https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish researchers are working on a vaccine against all five strains of the killer Ebola virus in what would be a world first, Madrid's October 12 Hospital said Wednesday (July 11). https://www.thelocal.es/20180712/spanish-researchers-develop-five-strain-vaccine-ebola Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:50:38 +0200 spanish-researchers-develop-five-strain-vaccine-ebola Teresa Romero took to the streets of Madrid along with dozens of other protestors in memory of her beloved Excalibur, a year after he was sacrificed during the ebola crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20151009/spanish-ebola-nurse-protests-a-year-after-dog-was-killed Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:50:08 +0200 spanish-ebola-nurse-protests-a-year-after-dog-was-killed The Madrid nurse who was devastated after authorities put down her dog as a precautionary measure has rescued a new pet. https://www.thelocal.es/20150126/ebola-survivor-nurse-adopts-new-puppy-madrid-spain Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:31:00 +0100 ebola-survivor-nurse-adopts-new-puppy-madrid-spain From the arrival of a new king in Felipe to the drama of Catalonia's independence vote and an Ebola crisis, 2014 was another roller coaster year for Spain. The Local takes a look back over the key events of the last 12 months. https://www.thelocal.es/20141226/top-ten-spains-biggest-stories-of-2014 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0100 top-ten-spains-biggest-stories-of-2014 A Spanish health worker repatriated from Mali over fears she may have contracted Ebola has completed a mandatory quarantine period without displaying any symptoms of the disease. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/spain-aid-worker-cleared-of-ebola-fears Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:02:00 +0100 spain-aid-worker-cleared-of-ebola-fears Madrid's regional health chief was sacked on Thursday after making one too many controversial comments about a Spanish nursing assistant who contracted Ebola. https://www.thelocal.es/20141204/madrids-regional-health-chief-sacked-after-outrageous-ebola-comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:31:00 +0100 madrids-regional-health-chief-sacked-after-outrageous-ebola-comments Spain is making it almost impossible for the United Nations to use Canary Islands airports as a hub for humanitarian flights to and from Ebola-hit areas of West Africa, diplomatic sources have said. https://www.thelocal.es/20141204/spains-plans-for-canary-ebola-hub-a-joke Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:18:00 +0100 spains-plans-for-canary-ebola-hub-a-joke Spain is officially free of Ebola as of Tuesday, according to the criteria set out by the World Health Organization. https://www.thelocal.es/20141202/spain-officially-free-of-ebola-who-teresa-romero Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:29:00 +0100 spain-officially-free-of-ebola-who-teresa-romero The doctor is angered by Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero's public statements to the effect that she had ignored an obvious Ebola infection risk. https://www.thelocal.es/20141127/doctor-to-sue-ebola-survivor-for-defamation Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:20:00 +0100 doctor-to-sue-ebola-survivor-for-defamation Spain on Friday awarded Spanish citizenship to two African missionaries who helped ensure the recovery of Madrid-based nursing assistant Teresa Romero. https://www.thelocal.es/20141121/spain-gives-citizenship-to-ebola-heros Fri, 21 Nov 2014 18:58:00 +0100 spain-gives-citizenship-to-ebola-heros A Spanish nursing assistant who is the first person known to have caught Ebola outside of Africa has demanded €150,000 ($187,000) compensation from Madrid's health minister for comments he made which she claims "seriously damaged her reputation". https://www.thelocal.es/20141110/spanish-ebola-survivor-sues-for-defamation-teresa-romero Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:17:00 +0100 spanish-ebola-survivor-sues-for-defamation-teresa-romero Ambulance staff in the southern city of Cádiz have splashed out on their own Ebola protection suits, saying the garments they were provided with weren't up to the job. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/spanish-ambulance-staff-buy-own-ebola-suits Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:06:00 +0100 spanish-ambulance-staff-buy-own-ebola-suits A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside of Africa fought back tears as she left hospital on Wednesday after being cured of the deadly virus. https://www.thelocal.es/20141105/spanish-ebola-nurse-discharged-from-hospital Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:00:00 +0100 spanish-ebola-nurse-discharged-from-hospital The Spanish government is taking seriously discussions in internet chat rooms on how terrorists could use biological weapons including Ebola in its war against the West, a top official said in parliament on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141030/spain-security-chief-warns-of-isis-threat-to-spread-ebola-islamic-state Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:13:00 +0100 spain-security-chief-warns-of-isis-threat-to-spread-ebola-islamic-state An animal rights group will present a petition signed by nearly 100,000 people to the Spanish parliament on Tuesday calling for the resignation of health minister Ana Mato over a decision to put down the dog of a Madrid-based nursing assistant who contracted Ebola. https://www.thelocal.es/20141029/embattled-heath-minister-survives-ebola-crisis-ana-mato Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:14:00 +0100 embattled-heath-minister-survives-ebola-crisis-ana-mato All of the patients who were isolated a Madrid hospital after having contact with a Spanish nursing assistant who contracted and beat the deadly virus left the facility on Monday, after being given the all-clear by doctors. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/ebola-all-clear-ten-romero-contacts-freed-from-isolation Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:43:24 +0100 ebola-all-clear-ten-romero-contacts-freed-from-isolation The husband of Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero who beat the Ebola virus has slammed the handling of the country's Ebola crisis as a "complete disaster", saying he now plans to take Madrid's health boss to court over comments made about him and his wife. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/they-treated-us-like-scum-husband-of-nurse-with-ebola Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:29:00 +0100 they-treated-us-like-scum-husband-of-nurse-with-ebola A Nigerian drug smuggler at Madrid's international airport who started shivering after the cocaine bags he was carrying inside his body burst was left to die after airport authorities activated an emergency Ebola alert https://www.thelocal.es/20141024/drug-mule-left-dying-in-airport-due-to-ebola-alert Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:15:00 +0200 drug-mule-left-dying-in-airport-due-to-ebola-alert Five patients who were isolated in Madrid's Carlos III hospital after having contact with Teresa Romero, the Spanish nursing assistant who contracted and beat the Ebola virus, left the facility on Thursday after being given the all-clear by doctors. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/madrid-five-given-ebola-all-clear Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:20:00 +0200 madrid-five-given-ebola-all-clear Updated: A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa is now free of the deadly virus, doctors confirmed on Tuesday, easing fears of it spreading in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20141021/breaking-spanish-nurse-free-of-ebola Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:19:00 +0200 breaking-spanish-nurse-free-of-ebola