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

COVID-19 deaths pass 6,000 mark but infection rate hits another big weekend fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 infections are continuing to tumble in the Valencian Community as pandemic deaths broke the 6,000 barrier today(February 15). An additional 44 fatalities were announced

15 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

ABOUT TURN as bars and restaurants back down from Tuesday reopening threat in Spain’s Valencian Community

PLANS to illegally reopen hospitality businesses tomorrow(February 16) in parts of the Valencian Community have been scrapped. The call was made last week by the

15 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Valencian Community

LIQUID GOLD: Valencian nurses discover method to squeeze extra jab out of COVID vaccination vial

TWO Valencian nurses have found a way to increase the number of doses available in each Pfizer anti-COVID vial. The pharmaceutical company states that each

15 Feb, 2021 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia

Brits CAN holiday in Spain this summer without need to quarantine, says country’s own tourism minister

BRITS can holiday in Spain this summer AND “vaccine passports” mean they won’t have to quarantine on arrival – according to Fernando Valdes, Spain’s own

15 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DOWNWARD CURVE is maintained in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases are continuing to spiral downwards in the Valencian Community, with figures almost two-thirds lower than a week earlier. The latest briefing from

13 Feb, 2021 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

A recent protest by bar and restaurant owners in Denia (Alicante)

IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March

Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests

12 Feb, 2021 @ 21:40

Alicante·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead·Valencia

FIRST INFECTIONS from South African COVID-19 variant are found in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE first cases of the ‘South African’ COVID-19 variant have been reported in the Valencian Community. The regional health ministry said that three cases of

12 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations continue to show big falls in Spain’s Valencian Community

2,911 coronavirus cases were reported in last night’s(February 11) daily update from the Valencian health ministry. That is a fall of 120 new infections compared

12 Feb, 2021 @ 11:34

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Marbella and Estepona can re-open bars, restaurants and shops from SATURDAY after COVID-19 incidence rate drops below Junta threshold

MARBELLA and Estepona are among the 17 municipalities in Malaga which will be permitted to re-open bars and restaurants this Saturday. Malaga city, Ojen and

11 Feb, 2021 @ 16:14

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

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

TWO-THIRDS drop over two weeks for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE Valencian Community last night(February 10) reported 3,031 new COVID-19 cases over 24 hours. That’s a fall of 1,279 on the Tuesday total and is

11 Feb, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

BREAKING: Recoveries from COVID-19 outnumber new cases in Spain’s Andalucia Wednesday – but region records second-deadliest day of pandemic

THE number of people to overcome coronavirus has outpaced new cases in Andalucia for the first time in weeks. Junta figures released today show there

10 Feb, 2021 @ 16:49

Coronavirus·Lead

SPAIN has scrapped post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours in what some industry leaders are calling a "big victory".

Sale of alcohol to be BANNED in Spain’s Andalucia after 6pm in bid to fight COVID-19

ANDALUCIA has announced it will soon be illegal to sell alcohol past 6pm. The new measure is aimed at lowering the risk of coronavirus transmission

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:50

Coronavirus·Lead

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia

THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries

10 Feb, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Environment·Lead·Valencia

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

Spain’s Valencian Community president Ximo Puig set to announce extension of most COVID-19 restrictions through to March

MOST of the current restrictions to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the Valencian Community are set to be extended until the end of the

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

BREAKING: Restrictions could be lifted sooner as Andalucia to update COVID-19 restrictions once a week – but president warns of ‘explosion’ in British variant cases

JUANMA Moreno has warned of an ‘explosion’ in the number of cases of the British coronavirus variant in the coming weeks. The leader of Andalucia,

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:29

Coronavirus·Lead

LISTED: Municipalities which can open bars and restaurants from TODAY in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Junta de Andalucia has updated its list of municipalities which must close all non-essential businesses owing to their coronavirus figures. The updated list relates

10 Feb, 2021 @ 13:08

Coronavirus·Lead

LISTED: The municipalities closing or opening their borders in Spain’s Andalucia TODAY after Junta updates list

THE Junta de Andalucia has officially updated its list of municipalities which exceed the 500 cases per 100,000 people threshold. Published in the state gazette

10 Feb, 2021 @ 12:14

Coronavirus·Lead

All arrivals to Scotland from Spain must pay for hotel quarantine from February 15

ANYONE arriving to Scotland from abroad, including Spain, must quarantine in a government-sanctioned hotel. The Scottish government announced the measure last night in a bid

10 Feb, 2021 @ 11:43

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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

NEW COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE trend of falling new COVID-19 cases coupled with lower hospital numbers is continuing in Spain’s Valencian Community. Latest figures from the Valencian health department

10 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

BLACK TUESDAY: Spain records deadliest COVID-19 day since April while Andalucia breaks pandemic record as 126 die in 24 hours

ANDALUCIA has seen its deadliest day of the pandemic after recording 126 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours. The most populous region’s previous

9 Feb, 2021 @ 18:45

Coronavirus·Lead

DOWNWARD SLIDE continues in new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 cases have almost halved in a week in the Valencian Community according to figures released last night(February 8) by the regional health department.

9 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm bars and restaurants forced to close due to lack of staff for peak tourist season on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spain’s Murcia region to reopen local borders and hospitality in 16 areas this week

16 areas in the Murcia region will lift their local border closures and reopen bars and restaurants from this Wednesday(February 10). Murcia’s Covid Monitoring Committee

8 Feb, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

Vista Alhaurín de la Torre desde El Lagar

Municipalities in Spain’s Malaga which can lift COVID-19 restrictions from Wednesday as Marbella and Estepona just miss the mark

THE Junta de Andalucia has updated its lists of municipalities which will no longer have to close their outer perimeters or shut down all non-essential

8 Feb, 2021 @ 17:47

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended

This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.

8 Feb, 2021 @ 11:50

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with fellow expat on Spain's Costa Blanca

Roadblocks moved to minor roads to catch checkpoint dodgers as 27 fined in first five hours of weekend lockdown on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE SECOND weekend lockdown of Orihuela (Alicante) saw 27 fines for various offences in its first five hours. Checkpoints set-up at points in and out

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:11

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

LISTED: The 18 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia which can open their borders TODAY after lowering COVID-19 incidence rates

SOME 18 municipalities have been permitted to re-open their outer perimeters from today after lowering their coronavirus incidence rates. The towns have been freed from

6 Feb, 2021 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

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