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 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 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 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 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 Updated: Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero, currently in a critical but stable condition after being infected with Ebola, is to undergo treatment with the experimental medication ZMab, officials have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.es/20141009/health-of-nurse-with-ebola-is-worse-brother-madrid-spain Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:13:00 +0200 health-of-nurse-with-ebola-is-worse-brother-madrid-spain