesday. An adenovirus vector-based vaccine, developed by a research team led by Chen Wei, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Military Medicine, under the Academy of Military Sciences, has been the first approved for the clinical trial.

17:00 RESEARCHERS FORECAST THAT BY MID-MAY THERE WILL BE NO MORE CONTAGEMENTS IN GALICIA

Researchers from the universities of Vigo, Santiago de Compostela and Aveiro (northern Portugal) have developed a mathematical model that makes it possible to predict the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic, according to which they anticipate that by mid-May there will be no new ones in Galicia infections by the coronavirus pandemic.

16:40 A CRISIS LIKE IN 1930

In its more than 75 years of history, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not made similar projections: this year the world economy will fall by 3% due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, weighed down by the contraction of GDP United States of 5.9%, 7.5% in the euro zone and 5.2% in Japan."It is very likely that the global economy will experience the worst recession since the Great Depression (of 1930), surpassing the global financial crisis a decade ago," explained Gita Gopinath, IMF chief economist, at a press conference.

16:00 NO FANS IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL UNTIL THERE IS NO VACCINE

Sandra Zampa, Italian Health Undersecretary, ruled out this Tuesday that in Italy there could be soccer matches with the public in the stands before a vaccine against the coronavirus is found, which has already caused more than 20,000 deaths in the country.

15:53 ​​PORTUGAL HAS 567 DEATHS FROM CORONAVIRUS

Portugal already has 567 deaths from COVID-19, 35 more than on Monday, of which a third have registered in nursing homes. The Secretary of State for Health of Portugal, António Sales, explained today at a press conference that the number of infections rose 3% in the last 24 hours, to 17,448 positives for coronavirus.

15:52 MORE THAN 12,000 DEATHS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan has added more than 5,000 new cases and 778 deaths in the last 24 hours in the United Kingdom, bringing the balance to more than 93,000 infected people and more than 12,000 deaths , as reported by the British Department of Health.

15:30 COMMUNIONS, WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND COMMUNIONS SUSPENDED IN OURENSE

The Bishopric of Ourense has announced this Tuesday that due to "the situation caused by the coronavirus and the uncertainty of when normality will return to our society" the celebrations of first communions, weddings, baptisms and confirmations scheduled for the next few months.

14:54 THE GOVERNMENT EXTENDES THE TAX DEADLINES OF 3.4 MILLION SELF-EMPLOYED AND SMEs

The Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the extension by one month, from April 20 to May 20, of the deadline for 3.4 million self-employed workers and SMEs to present and pay their taxes, as explained by the government spokesperson and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, at a press conference.

14:44 THE IMF FORECASTS AN 8% COLLAPSE IN THE SPANISH GDP BY 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has updated its macroeconomic estimates for Spain on Tuesday and has worsened them significantly as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus, so that it now expects it to close 2020 with unemployment on 20, 8% and a drop in gross domestic product (GDP) of 8%.

14:31 APPEARANCE AFTER THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

The Government spokesperson and Finance Minister, María Jesús Montero, and the Health Minister, Salvador Illa, appear after the Council of Ministers held this Tuesday. "Every day that passes is one more to be able to find the vaccine, so that our toilets can carry out their work," says the minister. He points out that the return to work of the sectors that can return to carry out their work from this Monday is being "normal". He stresses that the President of the Government will begin this week to hold meetings to create a great pact for the exit from the coronavirus crisis. He indicates that the first meeting will be held on Thursday with the leader of the PP, Pablo Casado.

The Council of Ministers has approved an extension of the payment of the self-employed and SMEs for the month of April, which is extended until May 20.

The Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, confirmed this Tuesday that Spain has already managed to "bend the curve" in the incidence of cases of the new coronavirus, thanks to the fact that "a few days ago" the maximum peak of infected people was reached . Regarding the de-escalation, he points out that they are still in the "study phase" and that they are working on what measures will be taken to make the confinement less harsh.

The Minister of Finance "congratulates" the businessmen for the work carried out so that the people who had to return to their jobs did so with the prevention measures. She invites the political groups to have a "high vision" and not to look for excuses for not "starting the dialogue." They invite the different parties to make their contributions and call for an agreement among all.

