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Double-jabbed in Spain? Yes, you CAN travel to England without quarantine from August 2

FULLY-VACCINATED travellers from the EU will be able to avoid quarantining when they arrive in England, the government announced on Wednesday, July 28. EU citizens

28 Jul, 2021 @ 16:09

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curfew reduces COVID infections in 70% of areas in Spain’s Valencia region

AS the enforcement of restrictions to combat the fifth wave of COVID in the Valencia region continues to spark argument and heated debate, the figures

28 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases fall on a week-to-week basis in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A fresh set of COVID-19 infection figures are tentatively suggesting a possible slowing down of new cases in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures today(July

27 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

EU COVID-19 certificates will not be used soon for Costa Blanca hospitality and leisure businesses in Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has temporarily side-lined his own region’s suggestion that EU COVID-19 certificates could be used to get entry to leisure and hospitality

27 Jul, 2021 @ 16:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Smaller rise in weekend COVID-19 totals for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

6,390 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend in the Valencian Community, combining the Saturday and Monday regional health ministry figures. In an early

26 Jul, 2021 @ 19:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

UK poised to relax travel rules for those double jabbed abroad and drop quarantine from amber list countries like Spain

IN A development that has been keenly hoped for by those British expats desperately keen to fly home and visit family without having to self-isolate,

26 Jul, 2021 @ 18:01

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

People who don’t live together will be banned from sleeping together overnight in Spain’s Murcia

PEOPLE who don’t live together are banned from an overnight ‘hook up’ under a new ‘soft’ COVID-19 curfew announced by the Murcia government. Murcia’s Health

26 Jul, 2021 @ 16:16

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spanish poet scoops prize for heart-wrenching poems written in hospital laundry during COVID

Begoña M Rueda won the prestigious Hiperión poetry award for her moving and eye opening collection based on her experiences as a laundry worker in

26 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·La Cultura·Lead

Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

AFTER a slow start, Spain has now fully vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both the United States and the United Kingdom. Data

26 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions show no signs of slowing down in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

CORONAVIRUS infections have fallen slightly today(July 23) to 2,913 new cases in the Valencian Community. The last two days have seen cases above the 3,000

23 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Germany downgrades Spain to ‘high incidence area’ in another blow for tourism industry

The German government has downgraded Spain on its travel list, categorising it as a ‘high incidence area’ amid rising infection rates across the peninsula and

23 Jul, 2021 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Health minister says vaccines are ‘slowing down’ the spread of new COVID-19 infections in Spain

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says the rate of new COVID-19 cases is slowing down thanks to the country’s vaccination programme. In an interview today(July

23 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

ANALYSIS: Is Spain next for the UK’s ‘amber plus’ travel list?

NEW rules were brought in on Monday that means Brits vaccinated on the NHS can avoid quarantine when returning from Spain as it is currently

23 Jul, 2021 @ 09:48

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

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Drones fly in to monitor crowding on beaches in Spain’s Catalunya as Covid-19 infections soar

As crowds head to the beach to escape the summer sun, authorities in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya are trialling the use of drones

23 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections pass 3,000 mark again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

The daily COVID-19 case count rose again today(July 22) in the Valencian Community with 3,159 new infections. It’s the second successive day where infections passed

22 Jul, 2021 @ 18:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

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From beach paradise to holiday hell: What happens when you test positive for COVID before you fly home from Spain

“WE feel like prisoners,” says 22-year-old Gabriella Fernandez, adding: “We decided to come out here and we knew the risks but nobody told us how

22 Jul, 2021 @ 15:27

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

CURFEW areas will be extended across the Valencian Community from Monday(July 26) subject to the approval of the region’s Superior Court. Costa Blanca tourist spots

22 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 cases rise by a third in just one day in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have risen by a third in the Valencian Community in just one day. 3,015 new infections were announced today(July 21) compared to

21 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

New study reveals the number of children orphaned by COVID-19 in Spain

MORE than 2,300 children in Spain lost a parent during the first 14 months of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has revealed. The figures

