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BREAKING: Spain orders closure of all nightclubs and nationwide smoking ban to fight COVID-19 resurgence

Health Minister Salvador Illa instructed the 17 autonomous communities to bring in the new measures following a week of rapidly increasing coronavirus cases

14 Aug, 2020 @ 14:08

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Will smoking on the street be banned in Spain’s Andalucia in a bid to fight COVID-19?

Health minister for the southernmost region Jesus Aguirre said in a press conference that he has requested a study to 'see if there is enough

14 Aug, 2020 @ 09:00

Coronavirus·Lead

West Nile virus transmitted by mosquitos revealed to be behind string of meningitis cases in Spain’s Sevilla

The outbreak has occurred in the towns of Puebla del Rio and Coria de Rio, both located next to marshland on the Guadalquivir river

13 Aug, 2020 @ 23:46

Health·Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: ‘They have printed a hoax’ – Fernando Simon addresses false article warning of lockdown in Spain in September

THE Spanish government has addressed the fake news of a second lockdown in September in a press conference tonight. Fernando Simon, director of health emergencies

13 Aug, 2020 @ 21:54

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Fears of meningitis being spread by mosquitos in Spain’s Andalucia as 16 people hospitalised and five in intensive care

The Andalucian Health Service, which has launched an investigation, first thought it may have been West Nile fever, but initial tests seem to have ruled

13 Aug, 2020 @ 08:45

Lead

FAKE NEWS: Spain confirms there is NO plan for second lockdown in September after ‘false’ article impacts business

A spokesperson from Moncloa succinctly told the Olive Press last night: “This information is false.”

12 Aug, 2020 @ 09:10

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain sees 8,618 new COVID-19 cases over weekend

The health ministry said the rise in numbers comes as last week saw a 7% rise in PCR testing compared to the previous week

10 Aug, 2020 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

British embassy ‘unaware’ of any plans for second lockdown in Spain after article causes mass confusion among expats

It comes after a WHO health expert said on Saturday that it was very unlikely Spain would enter another mass confinement of its people

10 Aug, 2020 @ 18:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Antonio Banderas tests positive for COVID-19

The Spanish film star made an announcement on Twitter today after being absent from hosting the Starlite Gala in Marbella on Sunday

10 Aug, 2020 @ 15:12

Celebrity·Coronavirus·Lead

COVID-19 ‘spreading party’ broken up on beach in Spain holiday hotspot

The 60-plus attendees on Los Patos beach, which had been closed due to recent landslides, had all been invited via social media

10 Aug, 2020 @ 14:38

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain will NOT see a second coronavirus lockdown, believes WHO expert

Director of WHO's Public Health and Environment department Maria Neira told Efe yesterday that a new confinement of the population would have to be justified

9 Aug, 2020 @ 23:50

Lead·National News

Huge nightclub forced to close for 15 days after breaching COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Boa, formerly known as Kiu, is also facing sanctions after allegedly flouting several of the rules applied to nightlife venues

7 Aug, 2020 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Religious leader gathers over 100 people in his home for private mass in Spain’s Malaga

The young people had just arrived back from a Christian camp in Cadiz and were preparing to celebrate a mass ‘with musical instruments’, the owner

7 Aug, 2020 @ 11:21

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Tourist At Barcelona International Airport

Tourism won’t fully recover on Spain’s Costa del Sol until 2022 following UK quarantine, says report

The report details how Greece and Turkey have seen a spike in bookings following the string of cancellations in Spain

7 Aug, 2020 @ 10:02

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Young man shot in face in Spain’s Marbella

Policia Nacional were alerted to the scene following several calls to the 091 number at 3.44am

7 Aug, 2020 @ 09:38

Lead·Malaga

Torremolinos bar where DJ spat drink over dancing revellers had no licence for music events

The Junta is now investigating the event and is carrying out contact tracing on people who were at the beach club

7 Aug, 2020 @ 08:21

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 is ‘under control’ in Spain’s Andalucia despite rising cases, says Junta

Bendodo said there are currently 97 people in hospital, 16 of whom are in ICUs, a ‘far cry from the almost 3,000 admissions in March’

6 Aug, 2020 @ 16:46

Coronavirus·Lead

BREAKING: 14 new COVID-19 outbreaks detected in Spain’s Andalucia with the majority in Malaga

In the past 24 hours, eight outbreaks have been detected in Malaga, three in Sevilla, two in Cadiz and one in Granada

6 Aug, 2020 @ 16:08

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Police hunting three migrants believed to have COVID-19 after they flee quarantine near Spain’s Costa del Sol