Montero explains that they are still working on the State Budget but that the forecasts are different from those before the coronavirus health crisis. The minister indicated that her intention is to have it in "time and form."

Regarding the IMF forecasts for Spain, he points out that "it is still early" because it is not known how long this health crisis will spread. On the data offered by the International Monetary Fund, he points out that Spain is in "similar" forecasts to other countries in the Euro zone. Also on the growth of 2021. It indicates that all forecasts show a "fall this year and a rebound in 2021".

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14:24 HE ATTACKS A POLICEMAN WITH A PEN

Agents from the Vigo Local Police have arrested a 19-year-old D.R.R., as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against road safety and another attack on law enforcement officers.

14:08 THEY CATCH RAJOY DOING EXERCISE IN MADRID

Former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy breaks confinement on a regular basis and goes out to exercise, despite the declaration of the state of alarm decreed by the coronavirus crisis, as reported by La Sexta. The television channel has broadcast images in which the former head of the Executive is seen in the middle of the street dressed in sportswear, black tracksuit pants and a raincoat.

13:47 FOLLOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF MASKS IN OURENSE

In the province of Ourense, medical supplies have been distributed in its capital at bus and railway stations, public transport stops and business parks. Also in other parts of the province such as Barbadás, Verín or Xinzo.

13:38 MASSIVE SEXTORTION CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN

The Police have warned of a massive cyber-scam campaign through sextortion after learning that in four days more than a thousand citizens have received emails asking them for around $1,500 not to tell their contacts that they have visited content pages pornographic.

13:30 OURENSE SHORTS THE 1,200 CONTACTED

Ourense once again leads the growth of active coronavirus cases after a quieter Monday. The Ministry of Health reports that at the close of yesterday 1,187 people were under surveillance, 21 more than in the previous update,

13:19 FIVE DEATHS IN RESIDENCES IN GALICIA, TWO IN OURENSE

The death of 7 people in hospitals and another 5 in residences for the elderly in Galicia has brought the total number of fatalities from the coronavirus in the community to 384. In total, there are 297 deaths registered in hospitals and another 87 in nursing homes, according to the latest balance of the Ministry of Health.

13:11 CARMEN CALVO OVERCOMES THE CORONAVIRUS AND RETURNS TO FACE-TO-FACE WORK

The first vice president of the Government, Carmen Calvo, will return to work in person after having overcome the coronavirus, as she herself stated on her twitter account.

12:49 SANITARY BELIEVES IT MIGHT BE "BENEFICIAL" TO LET CHILDREN OUT

The Ministry of Health considers that letting children leave the house to take daily walks is a measure that "could be beneficial" if it is taken "correctly" and believes that it would be applicable in all the autonomous communities.

12:38 MORE THAN 26,000 SANITARY CARE CONTACTED THROUGHOUT SPAIN

Up to 26,672 health professionals have been infected by the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, which represents 15.4% of the total confirmed cases to date, although the severity of the disease has been less in this group than in the rest of the population.

12:08 SEVEN DEATHS IN GALICIA IN THE LAST HOURS

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 379 people in Galicia, adding the data from medical complexes and nursing homes, including integrated ones

12:01 UNIONS AND PARENTS ASK THE XUNTA TO END THE COURSE ON MARCH 13

The confederations of mothers and fathers of public schools in Galicia -Confapa Galicia and the Confederation of Galician Anpas- and the five most "representative" unions of education -CIG, CC OO, CSIF, UGT and Anpe- have presented a document before the Ministry of Education to demand that the course be terminated in "terms of evaluation" on March 13.

12:00 CHINA BEGINS CLINICAL TRIALS OF THREE VACCINES

The Chinese health authorities have approved the start of clinical trials of three vaccines against Covid-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, as reported by the Chinese Ministry of Science on Tuesday.

11:45 JUAN LEAVES THE COSAGA AFTER A MONTH ADMISSION

Among applause and much emotion, this National Police agent assigned to Madrid was discharged and is returning home to continue his recovery.

