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Andalucia among best performing regions in Spain in terms of COVID-19 incidence despite highest population and tourism numbers – but Junta demands extra lockdown powers

Junta president Juanma Moreno has asked Madrid for a 'quick and agile mechanism' to confine areas or municipalities if and when necessary

31 Aug, 2020 @ 14:10

Coronavirus·Lead

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

LOCKDOWN measures are being reintroduced for the first time in a Valencian Community town since the State of Alarm was lifted on June 21. The

31 Aug, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Spain rules out future lockdown as more than half of new COVID-19 cases remain asymptomatic and vaccines predicted to start in December

According to Illa, a now experienced early detection system and contact tracing is helping control the so-called 'second wave'

31 Aug, 2020 @ 08:50

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

LEADING Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, is forecasting the grimmest of months for September. With the traditional holiday season ending and children returning to school,

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:03

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

A MIGRANT boat was intercepted off the Torrevieja coast on August 28, with 16 people onboard – four of whom were children, one a pregnant

30 Aug, 2020 @ 15:01

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Flu vaccinations will start early this autumn in Spain to avoid COVID-19 confusion

SPAIN’S annual flu jab push will start up to four weeks earlier than normal to reduce influenza case numbers due to concerns over the similarity

27 Aug, 2020 @ 17:41

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Phase 1 return discussed in Spain’s Costa Calida as Mayor admits ‘nothing is ruled out’

LORCA, in the Region of Murcia, is suffering such a spike in Covid-19 figures, that it has refused to rule out a return to Phase

27 Aug, 2020 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

No Home Lockdowns Planned If New Emergency Measures To Fight Covid 19 Are Needed On Spain S Costa Blanca

No home lockdowns planned if extra emergency measures are needed to fight COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RETURN to home lockdowns is not on the agenda for the Valencian Community, according to president Ximo Puig. The regional leader was speaking this

26 Aug, 2020 @ 14:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain S Valencian Community Registers The Biggest Single Day Of Covid 19 Cases Since The Start Of The Pandemic

Record day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY reported an unwelcome record last night(August 25) with 772 new COVID-19 cases in the biggest single day for new infections during the

26 Aug, 2020 @ 12:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has today(August 25) dismissed any notion of a national return to lockdown restrictions implemented under the State of Alarm during

25 Aug, 2020 @ 15:55

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Fresh Covid 19 Outbreaks Across Spain S Costa Blanca

Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE COSTA BLANCA has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday(August 24). The news comes as the mayor of

25 Aug, 2020 @ 12:09

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm’s night club and bar owners demonstrate against enforced closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANGRY bar and club owners took to the streets of Benidorm to protest against new restrictions on bars and nightlife in the Costa Blanca resort.

24 Aug, 2020 @ 12:08

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Barcelona birthday bash broken up with 58 revellers fined for not wearing masks

MOSSOS d’Esquadra, the police force of Catalonia, had to break up a birthday party after neighbours complained of social distancing infractions. They identified 58 people

24 Aug, 2020 @ 11:50

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Spain adds 8,148 COVID-19 cases as health chief warns virus is ‘out of control’ in certain areas

It brings the total number of official infections since the pandemic began to 386,054

21 Aug, 2020 @ 18:11

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Biggest 24 Hour Rise In New Covid 19 Cases Since Early April Recorded On Spain S Costa Blanca

Biggest 24-hour rise in COVID-19 cases since early April recorded on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Community has logged the largest single day figure of new coronavirus cases since April 11, when Spain was in the midst of the

21 Aug, 2020 @ 13:36

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia sees 707 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in 24 hours in worst figures since March 30

Meanwhile, a total of 821 people are in intensive care across the region, with two more added in the past 24 hours

21 Aug, 2020 @ 13:02

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain adds more than 7,000 COVID-19 cases as health chief Fernando Simon admits ‘things are not going well’

Madrid continues to be the most affected, recording 1,020 positive test results between Wednesday and Thursday

20 Aug, 2020 @ 23:11

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will close down areas when COVID-19 transmission becomes untraceable’ as new figures cause ‘serious concern’

Junta health minister Jesus Aguirre said the regional government is 'very concerned' about the evolution of the virus, which has seen the number of positive

20 Aug, 2020 @ 16:03

Coronavirus·Lead

Extra COVID-19 restrictions are not on the cards in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, which includes the Costa Blanca, has said that this week’s introduction of new restrictions to slowdown the spread of

