Coronavirus News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Public hospital surgery waiting times fall in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims

THE CRISIS in Spain’s healthcare system because of the Coronavirus is revealed in a telling interview with Dr. Rubén Jara, the ICU manager at Arraxica

25 Mar, 2020 @ 09:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Gibraltar workers to get over £1,000 a month in Coronavirus pay

‘Everyone who works in our economy’ will be rewarded with a living wage during the crisis ‘to put food on the table’, said the Gibraltar

24 Mar, 2020 @ 22:05

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Leading anis distillery in Spain’s Andalucia offers its premises to Government to make hand sanitiser

AN Andalucian spirit-makers has told the Government it will start producing hand sanitisers and give them to those in need. The Rute-based Machaquito Distillery is

24 Mar, 2020 @ 16:54

Coronavirus·Lead

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WATCH: Andalucia leads in Spain for adhering to coronavirus lockdown protocol

The deserted streets of Andalucia have has been picked up by both the BBC and CNN, who put a focus on Cordoba to report on

24 Mar, 2020 @ 11:15

Cordoba·Coronavirus·Lead

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Sportswear manufacturer in Spain uses factories to make medical supplies for coronavirus fight

Austral, a Spanish manufacturer for triathlon suits, cycling and running equipment has fabricated 11,000 face masks.

24 Mar, 2020 @ 10:12

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News·Sport

Coronavirus cases stay still as lockdown comes into effect tonight

As Gibraltar prepares for its toughest social lockdown since the war, authorities insisted that the measures were taken to ‘protect you’ from Covid-19.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 23:06

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: A week into lockdown and Mamma is your new Spanish teacher…with a little help from the strong stuff

Start by laying down some RULES before things get out of hand (And it's not the kids I’m worried about)

23 Mar, 2020 @ 17:06

Coronavirus·Other News

Spain’s Green Beret commandos arrive in Costa Blanca to provide back-up during Covid-19 lock-down

OPERATION BALMIS began this morning, March 23, with the Special Operations (MOE) of Rabasa pulling up in Orihuela. Local Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, welcomed them to

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Only living 1918 Spanish Flu survivor issues dire warning to the population amid coronavirus crisis

SPAIN’S only living survivor of the 1918 flu pandemic, ‘La Grippe’ has issued a dire warning about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Jose Ameal

23 Mar, 2020 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Lead

Costa Blanca neighbours give time and use traditional skills to make 3500 masks for Alicante hospitals

CARING citizens in the Alicante neighbourhoods of Elda and Petrer are using their spare time during lock-down to make hospitals’ surgical masks for free. With

23 Mar, 2020 @ 13:28

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s athletes approve likely postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

“We’re dreaming again,” Spanish athletes welcome the IOC’s decision to consider a postponement of the Olympic Games.

23 Mar, 2020 @ 11:36

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Sport

Nun second victim to die in Murcia region, as sisterhood makes vow to ‘serve the sick, even at the cost of our own lives’

FIGURES released last night, March 22, confirm that a nun in Totana became the second person to die from complications relating to Coronavirus pandemic. The

23 Mar, 2020 @ 10:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Wild ducks waddle along one of Cordoba’s busiest bridges made empty by Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Nature takes over the deserted streets of Cordoba

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:43

Cordoba·Coronavirus

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

ALICANTE Policia Local are tightening the fixed and mobile checkpoints, with fines being DOUBLED for those that break the restrictions. The maximum fine is now

23 Mar, 2020 @ 09:31

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

No-one will be able to leave their homes unless it is for work exercise or taking their kids to the schools for day care as

22 Mar, 2020 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Does it feel like a crowded house? Are you crawling the walls? Got cabin fever already?

22 Mar, 2020 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Education·Lead

Back to 1969 with a twist: How Coronavirus has changed Gibraltar

GIBRALTAR had not felt more like an island since the frontier was shut more than 50 years ago but Coronavirus has taken fortress mentality to

22 Mar, 2020 @ 15:37

Coronavirus·Gibraltar

Medical body concerned over lack of life-saving equipment in Spain’s Costa Blanca hospitals

ALICANTE’S College of Physicians, COMA, has told the Ministry of Health of its concern about a lack of protective masks and other essential equipment. In

22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mayor of Murcia looks to recruit volunteers to help elderly in fight against Coronavirus

MURCIA City Council is urging citizens to come forward to help in the battle against the spread of Coronavirus. It is reinforcing its volunteer plan,

22 Mar, 2020 @ 10:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Still a low number of confirmed cases in Gibraltar for now

A total of ten people have contracted Covid-19 in Gibraltar, many cases are thought to be by local transmission.

