A study by the Catalan Agency for Quality and Health Assessment (l’Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya, AQuAS) shows that age, gender and concomitant diseases are the main factors associated with hospitalization or death of patients with SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
One of the factors is age: the probability of hospitalization in people over 65 is …
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Olive oil producer Ivan Cayles launched the world’s first olive beer. Oliba Green Beer is a beer born in the Vall de Barcedana (Pallars Jussà, Catalonia), which is distinguished by a special green colour.
The agronomist wanted to combine his two passions in one product; olives and beer. Its recipe includes seven varieties …
MoreThe 33-year-old Spaniard from Encamp (Andorra) was detained on April 21 at the La Seu d’Urgell bus station.
During on-duty patrols around the city, police found a suspicious man. Police searched the man’s backpack and found two vacuum packs containing 2,104 ecstasy tablets.
The man was immediately arrested and taken to the nearest police station. The drugs …
MoreThe International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) and La Grande Course (LGC) – the organisation of traditional long-distance races in the Alps – want to become partners to strengthen the ski mountaineering sport.
The Presidents and delegations of the ISMF and LGC executive committees met in Arvier, Valle d’Aosta (Italy), to discuss a closer collaboration between the …
MoreThe head of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Quim Torra, on Friday night, announced the need to restrict movement throughout Catalonia, which implies a restriction of entry and exit from its territory in order to avoid a “collapse” of the health system. In this sense, the head of the executive branch appealed to the Spanish government …
MoreArchbishop of Urgell, Joan-Enric Vives, sent a letter to all priests and deacons in his diocese calling for “keeping churches open” despite the spread of the coronavirus, while being careful to observe “all possible precautions”. In this sense, he believes that “during epidemics, we must pray, help to pray and be close to those who …
MoreThe decision from the French government to ban public gatherings of more than 1,000 spectators as a result of the Coronavirus crisis forces a change of date
The FIM X-Trial of Nations that was due to take place in the Liévin’s Arena Stade on 3rd April has been postponed in accordance with the urgent decision taken …
MoreOne of the two skiers trapped by an avalanche on Tuesday in Naut Aran died at the Arnau de Vilanova hospital in Lleida. The 24 years old man, from Palma de Mallorca, arrived at the medical center in critical condition.
The Pompièrs d’Aran team rescued him hours before, after he was caught by snow while skiing …
MoreThe Meteorological Service of Catalonia announces heavy snowfall from Friday noon until Saturday. Civil Protection recommends caution when traveling.
Civil Protection of the Generalitat has activated the alert of the NEUCAT based on the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC) forecasts of heavy snowfall from this Friday noon until Saturday noon, in the central and western Pyrenees.
The …
MoreToday, the Catalan Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of coronavirus in Catalonia. A 36-year-old woman of Italian nationality, a resident of Barcelona, is infected. A few days ago, she visited northern Italy, the area between Bergamo and Milan. When she returned to Catalonia, she went to a clinic with mild symptoms of malaise. …
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