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COVID-19: Spain considers closing schools and banning large gatherings amid local coronavirus contagion concerns

SPAIN is weighing up restricting large gatherings and closing schools in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The measures are mostly considered for Torrejon in

2 Mar, 2020 @ 15:59

Health·Madrid

COVID-19: RECESSION warnings for Europe as more than 120 infected in Spain and EU declares region as ‘high risk’ for residents

ECONOMISTS have warned that the ongoing coronavirus outbreak could lead Europe into a recession and cut global economic growth in half in 2020. According to

2 Mar, 2020 @ 15:31

Health

Weather warning for Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol as Storm Karine to bring strong winds and rough seas

MALAGA has been placed on yellow alert tomorrow thanks to an incoming storm. Dubbed Storm Karine, it has placed the whole Costa del Sol and

1 Mar, 2020 @ 16:37

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19: Marbella top priority for health investigators as number of Spain’s coronavirus cases hits 76 – including two doctors in Andalucia

HEALTH investigators in Spain are desperately trying to find out how coronavirus spread among those who had not travelled to at risk areas. Fernando Simon,

1 Mar, 2020 @ 16:27

Health

Man found dead inside van on Spain’s Costa Tropical

A MAN has been found dead inside a van on the Costa Tropical. The 35-year-old was discovered in Almunecar on Friday morning after a work

29 Feb, 2020 @ 08:30

Granada

BREAKING: FOUR new coronavirus cases confirmed on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FOUR new coronavirus cases have been confirmed on the Costa del Sol. Three of the patients are in Marbella and are being isolated at home

28 Feb, 2020 @ 17:26

Lead

Two more cases of coronavirus ‘contagion’ in Spain’s Madrid as patients test positive despite not travelling to ‘at risk’ areas while Italy sees infected surge to 400

TWO new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Madrid, bringing the total of infected people in Spain to 14. Both patients are believed to have

27 Feb, 2020 @ 12:58

Health·Madrid

COVID-19: Health bosses investigating whether Sevilla coronavirus patient picked up infection at meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

HEALTH chiefs are still investigating how a patient in Sevilla picked up the COVID-19 virus. The 62-year-old is the first case in Spain to not

27 Feb, 2020 @ 12:27

Health·Malaga·Sevilla

REVEALED: Andalucia has one of the worst salaries in Spain as new figures show people earned more 10 YEARS ago (click to see the average salary in your region)

ANDALUCIA is among the worst paying regions in Spain, new figures have revealed. According to the Adecco Group, while wages in the southernmost region rose

27 Feb, 2020 @ 12:14

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Lisa Brown suspect jailed for 12 years for role in €10 million drug ring while police in Spain no closer to solving expat’s disappearance

DEAN Woods aka Simon Corner has been jailed for 12 years for his involvement in a large scale Liverpool drug trafficking operation. Woods, 37, long

27 Feb, 2020 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Fears as coronavirus patient in Sevilla is first in Spain to NOT have travelled to ‘at risk’ country or had contact with infected patient

THE COVID-19 patient in Sevilla is the first in Spain to not have travelled to or from an at risk country or had any contact

26 Feb, 2020 @ 20:12

Sevilla

BREAKING: Coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Sevilla in first for Andalucia region

CORONAVIRUS has landed in Andalucia. A patient has tested positive at the Virgen del Rocio Hospital in the centre Sevilla city. It is the first

26 Feb, 2020 @ 14:17

Health·Sevilla

HUNDREDS of workers sent home on Spain’s Costa del Sol due to possible coronavirus exposure

MORE than 200 workers have been sent home from the Ericsson offices in Malaga due to possible coronavirus exposure. It comes after an employee at

26 Feb, 2020 @ 14:11

Health·Malaga

Expat was rammed into garage door by WIFE trying to park while almost FIVE TIMES over alcohol limit on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE French expat who was rushed into intensive care after being rammed into a garage door was hit by his wife trying to park, it

26 Feb, 2020 @ 13:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain upgrades threat level from coronavirus to ‘moderate’ as second case in Barcelona confirmed

SPAIN is raising the risk of local coronavirus transmission to ‘moderate’. Director of the Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon made the announcement

26 Feb, 2020 @ 13:11

Health

TODDLER being tested for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa Blanca while Italy confirms first child cases

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy is being tested for coronavirus on the Costa Blanca. The toddler was isolated at Denia Hospital yesterday after presenting with symptoms of

26 Feb, 2020 @ 12:43

Costa Blanca·Health

REVEALED: Economic impact of coronavirus on Spain’s Malaga as local exporters hit hard by fall in sales and increased shipping costs