21 Jul, 2021 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Police shut down massive illegal party where 1,300 people raved in breach of Covid regulations in Spain’s Cadiz

A PAIR of local councillors had a rude awakening when they were asked to join their police force in breaking up an illegal rave of

21 Jul, 2021 @ 18:10

Cadiz·Coronavirus·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case figures carry on climbing in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are over six times higher than four weeks ago according to today’s(July 20) figures for the Valencian Community. 2,112 new infections were reported

20 Jul, 2021 @ 19:20

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID ‘fifth wave’ collapses health centres in Spain’s Castellon

LOCAL health centres throughout Castellon Province are reporting severe problems caused by the fifth COVID wave currently sweeping the Valencia region. Spokespeople for the public

20 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Castellon·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain health chief calls for full vaccination for youth as hospitalisation of under 30s soars

A TOP health expert in Spain has urged young people to get their double-dose of vaccines as data shows that people in their teens, 20s

20 Jul, 2021 @ 15:54

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Large weekend COVID-19 infection rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community have gone up by over 1,000 infections in a week and are four times higher than

19 Jul, 2021 @ 20:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Young unvaccinated residents in Costa Blanca area of Spain fail to follow COVID-19 safety rules

Surge in COVID-19 cases among young people sees new rules on alcohol sales and social gatherings in Murcia area of Spain

A 70% rise in COVID-19 cases in the last week has forced the Murcia government to ban alcohol sales in shops after 10.00 pm. They’ve

19 Jul, 2021 @ 16:46

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

OPINION: Green list for Mallorca was not just about holidaymakers

IT was great news when the UK government put the Balearic Islands on the Green list, especially as I’d booked for my son to come

19 Jul, 2021 @ 09:59

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Opinion·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is·Travel News

Coronavirus- Page 14

Double-jabbed in Spain? Yes, you CAN travel to England without quarantine from August 2

Curfew reduces COVID infections in 70% of areas in Spain’s Valencia region

COVID-19 cases fall on a week-to-week basis in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

EU COVID-19 certificates will not be used soon for Costa Blanca hospitality and leisure businesses in Spain

Smaller rise in weekend COVID-19 totals for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

UK poised to relax travel rules for those double jabbed abroad and drop quarantine from amber list countries like Spain

People who don’t live together will be banned from sleeping together overnight in Spain’s Murcia

Spanish poet scoops prize for heart-wrenching poems written in hospital laundry during COVID

Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions show no signs of slowing down in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Germany downgrades Spain to ‘high incidence area’ in another blow for tourism industry

Health minister says vaccines are ‘slowing down’ the spread of new COVID-19 infections in Spain

ANALYSIS: Is Spain next for the UK’s ‘amber plus’ travel list?

Drones fly in to monitor crowding on beaches in Spain’s Catalunya as Covid-19 infections soar

COVID-19 infections pass 3,000 mark again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

From beach paradise to holiday hell: What happens when you test positive for COVID before you fly home from Spain

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

COVID-19 cases rise by a third in just one day in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New study reveals the number of children orphaned by COVID-19 in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Police shut down massive illegal party where 1,300 people raved in breach of Covid regulations in Spain’s Cadiz

COVID-19 case figures carry on climbing in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID ‘fifth wave’ collapses health centres in Spain’s Castellon

Spain health chief calls for full vaccination for youth as hospitalisation of under 30s soars

Large weekend COVID-19 infection rise across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Surge in COVID-19 cases among young people sees new rules on alcohol sales and social gatherings in Murcia area of Spain

OPINION: Green list for Mallorca was not just about holidaymakers

Well-known Costa del Sol characters caught up in police operation that took down the Scotland’s feared Lyons clan

Feel safe? Marbella life guards carry out hundreds of interventions during Semana Santa – especially on Cabopino beach

Videos emerge of Madrid boiler room call centre punishing immigrant workers with cruel pies to the face

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with lies about joining top La Liga clubs

Top Spanish university unveils fibre-optic network to test next-gen 6G internet