11:34 ESCRIVÁ DENIES A CONFRONTATION OVER THE MINIMUM INCOME

The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, José Luis Escrivá, has denied that there has been "a confrontation or different positions" in the Government on the income or minimum income that it prepares for the most vulnerable households, but has ruled out that go to the Council of Ministers this Tuesday.

11:23 APPEARANCE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Fernando Simón, who has already been discharged, points out that the trend in Spain in recent days is good. Regarding the number of deaths, he points out that it is still high and points out that it is important to reduce it as soon as possible.

Simón points out that it is necessary to control that all the measures to avoid rebounds are being followed.

11:15 567 DEATHS IN 24 HOURS IN SPAIN

The number of daily deaths has increased slightly again this Tuesday with another 567 more, bringing the total to 18,056, while infections maintain their downward trend with 3,045 new cases, the lowest figure since 20 March, and there are already 172,541.

10:50 KIDS | The General Psychology Council has asked the Government that, when deemed appropriate, gradually prioritize going out into the street, or into common neighborhood areas, for children and adolescents for one hour a day, accompanied by an adult and avoiding the contact with other people, especially other minors.

10:26 TRAFFIC | Traffic on the AP-9 reached another all-time low in the second week of April: from the 6th to the 12th, only 2,584 vehicles circulated daily, a decrease of 89.22% compared to last year.

10:20 | Many were outraged when messages to a supermarket worker went viral yesterday in which her neighbors urged her to "find another home" so that they would not run "more risks." Beyond the lack of solidarity, however, the light shines. In Ourense, a health worker sent to La Región this message that one of her neighbors left her:

10:15 | A third of the Spanish military in Iraq, Afghanistan and Mali will be temporarily withdrawn to Spain due to the coronavirus.

10:08 | Health and the CCAA agree to avoid extensions of resident doctors and hire them "with guarantees". The Interterritorial Council of the National Health System has agreed at its meeting on Monday to evaluate the residents who have finished their training, so that the Health services can offer them contracts according to their qualifications as specialists in Health Sciences.

9:50 | The Government takes control of the private centers that carry out tests and will regulate prices

The Government has made available to the autonomous communities all the privately owned clinical centers that carry out coronavirus tests and has been awarded the possibility of adopting the necessary measures to regulate the prices of the tests starting this Tuesday with the aim of in order to avoid abusive situations in the access to this service.

8:40 | Many are the residents of the Pontino neighborhood who do not "go to Ourense", as some older people still say, since the beginning of the state of alarm: "Here we have everything, we could become independent".

8:20 | China begins clinical trials of 2 potential coronavirus vaccines. These are two inactivated vaccines, that is, they consist of microorganisms that have been killed through physical or chemical processes. The first of the candidates, which obtained the license to proceed to clinical trials last Sunday, has been developed by the Institute of Virology of Wuhan (the central-eastern Chinese city where the first cases of the disease were detected) jointly with the branch of the company Sinopharm in that same city. The second is the result of the joint work of several companies, with Sinovac research & Development in the lead. This company is a subsidiary of Sinovac Biotech, which also worked on a vaccine against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003.

8:10 | The Government will approve today at the meeting of the Council of Ministers the increase in the spending ceiling available to the Ministry of Transport so that it can face the housing rental aid approved for people who have difficulties paying rent for the crisis. This was announced by the head of the Department, José Luis Ábalos, who recalled that the aid approved in this area will benefit some 450,000 citizens.

7:30 OURENSE | The Diocese has had to reinvent itself after the cancellation of all the acts, promoting the connection with the faithful over the Internet. The biggest emergency is Cáritas, overwhelmed with more than 500 daily meals distributed in the soup kitchen, more than double the number before the crisis.

7:00 ALMOST TWO MILLION CONTACTED

The new coronavirus pandemic originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan is already close to two million people affected worldwide, according to the latest global balance from Johns Hopkins University: specifically, the Covid-19 leaves 1,920,618 people infected, 119,687 deaths and 449,949 people recovered in 185 countries and territories.

HERE YOU CAN READ THE NARRATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS DURING THE LAST WEEKS