21 Mar, 2020 @ 20:02

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health

Costa Blanca hoteliers gift hundreds of empty beds to Valencian health authorities in fight against Coronavirus

ALICANTE Province’s major hotel association has pledged hundreds of its beds to health authorities, in a major move to halt the spread of the Covid-19

21 Mar, 2020 @ 10:21

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Gibraltar Parliament agree to £500m Coronavirus emergency budget

THE Gibraltar Government could borrow up to 500 million pounds for Coronavirus aid if the community requires it in the coming months.

20 Mar, 2020 @ 22:28

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: ‘Gibraltar is like a cruise ship’, says minister at drive-thru testing

The new testing facility at the old Rooke site could have results back in six hours once it sets up on March 23, said the

20 Mar, 2020 @ 20:14

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19: Guidelines to follow in Spain during coronavirus State of Alarm

People who do not respect the State of Alarm face fines of up to 600,000 euros and even prison sentences.

20 Mar, 2020 @ 13:19

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Gibraltar schools change role from Monday as Coronavirus continues to spread

As the number of active cases of Coronavirus went up to eight on the Rock, plans to make the schools take care of children during

19 Mar, 2020 @ 20:48

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar galleries next to close as culture goes digital

GALLERIES are next to close and culture goes online in Gibraltar after the Coronavirus pandemic grows to ten total cases in the British territory.

19 Mar, 2020 @ 19:49

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·La Cultura

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Spanish health manager talks of choosing between saving patients’ lives and saving resources for other victims

Gibraltar workers to get over £1,000 a month in Coronavirus pay

CORONAVIRUS: Leading anis distillery in Spain’s Andalucia offers its premises to Government to make hand sanitiser

WATCH: Andalucia leads in Spain for adhering to coronavirus lockdown protocol

Sportswear manufacturer in Spain uses factories to make medical supplies for coronavirus fight

Coronavirus cases stay still as lockdown comes into effect tonight

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: A week into lockdown and Mamma is your new Spanish teacher…with a little help from the strong stuff

Spain’s Green Beret commandos arrive in Costa Blanca to provide back-up during Covid-19 lock-down

Only living 1918 Spanish Flu survivor issues dire warning to the population amid coronavirus crisis

Costa Blanca neighbours give time and use traditional skills to make 3500 masks for Alicante hospitals

Spain’s athletes approve likely postponement of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Nun second victim to die in Murcia region, as sisterhood makes vow to ‘serve the sick, even at the cost of our own lives’

WATCH: Wild ducks waddle along one of Cordoba’s busiest bridges made empty by Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Local Police in Spain’s Costa Blanca tightening lock-down restrictions even further – fines DOUBLED

LOCKDOWN in Gibraltar from Tuesday morning as Coronavirus spikes

Quarantined with kids – these 20 activities will help keep children entertained at home during Spain’s coronavirus lockdown

Back to 1969 with a twist: How Coronavirus has changed Gibraltar

Medical body concerned over lack of life-saving equipment in Spain’s Costa Blanca hospitals

Mayor of Murcia looks to recruit volunteers to help elderly in fight against Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS: Still a low number of confirmed cases in Gibraltar for now

Costa Blanca hoteliers gift hundreds of empty beds to Valencian health authorities in fight against Coronavirus

Gibraltar Parliament agree to £500m Coronavirus emergency budget

CORONAVIRUS: ‘Gibraltar is like a cruise ship’, says minister at drive-thru testing

COVID-19: Guidelines to follow in Spain during coronavirus State of Alarm

Gibraltar schools change role from Monday as Coronavirus continues to spread

CORONAVIRUS: Gibraltar galleries next to close as culture goes digital

Spain’s newest property hotspot: The Gibraltar treaty is causing a gold rush in La Linea as the border prepares to come down

Property prices start to soar in Costa del Sol ‘bargain’ hotspot as Marbella hits €5,600 per square metre

Gibraltar treaty protest has strong support but saw low turnout due to ‘fear of retribution’, organisers claim

German chancellor ‘tried to call Pedro Sanchez but dialled wrong number’: Relations between Spain and Germany turn frosty over Trump spat

An elegy to Spain’s western wonder: Why spring is the best time to visit Extremadura