THE roughly €500 million worth of trade between Malaga and China is coming under threat due to the growing coronavirus outbreak. Malaga’s industry and commerce

26 Feb, 2020 @ 12:23

Business & Finance

Second coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Madrid while British holidaymakers remain quarantined at hotel in Tenerife as two more Italians test positive

A SECOND coronavirus (COVID-19) case has been confirmed in Madrid. The patient tested positive at the Jimenez Dias Foundation before being transferred to the Carlos

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:42

Health

Spain insists ‘country is safe’ and has ‘best health system in the world’ amid fears coronavirus could hit tourism industry ahead of Holy Week

TOURISM bosses in Spain have insisted that the country is ‘still safe’ and has ‘all the tools’ to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Minister for tourism

26 Feb, 2020 @ 00:05

Lead

Spain issues travel warning for Italy over coronavirus outbreak as it steps up protocols

SPAIN’S health bosses have advised against travel to Italy amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. The Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CISNS) has recommended

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:45

Lead

BREAKING: Coronavirus reaches Spain’s Madrid as young patient who returned from Italy tests positive

CORONAVIRUS has reached Spain’s capital. A 24-year-old has tested positive for COVID-19 in Madrid after returning from a holiday in Italy. The individual is said

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:15

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

AN individual has tested positive for the coronavirus in the Valenciana Community in eastern Spain. Health officials have confirmed that the patient has been isolated

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

THE Tokyo Olympics has a three-month window to decide whether it can take place due to the coronavirus. That’s the estimation made by Dick Pound,

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:34

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

A PATIENT has been isolated for a potential coronavirus infection in Sevilla. The individual is being held at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in the

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:16

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

DOZENS of tourists are being tested for the coronavirus while being held at the H10 hotel in Tenerife. Some 1,000 holidaymakers are being held at

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

COVID-19: Spain considers closing schools and banning large gatherings amid local coronavirus contagion concerns

COVID-19: RECESSION warnings for Europe as more than 120 infected in Spain and EU declares region as ‘high risk’ for residents

Weather warning for Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol as Storm Karine to bring strong winds and rough seas

COVID-19: Marbella top priority for health investigators as number of Spain’s coronavirus cases hits 76 – including two doctors in Andalucia

Man found dead inside van on Spain’s Costa Tropical

BREAKING: FOUR new coronavirus cases confirmed on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Two more cases of coronavirus ‘contagion’ in Spain’s Madrid as patients test positive despite not travelling to ‘at risk’ areas while Italy sees infected surge to 400

COVID-19: Health bosses investigating whether Sevilla coronavirus patient picked up infection at meeting on Spain’s Costa del Sol

REVEALED: Andalucia has one of the worst salaries in Spain as new figures show people earned more 10 YEARS ago (click to see the average salary in your region)

Lisa Brown suspect jailed for 12 years for role in €10 million drug ring while police in Spain no closer to solving expat’s disappearance

Fears as coronavirus patient in Sevilla is first in Spain to NOT have travelled to ‘at risk’ country or had contact with infected patient

BREAKING: Coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Sevilla in first for Andalucia region

HUNDREDS of workers sent home on Spain’s Costa del Sol due to possible coronavirus exposure

Expat was rammed into garage door by WIFE trying to park while almost FIVE TIMES over alcohol limit on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain upgrades threat level from coronavirus to ‘moderate’ as second case in Barcelona confirmed

TODDLER being tested for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa Blanca while Italy confirms first child cases

REVEALED: Economic impact of coronavirus on Spain’s Malaga as local exporters hit hard by fall in sales and increased shipping costs

Second coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Madrid while British holidaymakers remain quarantined at hotel in Tenerife as two more Italians test positive

Spain insists ‘country is safe’ and has ‘best health system in the world’ amid fears coronavirus could hit tourism industry ahead of Holy Week

Spain issues travel warning for Italy over coronavirus outbreak as it steps up protocols

BREAKING: Coronavirus reaches Spain’s Madrid as young patient who returned from Italy tests positive

BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

Algeciras rampage killer is cleared of terrorism charges after court rules he suffered ‘psychotic break’

BREAKING: One dead and dozens injured after bus carrying British tourists crashes into ravine in Canary Islands

Divers scouring the sea off the coast of southern Spain discover 34 underwater wreckages – including remains of boat from 5th century BC

PICTURED: Dozens evacuated from Costa del Sol tourist hotspot as fire torches shops and cars

VIDEO: ‘It’s like the Middle Ages’: Horrifying scenes in Jerez as young horse collapses three times from pulling carriages