20 Aug, 2020 @ 14:19

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bar closures due to new COVID-19 restrictions are unfair says resort mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA mayor has slammed this week’s closure of nightlife like clubs and cocktail bars as unfair and said the move lacked consistency.. Calpe’s

20 Aug, 2020 @ 13:36

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will not hesitate’ to enforce stricter measures to fight COVID-19 ‘not matter how painful’ they are

Moreno added that the southernmost region is 'still far' from the levels of contagion seen in the likes of Aragon, Madrid and Catalunya, but pleaded

20 Aug, 2020 @ 13:22

Coronavirus·Lead

Fines handed out on day one of smoking ban in Spain’s Malaga

Establishments such as bars or restaurants may also be fined for allowing customers to smoke without respecting the two-metre distance

20 Aug, 2020 @ 12:39

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

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Spain records 3,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours as health ministry says testing has increased

Of the 3,715 in the past 24 hours, around half were in Madrid (1,535), followed by the Basque Country (472) and then Aragon (466)

19 Aug, 2020 @ 21:27

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Latest COVID-19 figures for Spain’s Andalucia as Malaga province counts highest caseload since pandemic began

It is slightly down from the 189 recorded yesterday but brings the total number of cases in the province to 5,059

19 Aug, 2020 @ 16:49

Coronavirus·Lead

Town in Spain orders lockdown following surge in COVID-19 cases – despite majority being asymptomatic and just one remaining in hospital

Villamalea, in Albacete, has been ordered by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha to confine its 4,000 inhabitants

19 Aug, 2020 @ 15:54

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

‘SCIENCE FICTION’: Defence minister attacks false Euro Weekly News article which warned of Spain lockdown beginning on September 18 – and it may face a fine

Margarita Robles said today that ‘at this time there is no talk of a new lockdown'

19 Aug, 2020 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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Andalucia among best performing regions in Spain in terms of COVID-19 incidence despite highest population and tourism numbers – but Junta demands extra lockdown powers

COVID-19 lockdown returns for the first time since State of Alarm ended in June to part of Spain’s Valencian Community

Spain rules out future lockdown as more than half of new COVID-19 cases remain asymptomatic and vaccines predicted to start in December

If 15 hotels remain open in Spain’s Benidorm this winter, ‘it will be a miracle’ claims hotel association boss

Four migrant boats sighted in one day off Costa Blanca, Covid-19 tests done on all passengers

Flu vaccinations will start early this autumn in Spain to avoid COVID-19 confusion

Phase 1 return discussed in Spain’s Costa Calida as Mayor admits ‘nothing is ruled out’

No home lockdowns planned if extra emergency measures are needed to fight COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Record day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain

Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm’s night club and bar owners demonstrate against enforced closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Barcelona birthday bash broken up with 58 revellers fined for not wearing masks

Spain adds 8,148 COVID-19 cases as health chief warns virus is ‘out of control’ in certain areas

Biggest 24-hour rise in COVID-19 cases since early April recorded on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia sees 707 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in 24 hours in worst figures since March 30

Spain adds more than 7,000 COVID-19 cases as health chief Fernando Simon admits ‘things are not going well’

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will close down areas when COVID-19 transmission becomes untraceable’ as new figures cause ‘serious concern’

Extra COVID-19 restrictions are not on the cards in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

Bar closures due to new COVID-19 restrictions are unfair says resort mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Andalucia ‘will not hesitate’ to enforce stricter measures to fight COVID-19 ‘not matter how painful’ they are

Fines handed out on day one of smoking ban in Spain’s Malaga

Spain records 3,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours as health ministry says testing has increased

Latest COVID-19 figures for Spain’s Andalucia as Malaga province counts highest caseload since pandemic began

Town in Spain orders lockdown following surge in COVID-19 cases – despite majority being asymptomatic and just one remaining in hospital

‘SCIENCE FICTION’: Defence minister attacks false Euro Weekly News article which warned of Spain lockdown beginning on September 18 – and it may face a fine

ON THIS DAY: The chilling tale of the ‘Vampire of Barcelona’ – but was she framed by wealthy Catalan elites?

Welsh singing legend Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma at Portuguese hospital after emergency intestinal surgery

Spain’s Supreme Court to rule tomorrow on whether to freeze mass migrant regularisation before June 30 deadline

Pope Leo XIV to say Mass at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia for inauguration of new centrepiece tower on centenary of Gaudí’s death

Russian ship that mysteriously sank off Spain’s coast was ‘carrying nuclear reactor components to North Korea’