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Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Hospital ICU Covid-19 cases in Spain hit lowest point since early days of pandemic

INTENSIVE care hospital admissions for Covid-19 have fallen to their lowest number since the Ministry of Health started publishing figures. 241 ICU cases were reported on Friday compared to 250 cases on

26 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca Gets Daubed With Covid Grafitti After Patient Refuses To Wear Mask

Costa Blanca health centre in Spain gets daubed with graffiti after patient refuses to wear protective mask

AN Alicante Province health centre wall was daubed in graffiti hours after a patient angrily refused to wear a mask. It was far from an isolated incident at the Orba health centre

26 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

Spain's Government 'corrects' Transport Minister Within Minutes Over Mask Wearing Announcement For Air Travel

Spain’s government changes inaccurate mask wearing announcement for air travel

CONFUSION reigned in Spain on Thursday after Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez, said that mask wearing was ending for air travel- only for the government to correct what she said minutes later. The

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s new Covid vaccine gets massive EU order despite no official approval to use it

THE European Commission has agreed to buy 250 million doses of Spain’s Hipra Covid-19 vaccine despite the European Medicines Agency(EMA) yet to formally approve its use. 14 countries will get shots produced

2 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·European Union·Health·Lead·Premium

Spain's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine, Hipra, claims good response to current Omicron variants

Spain’s newly-developed Covid vaccine, Hipra, claims good protection against Omicron variants

SPAIN’S new Covid-19 vaccine made by Girona-based pharmaceutical company Hipra is producing a good antibody response to the current range of Omicron variants that are behind the vast majority of new coronavirus

19 Jul, 2022 @ 16:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

King and Queen of Spain lead State tribute to victims of Covid-19 pandemic

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia led the third State tribute on Friday to honour people who have died from Covid-19 in Spain. The 40 minute ceremony was held in the Plaza de

16 Jul, 2022 @ 14:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid·National News

Heatwave fire fears forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New summertime Covid-19 restrictions ruled out as infections rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

NEW Covid-19 restrictions have been ruled out in the Valencian Community amidst a ‘seventh’ wave spike in new infections. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, appealed on Monday for people to wear masks and

11 Jul, 2022 @ 18:15

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on Thursday during a TV interview on La

16 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News·Premium

Spain approves monkeypox vaccines plus Covid-19 booster shots for elderly and vulnerable people

SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has approved a vaccination against monkeypox to be used in a very small number of cases where people have had close contact with sufferers. The Ministry has also

10 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Premium

LATEST: What you need to know about the new Covid rules for travelling to Spain

AT long last, Spain has lifted restrictions on unvaccinated travellers from outside the EU visiting Spain for tourism purposes. The long awaited easing of travel rules comes ahead of the busy summer

27 May, 2022 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Travel News

Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers

LATEST: Spain extends ban on unvaccinated travellers until mid-June

SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travellers from a long list of non-EU countries, including Brits and Americans, until mid-June. The Interior Ministry published

17 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

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Medics recognised in Spain for their work during pandemic on International Nurses Day

NURSES and other medics are being thanked for their hard work during the pandemic today, to coincide with International Nurses Day. Thousands of professionals worked long hours in potentially lethal conditions to

12 May, 2022 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

European Union abolishes mask-wearing on planes BUT it comes down to individual countries like Spain

European Union abolishes compulsory Covid-19 mask-wearing on planes BUT countries like Spain have ‘wiggle-room’ to continue

TWO European Union agencies have announced that mandatory mask wearing on planes and at airports will end on May 16. The EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Prevention

11 May, 2022 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·European Union·Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa

SCIENTISTS at the Asturias Central University Hospital have identified several Covid-19 cases with a new variant that is largely local to the region, One case of the new strain has been detected

4 May, 2022 @ 17:36

Asturias·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

BACK ON TRACK: Latest figures show Spain’s tourism sector is back to pre-Covid levels

SPAIN’S Minister of Tourism claims that ‘Spain is the fourth most searched tourist destination in the world’. Reyes Maroto confirmed that the Spanish tourist sector is at similar levels to pre-pandemic years,

28 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register ‘anti-vaxxers’ in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a hospital worker for masterminding a Covid-19 vaccination certificate fraud. The Prensa Iberica newspaper group has discovered that the man worked as a nursing assistant at the

27 Apr, 2022 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Fully vaccinated healthcare worker in Spain caught Covid twice within three weeks setting new record for reinfection

A 31-year-old woman in Spain set a record with the shortest known gap between infections when she caught Covid twice 20 days apart. Although it is a record no one wants to

21 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Mask free: Are people still wearing face masks in supermarkets in Spain?

SPAIN finally lifted the compulsory use of face masks in all indoor spaces on April 20, 700 days after the rule was brought in during the height of the pandemic. But while

21 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

INDOOR mask wearing will end in Spain this Wednesday but with some key exceptions. The decision, which had been announced earlier this month, was formally approved at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers. Speaking

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Easter Covid update: How to stay safe during Semana Santa festivities in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Regional Ministry of Health and Families of Andalucia has published a list of health recommendations and mask use for a safe Easter Week in Andalucia. With the return of the Easter

13 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News

Malaga nurse discovers mosquito in Moderna vaccine and forces recall of 765K doses across Spain and beyond

A MOSQUITO was discovered floating within a vial containing the Moderna vaccine forcing 760,000 doses to be recalled. A nurse from Malaga discovered the offending insect as she prepared to administer a

13 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic

IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the first time since the pandemic hit two years

9 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

Judge throws out Covid-19 queue-jumping vaccine charges against Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

Court dismisses corruption charges against Covid-19 queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayoral couple in Spain

A Denia judge has junked bribery and corruption charges against a Costa Blanca mayoral couple who got an early Covid-19 vaccination in January 2021. Els Poblets mayor, Carolina Vives, and partner, Ximo

8 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

Businessmen face trial for excess profiteering on Madrid Covid-19 mask and glove deal which funded luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

Businessmen to face court over controversial Madrid Covid-19 PPE deal which paid for luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

A Madrid court will pursue a corruption case involving two businessmen over a €14.2 million PPE contract with Madrid City Council. The deal was struck at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic

7 Apr, 2022 @ 18:25

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Phase One Of The End Of Confinement In Calafell, Spain 20 May 2020

April 20: Spain to ditch compulsory indoor face mask wearing after Easter

SPAIN has announced when it will lift a requirement to wear face masks in indoor settings except when on public transports on inside hospitals and care homes. Minister of Health, Carolina Darias,

6 Apr, 2022 @ 15:09

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Over half of Spain's population has received a Covid-19 booster shot

Over 50% of people in Spain have been jabbed with a Covid-19 booster shot

OVER half of Spain’s eligible population has now received a Covid-19 vaccine booster. Health Ministry figures on Friday show that 24.5 million third shots have gone into people’s arms. It means that

1 Apr, 2022 @ 18:54

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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