Laurence Dollimore, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Andalucia, Valencia, Murcia AND Balearics among six BEST performing regions in coronavirus battle as Spain PM prepares to reveal lockdown deescalation plans today

THE overwhelming majority of British expats in Spain are in the best six performing regions when it comes to the fight against COVID-19. Andalucia, Valencia, the Balearics and Murcia all currently have

28 Apr, 2020 @ 13:44

Lead·National News

Easyjet rejects claim it is facing going bust due to drop in flights to Spain over coronavirus

EASYJET has hit back at claims it is facing going bust due to the mass grounding of flights over coronavirus. An English-language newspaper uploaded a story today saying the budget airline ‘could

27 Apr, 2020 @ 17:49

Lead·National News

REVEALED: Andalucia’s plans to lift coronavirus restrictions on cafes, restaurants, shops and exercise as more details emerge

IF all goes according to plan, Spain’s southernmost region will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions from as early as this week. The first will be individual outdoor exercise, which is expected to be

27 Apr, 2020 @ 16:02

Lead

BREAKING: More than 100,000 people recover from coronavirus in Spain while infection rate and death toll see no significant increase after yesterday’s record drop

SPAIN has maintained its drop in the daily death toll and infection rate, new figures reveal. According to the Health Ministry, there were 1,831 new cases registered on Monday, bringing the total

27 Apr, 2020 @ 11:33

Lead·National News

LISTED: Coronavirus caseload in every single town in Spain’s Malaga as 38 revealed to have ZERO cases

ANDALUCIA is hoping to be among the first regions to see widespread lifting of coronavirus restrictions. It comes after it has been one of the most successful autonomous communities in battling the

27 Apr, 2020 @ 09:24

Lead·Malaga

REVEALED: 37 towns in Spain’s Malaga province have NO coronavirus cases while British expat hotspots on Costa del Sol hardest hit

AS Andalucia prepares to reveal the town-by-town breakdown of COVID-19 tomorrow, it will be especially good news in parts of Malaga province. In some 37 municipalities, there has yet to be a

26 Apr, 2020 @ 20:24

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain records biggest fall in infection rate since coronavirus pandemic began while daily death toll drops below 300

SPAIN has registered 1,729 new coronavirus infections this morning, down from yesterday’s 2,944. It means in just 24 hours, the number of new recorded cases has fallen by almost 42%, the biggest

26 Apr, 2020 @ 11:31

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain set to allow individual outdoor exercise and walks from May 2 in more loosening of coronavirus restrictions

PEDRO Sanchez has announced that individual outdoor exercise and walks will be allowed from May 2 if the current trend against COVID-19 continues. The Spanish prime minister made the announcement at his

25 Apr, 2020 @ 20:35

Lead·National News

Low cost airline to resume flights from UK to Spain NEXT WEEK amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

LOW cost airline Wizz has announced it will restart flights from London to Spain and other European destinations from next week. The company revealed today that it will resume its routes from

25 Apr, 2020 @ 15:35

Lead·Travel News

GET RID COVID: Spain’s Andalucia reduces coronavirus hospitalisations by almost 70% and ICU patients by over 50%

ANDALUCIA is well on its way to kicking COVID-19 to the curb according to the latest figures from the regional health ministry. Across the region, the latest figures from yesterday show there

25 Apr, 2020 @ 13:49

Lead

BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for second day in a row in strongest sign yet it is winning coronavirus battle

SPAIN has maintained a death rate of below 400 for the second day in a row, new figures reveal. According to the Health Ministry, 378 people lost their lives to coronavirus in

25 Apr, 2020 @ 13:31

Lead·National News

British residents returning to Spain’s Costa del Sol seen as ‘vital’ to help rescue tourism and economy from coronavirus impact

BRITS and other foreign residents wanting to return to their homes in Andalucia may have to wait for a bilateral agreement between Spain and the UK. Junta Vice President Juan Marin said

