DEAR JENNIFER: Will my travel insurance cover me for Coronavirus?
What a shock it was for all of us to read about the Coronavirus. We watched on our television screens a total disaster happening in
Stay at home – coronavirus tests can be done within 48 hours at Clinica Britannia on the Costa Blanca, writes Dr Vicente Mera
A CORONAVIRUS is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough
Growing support for sealing off regions in Spain to fight coronavirus
PARTIDO Popular leader Pablo Casado has backed the sealing off of different regions to fight coronavirus. The conservative boss said today that he believes it
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
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
BREAKING: Spain’s coronavirus caseload surpasses 33,000 as death toll surges past 2,100
THE number of coronavirus cases in Spain has reached 33,089 as of Monday. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, the death
BASKETBALL: Former Real Madrid and Spanish national team superstar Sergio Rodriguez, drives from Milan to Alicante, as all flights are cancelled due to coronavirus
FORMER Spanish national team captain, Sergio Rodriguez and his family have driven all the way from Milan to Alicante, as there were no flights available
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
Mother and father-in-law of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez test positive for coronavirus
TWO further relatives of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have tested positive for coronavirus. The PSOE leader’s mother and father-in-law were admitted to the Puerta
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
BREAKING: ALL airports and ports to close in Spain from midnight tonight to fight coronavirus – with these exceptions
SPANISH airports and ports will be closed from midnight tonight. All travellers will be barred from entering unless they are Spanish, have residency or are
Terrorising puppy, overeating and a growing wine dependency – week one of coronavirus lockdown in Spain and it ain’t pretty
FOR f**k’s sake. Pardon my French but it’s just come to my attention that we could be facing a further 15 days of lockdown here
EXCLUSIVE: Former Scotland Yard detective, Peter Bleksley, talks to the Olive Press about his hunt for Kevin Parle in Spain and his BBC podcast
KEVIN Parle is very well known in Liverpool, as he is a suspect for two separate murders.
BREAKING: Spain sees record number of coronavirus deaths as cases near 29,000 and one BILLION people quarantined worldwide
THE COVID-19 pandemic has not yet reached its peak in Spain, new figures have suggested. According to the health ministry, between Saturday and Sunday, 394
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
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,
8 men arrested for hosting drug-fuelled orgy during coronavirus lockdown in Spain
EIGHT men have been arrested on drug-related charges after being busted having a cocaine-fuelled orgy in a Barcelona flat. The accused were caught red-handed by
Spain sees almost 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a DAY as total nears 25,000 – so is the lockdown working?
SPAIN has experienced the biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since the outbreak in the country began. In the last 24 hours, 4,946 new cases have
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
Male prostitute leaves house for sex work during coronavirus lockdown in Spain before telling police it was ‘essential’ while another fined for walking a GOAT
A MAN has been denounced by Spanish police for leaving his house for sex work during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Los Mossos d’Esquadra fined the
‘YOU’VE BEEN WARNED’: Police and military in Spain to crackdown on rule-breakers of coronavirus lockdown
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has warned that the adaptation period of the nationwide lockdown is officially over. Authorities have said the first few days have made
BREAKING: 1,000 dead by coronavirus in Spain as cases surge towards 20,000
1,002 people have been killed by the coronavirus in Spain. New figures released this morning also show that the caseload has surged again to 19,998.
The new Olive Press for Costa Blanca South is out now – and here’s where you can get your copy
THE TENTH edition of The Olive Press for the Costa Blanca South & Murcia is out now. From the Mar Menor to Gran Alicant and
BREAKING: Spain orders ALL hotels to close amid coronavirus pandemic – including caravan parks and camping sites
SPAIN has ordered for the closure of all its hotels in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. A ruling published in the Official
HM The Queen states that she and her family ‘stand ready to play their part’
AMID the emergency measures being introduced here in Spain and in the UK, our Monarch has released a statement to the nation. In an online
Spain’s coronavirus cases surge past 17,000 as almost 3,500 test positive in 24 hours
SPAIN has seen its coronavirus cases surge past 17,000. As of noon today, the total stands at 17,147, meaning a surge in COVID-19 cases of
