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Spanish politics has been thrown into turmoil following the expiration of the pandemic-era state of alarm at the start of this week which formed the legal basis for the country’s coronavirus restrictions, with health authorities warning regions no longer have the means to tackle infections. EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports. A bitter confrontation was sparked between the socialist government and the conservative opposition after Spaniards celebrated the dawn of a new normal after the country’s pandemic-era state of alarm expired at midnight on Sunday. Health authorities have since expresse...

  The lifting of a months-long national state of emergency has allowed Spaniards to travel and party freely for the first time in months, but it has also created concerns about whether their country is prepared for a possible fifth wave of Covid-19. Last weekend, the central government lifted a state of emergency that had been in place since October 2020. The measure had imposed a nationwide curfew as well as allowing Spain’s 17 regional administrations to introduce and withdraw restrictions as they saw fit. Many of them used it to prevent non-essential travel across their borders. Thou...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan has passed a 55% coronavirus vaccination rate, a benchmark that will lead to the easing of in-office work restrictions in two weeks.

SAN SALVADOR El Salvador — The president of El Salvador says he will donate coronavirus...

By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection. The WHO said in a weekly monitoring report that North Korea’s testing figures include 751 people who were tested during April 23-29, of which 139 had influenza-like illnesses or severe respiratory infections. Experts have expressed skepticism about North Korea’s claim of a perfect record in keeping out COVID-19, given its poor health infrastructure and a porous...