The trio left the Temporary Attention Centre for Foreigners (CATE) in San Roque, Cadiz, on Tuesday

5 Aug, 2020 @ 14:39

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Marbella counts for almost half of Malaga’s COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to climb on Spain’s Costa del Sol

In the past 24 hours there have been a further two outbreaks on the Costa del Sol, consisting of 11 and five cases

5 Aug, 2020 @ 13:46

Lead·Malaga

Family of British expat who died after falling into uncovered manhole on Spain’s Costa del Sol vows to seek justice ‘even if it takes years’

The Brit had been living in Spain for over four years and had just finished training as a carer and was looking forward to a

4 Aug, 2020 @ 14:47

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Iconic Tivoli World on Spain’s Costa del Sol files for bankruptcy

The Malaga courts will now carry out an economic report on the business to determine if it is viable, with the result expected in a

4 Aug, 2020 @ 14:18

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Is Spain heading towards another COVID-19 state of alarm?

There are more than 500 active outbreaks throughout the country

4 Aug, 2020 @ 13:51

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

British man exposes himself in front of young girls on beach before trying to take off on motorbike while stark naked on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The suspect, in his 40s, was sunbathing naked on Santa Ana beach in Benalmadena when he began approaching several other beachgoers

4 Aug, 2020 @ 12:29

Lead·Malaga

Olivia Valere nightclub in Spain’s Marbella closes after staff test positive for COVID-19

The closure on Monday night came a week after it announced that 100% of its workers had undergone a PCR test and that all had

4 Aug, 2020 @ 11:59

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Former King Juan Carlos imposes self-exile as he vows to leave Spain ‘to let his son rule in peace’ following scandal

The royal Juan Carols de Borbon will not be giving up his title but will be leaving the Zarzuela palace, and the country

3 Aug, 2020 @ 18:57

Lead·National News

BREAKING: Spain orders closure of all nightclubs and nationwide smoking ban to fight COVID-19 resurgence

Will smoking on the street be banned in Spain’s Andalucia in a bid to fight COVID-19?

West Nile virus transmitted by mosquitos revealed to be behind string of meningitis cases in Spain’s Sevilla

BREAKING: ‘They have printed a hoax’ – Fernando Simon addresses false article warning of lockdown in Spain in September

Fears of meningitis being spread by mosquitos in Spain’s Andalucia as 16 people hospitalised and five in intensive care

FAKE NEWS: Spain confirms there is NO plan for second lockdown in September after ‘false’ article impacts business

BREAKING: Spain sees 8,618 new COVID-19 cases over weekend

British embassy ‘unaware’ of any plans for second lockdown in Spain after article causes mass confusion among expats

BREAKING: Antonio Banderas tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 ‘spreading party’ broken up on beach in Spain holiday hotspot

Spain will NOT see a second coronavirus lockdown, believes WHO expert

Huge nightclub forced to close for 15 days after breaching COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Religious leader gathers over 100 people in his home for private mass in Spain’s Malaga

Tourism won’t fully recover on Spain’s Costa del Sol until 2022 following UK quarantine, says report

Young man shot in face in Spain’s Marbella

Torremolinos bar where DJ spat drink over dancing revellers had no licence for music events

COVID-19 is ‘under control’ in Spain’s Andalucia despite rising cases, says Junta

BREAKING: 14 new COVID-19 outbreaks detected in Spain’s Andalucia with the majority in Malaga

Police hunting three migrants believed to have COVID-19 after they flee quarantine near Spain’s Costa del Sol

Marbella counts for almost half of Malaga’s COVID-19 cases as numbers continue to climb on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Family of British expat who died after falling into uncovered manhole on Spain’s Costa del Sol vows to seek justice ‘even if it takes years’

BREAKING: Iconic Tivoli World on Spain’s Costa del Sol files for bankruptcy

Is Spain heading towards another COVID-19 state of alarm?

British man exposes himself in front of young girls on beach before trying to take off on motorbike while stark naked on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Olivia Valere nightclub in Spain’s Marbella closes after staff test positive for COVID-19

Former King Juan Carlos imposes self-exile as he vows to leave Spain ‘to let his son rule in peace’ following scandal

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We stupidly waited too long’: The haunting final texts of American expat photographer among dozen foreigners dead in Almeria wildfire

From shrunken heads to fleas in clothes: The Miniature Museum on the Costa del Sol is a treasure trove of tiny curiosities

Four dead and several missing after large group attempts to swim from Moroccan coast into Spanish enclave of Ceuta

‘Listen to local authorities’: UK minister offers advice to Brits in Spain and France amid wildfire chaos

Three Spanish nationals arrested in brawl at Gibraltar outdoor swimming pool

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