24 Apr, 2020 @ 14:24

Lead·Malaga

Marbella and Mijas to reopen beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with first lifting of coronavirus restrictions

MARBELLA and Mijas are set to open their beaches and promenades this weekend to coincide with the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. The Costa del Sol towns have decided to open up the

24 Apr, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop

SPAIN has finally seen its daily death toll from coronavirus drop below 400 with 367 deaths registered on Friday morning. It’s a drop from the 440 recorded yesterday and brings the total

24 Apr, 2020 @ 12:07

Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’

Additional reporting by Joshua Parfitt SEX workers in British expat hotspots are still seeing clients despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Olive Press can reveal. Dozens of adverts offering sex work in

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:23

Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia wants kids back at school from May 15 and will lift lockdown restrictions for towns which have seen no coronavirus cases first

ANDALUCIA wants children in the region to return to school on May 15. Junta president Juanma Moreno told Ser in an interview this morning that he considers it a priority to have

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:52

Lead

Spain’s coronavirus infection and death rates continue to plateau while thousands more recover

SPAIN has seen yet another day of increased COVID-19 deaths and infections. Some 440 people died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, up from the 435 reported yesterday. It brings the

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:06

Lead·National News

Flu vaccinations will be MANDATORY for pensioners in Spain’s Andalucia this year as health bosses fear a complicated winter due to coronavirus

FLU vaccinations in Andalucia this year will be obligatory for all over 65s and people at risk. The measure was revealed by regional health minister Jesus Aguirre yesterday following a crisis meeting

22 Apr, 2020 @ 13:25

Health·Lead

Life will return to a ‘new normal’ in second half of May, says Spain PM Pedro Sanchez

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has said life will return to a ‘new normal’ in the second half of May. His comments were made before an almost empty congress chamber today and

22 Apr, 2020 @ 13:13

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain struggling to bring down coronavirus death and infection rates after two-week plateau

SPAIN is struggling to get its COVID-19 death and infection rates down after experiencing a two-week plateau. Figures released by the Health Ministry today show a slight increase in the daily death

22 Apr, 2020 @ 11:48

Lead·National News

Malaga records NO coronavirus deaths for second day in a row

MALAGA has seen no new coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row. The province’s death toll has not moved past 223 since Sunday, while only six new coronavirus cases were

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:53

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia to push for hotels and restaurants to open in summer to avoid ‘economic catastrophe’ but president admits fully recovering British market will be ‘impossible’

ANDALUCIAN president Juanma Moreno has revealed he will push to see hotels and restaurants open in the southernmost region this summer. The Partido Popular leader said in an interview on Telecinco’s Ana

21 Apr, 2020 @ 11:47

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Andalucia sees ICU patients drop by more than 36% since March 31 while Malaga records NO new coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours

ANDALUCIA has seen the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care drop by 36.52% since March 31. Up until yesterday, the number of coronavirus sufferers in ICUs stood at 278, down from

20 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Lead·Malaga

Ban on outdoor exercise should be lifted in ‘first 15 days’ of May, say health experts in Spain, as plans to remove coronavirus restrictions slowly take form

HEALTH experts have told the Spanish government that the next step in lifting COVID-19 restrictions should be to allow for outdoor exercise. According to government sources, the deescalation calendar is looking to

20 Apr, 2020 @ 17:27

Lead·National News

Earthquake rattles Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN earthquake shook the Costa del Sol on Sunday evening measuring 3.5 of the Richter scale. The National Geographic Institute recorded the epicentre just off the coast of Fuengirola. It was recorded

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:19

Malaga

BREAKING: Spain sees lowest daily COVID-19 death toll in four weeks as caseload surpasses 200,000

SPAIN’S daily coronavirus death toll has experienced a four-week low after dropping to 399 on Monday morning. Down from the 410 recorded yesterday, it brings the total number of deaths to 20,852.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 11:52

Lead·National News