ILEA000956629: Medical experts call for vigilance as Spain ends COVID-19 face mask mandate

Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love

STORY: Spain's Barcelona celebrates day of books, love SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUCIA LEANDRO, Bookstall manager 3. various of visitors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): IVAN FERNANDEZ, Barcelona resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): SONIA DEL CAMPO, Writer STORYLINE: On Tuesday, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Barcelona for a local festival that celebrates reading and love. Local residents and visitors from around the world strolled in the spring sunshine, browsing the many book and rose stalls set up for the traditional feast day of Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan). The celebration has its origins in the legend of Saint George, a Roman knight who, it is said, saved a princess from the clutches of a dragon from whose blood a red rosebush sprouted. The custom of exchanging roses and books was born about six centuries ago in Catalonia,

Spanish hospital introduces dogs in ICUs to improve patients' emotional well-being

STORY: Spanish hospital introduces dogs in ICUs to improve patients' emotional well-being SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of medical professionals with therapy dogs at the Hospital del Mar 2. various of the therapy process with dogs 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ISABEL BUIL, Director of the Affinity Foundation 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JOAN RAMON MASCLANS, Head of the intensive care service at Hospital del Mar STORYLINE: A project to improve the emotional well-being of patients by introducing therapy dogs into intensive care units (ICU) has been launched at Hospital del Mar in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The joint project between the hospital's intensive care service and the Affinity Foundation, a non-profit that promotes the benefits of pets, is the first of its kind in Spain and uses dogs that were abandoned and retrained as therapy dogs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ISABEL BUIL, Director of the Affinity Fou

State of emergency declared in Spain's Canary Islands over high number of migrant arrivals

STORY: State of emergency declared in Spain's Canary Islands over high number of migrant arrivals DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: (courtesy of Emergencies Canary Islands and Spanish government) 1. Spain's Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Jose Luis Escriva in a recent press conference in Madrid 2. various of migrants arrivals 3. boats piling up on the dock these days STORYLINE: Spain's Ministry for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration has approved a state of emergency in the face of the high number of migrants arriving at the coast of the Canary Islands since the start of October. According to government sources, 8,561 migrants completed the dangerous crossing to the islands (which are 100 kilometers west of Morocco at their nearest point) in the first 15 days of October. That lifts the total number of people who have succeeded in making the crossing in wooden boats to 23,537 since the start of the year - the second highest rec

Spain's recent rise in COVID cases shows need to protect vulnerable groups: epidemiologist

STORY: Spain's recent rise in COVID cases shows need to protect vulnerable groups: epidemiologist DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of pedestrians in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 3. various of pedestrians in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital STORYLINE: The recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Spain poses a threat to groups that are vulnerable to the disease, such as the elderly, said an epidemiologist in an interview with Xinhua on Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital "There are more hospitalized patients than a few weeks ago, but the ICUs are not very busy. The problem is among vulnerable groups, who are more at risk if the virus is circulati

Over 21 million people in work in Spain for first time ever

STORY: Over 21 million people in work in Spain for first time ever DATELINE: July 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people working in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NADIA CALVINO, Spain's acting Minister for Economy 3. various of Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's tweeter about the country's employment STORYLINE: The quarterly Inquest into the Active Population (EPA), published by the Spanish Statistical Office on Thursday, shows that over 21 million people are in work in Spain for the first time ever. 21,956,700 people are now in work in Spain, which is the highest number ever recorded. That is thanks to the creation of 610,000 jobs in the private sector (due mainly to the arrival of the holiday season and the creation of jobs in the service sector), while the number of workers in the public sector dropped by 6,200. Meanwhile, the number of people registered as unemployed fell by 365,300 between April and June, dropping the total number of people out of

Spain ends face mask mandate in hospitals, pharmacies

STORY: Spain ends face mask mandate in hospitals, pharmacies DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people walking on the streets in Spain (file) 2. various of hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies 3. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): RAFAEL PADROS, Occupational risk prevention service manager at Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital 4. various of people in Spain STORYLINE: The Spanish government on Tuesday declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and said people no longer have to wear masks in hospitals, health centers and pharmacies. A medical expert suggested that the use of face masks will remain a recommended precautionary measure in certain areas. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): RAFAEL PADROS, Occupational risk prevention service manager at Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital "Depending on the viruses in the medical community, it's possible that the use of masks will fluctuate in hospitals. For example, when the flu season starts, we migh

Face masks no longer compulsory in Spanish health centers

STORY: Face masks no longer compulsory in Spanish health centers DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of people with and without masks in hospitals and walking on the streets 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ELVIS, Patient of a hospital in Madrid 3. various of people with and without masks in hospitals and walking on the streets 4. various of people with and without masks in hospitals, pharmacies and walking on the streets STORYLINE: Spain's Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved a royal decree ending the compulsory use of face masks in health centers, hospitals, socio-health centers and pharmacies. Masks were made mandatory in 2020 in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Health Jose Minones confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday that the rule will come into force when it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ELVIS, Patient of a hospital in Madrid "The truth is that the use of the mask I

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with severe COVID-19: study

STORY: Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with severe COVID-19: study DATELINE: May 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles and pedestrians in Barcelona 2. various of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona 3. various of people wearing masks during the pandemic 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): OTAVIO RANZANI, ISGlobal researcher and main author of the study 5. various of vehicles and pedestrians in Barcelona 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): OTAVIO RANZANI, ISGlobal researcher and main author of the study 7. various of vehicles and pedestrians in Barcelona, Spain 8. various of the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona STORYLINE: Researchers in Spain have found that long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with severe COVID-19. A study by the Global Health Institute of Barcelona (ISGlobal) concludes that greater exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide, and black carbon is associated with a higher risk of people with COVID be

Spanish expert backs WHO declaration of end of COVID-19 int'l health emergency, warns virus "is still among us"

STORY: Spanish expert backs WHO declaration of end of COVID-19 int'l health emergency, warns virus "is still among us" DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital STORYLINE: A Spanish expert in epidemiology backs the World Health Organization (WHO)'s declaration of the end of COVID-19 international health emergency, and warns that the virus "is still among us." SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital "We mustn't forget that COVID is still among us and that we can still get sick from it, but I think that it is right that the WHO has declared the global emergency over." As for how COVID-19 might evolve, Vilella rules out a

Barcelona hospital performs world's first fully robotic lung transplant

STORY: Barcelona hospital performs world's first fully robotic lung transplant DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona 2. various of pictures of the surgery 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ALBERT JAUREGUI, Head of the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplants Department at Vall d'Hebron 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): XAVIER, Lung transplant patient STORYLINE: Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona has carried out the world's first fully robotic lung transplant using a minimally invasive technique that does not require cutting through bone. Surgeons announced on Monday that they utilized a four-armed "Da Vinci" medical robot to make an eight-centimeter incision above the diaphragm to remove the damaged lung and insert a new one. This groundbreaking procedure avoids the traditional method of separating the ribs to open up the thorax, which was the only available option until now. The doctors also noted that i

Medical experts call for vigilance as Spain ends COVID-19 face mask mandate

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