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An elderly man go for a walks while wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus, in Lumbier, northern Spain, Sunday, June 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Spain PM: pandemic increased mortality among non-virus ill

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Dubai: Dane involved in Sweden, Spain gang crime arrested

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In this Sunday, May 31, 2020 photo, local visitors enjoy a park next to the Antoni Gaudí's La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona. Spain's national statistics office said that it received zero international tourists in April after the nation had closed its borders at the height of its coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 31, 2020 photo, local visitors enjoy a park next to the Antoni Gaudí's La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona. Spain's national statistics office said that it received zero international tourists in April after the nation had closed its borders at the height of its coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Study shows Spain far from having ‘herd immunity’ to virus

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A health worker give instructions to members of Da Costa family after some of them tested positive for COVID-19 at their home in Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The Latest: Filipino leader says US unrest hurts virus fight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Catholic priest Pedro Luis, left, talks with a church volunteer, wearing face mask protection to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, after a mass at the San Ildefonso church in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain reports no virus deaths for first time since March

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Visitors leaving the reopened Van Gogh Museum were offered a free sunflower in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, June 1, 2020. The Dutch government took a major step to relax the coronavirus lockdown, with bars, restaurants, cinemas and museums reopening under strict conditions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

‘Welcome Back!’ Several famed museums reopen across Europe

By RAF CASERT and PETER DEJONG - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 13, 2020 photo, view of the Usera Center for the Elderly in Madrid, Spain. Workers at the Usera nursing home have spoken about cost cutting and staff cuts at the Madrid nursing home where 42 people died.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

‘Didn’t give a damn’: Inside a ravaged Spanish nursing home

By ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, gestures hello to an MEP prior to addressing the European Parliament plenary in Brussels, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. The European Union is to unveil Wednesday a massive coronavirus recovery plan worth hundreds of billions of euros to help countries rebuild their ailing economies, but the bloc remains deeply divided over what conditions should be attached to the funds. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU proposes 750 billion-euro coronavirus recovery fund

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Atletico Madrid, team players take part in the first group training session in Madrid, Spain, Monday May 18, 2020. All Spanish league clubs can begin group training sessions this week despite stricter lockdown restrictions remaining in place in parts of Spain because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Atletico de Madrid via AP)

Spanish league wants to resume with Seville derby on June 11

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 22, 2020, photo, Moroccan citizens wait for repatriation after being stranded in Spain due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Spain. (Faro de Ceuta via AP)

Moroccans trapped in Spain for 2 months head home at last

By AMIRA EL-MASAITI - Associated Press

People wave Spanish flags during a drive-in protest organised by Spain's far-right party Vox against the Spanish government's handling of the nation's coronavirus outbreak in Madrid, Spain Saturday, May 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain’s far-right holds car protest against virus lockdown

By JOSEPH WILSON AND ALICIA LEÓN - Associated Press

People line up as they wait to receive a ration of donated food for people at risk of social exclusion by volunteers from Aluche neighborhood association, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Aluche Neighborhood association warn that the economic crisis caused by coronavirus has left many out of resources. Spain has been in lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spain reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in 2 months

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this May 11, 2020, photo, the arch of bridge is lit with blue light as a message of gratitude and support for healthcare and frontline workers battling the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. The blue light campaign has been held for about a month at Seoul's public and private facilities. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The Latest: France to thank health workers on Bastille day

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo provided by FC Barcelona, Barcelona's coach Quique Setien watches his players doing a training session in Barcelona, Spain on Friday May 8, 2020. Soccer players in Spanish player returned to train for the first time since the country entered a lockdown nearly two months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Miguel Ruiz/FC Barcelona via AP)

Spanish league has 5 positive tests, hopes to resume June 12

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

A member of the Spanish army works at the command center during Operation Balmis at the Retamares military base in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 24, 2020. The Opration Balmis coordinates the Spanish army missions during the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain’s army predicts 2 more waves of coronavirus

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, Spain's Saul Craviotto celebrates his bronze medal in the men's kayak single 200m final during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It wasn't long ago that Saul Craviotto was sitting in his kayak contemplating a much-anticipated announcement from the Spanish Olympic Committee but now he is among some of the Spanish athletes and sportspeople who have rejoined the police force to help the hard-hit southern European country during the pandemic. He was set to be named the country's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)

Spanish athletes put on their police uniforms to fight virus

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

A man jogs past Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The Spanish soccer league aims to restart in June without spectators. It's new compulsory protocols say all players, coaches and club employees must be tested for COVID-19 coronavirus before training resumes, then regularly after that. All clubs' training facilities must be properly prepared and disinfected before players can start practicing individually. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spanish soccer players return to training camps, get tested

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez observes a minute silence in memory of the coronavirus victims at the beginning of a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday May 6, 2020. Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez is appearing before Spain's Parliament on Wednesday to ask for a fourth two-week extension of the state of emergency that has allowed his government to apply a strict lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It appears he will have the support despite losing the backing of the main opposition party. (J.J. Guillen, Pool Photo via AP)

Spain averts political crisis, extends virus lockdown

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after he beats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the final match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Spanish club says it mistakenly allowed Djokovic to train

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press