Grant Shapps ‘confident’ international travel will resume for Brits on May 17
AT present it is illegal for anyone from England to leave the UK. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this week said he would set out
AT LAST! Facemasks may cease to be obligatory in Spain’s Valencia region by end of summer
The Spanish government insists that the obligation to wear a mask in public will be maintained until herd immunity is officially reached.
New age group will start getting COVID vaccines next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new age group will start getting COVID vaccinations in the Valencian Community from next week. The regional health ministry says that the vaccination programme
COVID SUCCESS: More people fully vaccinated than infected with COVID in Spain’s Valencia region
Despite the successful advance of the inoculation campaign, the department led by councillor Ana Barcelo warns that the pandemic is far from over.
Latest COVID-19 new case figures for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
225 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(April 28) in the Valencian Community. On a week-to-week basis, it is a rise of 43 and 81 more
COVID ANDALUCIA: 16 deaths recorded in past 24 hours as 1484 new cases detected
ANDALUCIA has detected 1484 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest cumulative rate for the third consecutive day. Sadly 16 more people have died
Valencia-based supermarket chain ‘gets a handle’ on fighting COVID-19 in Spain
THE Consum supermarket chain is putting on a special coating on its trolley and shopping basket handles to virtually eliminate COVID-19 spreading to customers. The
Booking system: Over 70s in Spain’s Andalucia can contact the Andalucian Health Service for COVID-19 vaccine
PEOPLE aged 70 or older in Andalucia who have not yet had their coronavirus vaccine but would like to are being asked to contact the
6 Easy Ways to To Start A Plant-Based Nutrition
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HEALTHY OUTCOME as Barcelona rock concert produces very few COVID-19 cases in Spain
A ‘test’ concert in Barcelona has produced no evidence of increased COVID cases among the 5,000 people that went to the gig. Rock band Love
LISTED:120 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia face border lockdowns or closure of non-essential activities
120 MUNICIPAL towns in Andalucia are in the red zone for possible border lockdowns or closure of all non-essential activities. Following the Junta’s proposal to
DIFFICULT TIMES: Depression and anxiety at all time high across Spain’s Malaga thanks to COVID-19
NO one can honestly downplay the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the social landscape across Spain. And almost all can agree the past
Spain’s Public Health Commission rejects proposal to delay second vaccine doses
SPAIN rejects decision to delay second COVID-19 vaccine shots, initially proposed with the aim to speed up campaign. The Public Health Commission has agreed this
Spain’s Andalucia postpones this week’s COVID-19 committee of experts meeting
THE Junta has delayed this week’s meeting of the Advisory Council on High Impact Public Health Alerts (the so-called committee of experts). According to Jesus
Spain won’t be back to normal before December as expert warns vaccination delays make summer target ‘difficult’
The president of the Spanish Society of Immunology has blasted the government’s promise to have the country vaccinated by the end of the summer, calling
FAT FIGHTERS: EU enforces limit on artificial trans fats in food products
Fried fast food is the most infamous culprit, although artificial trans fats can also be found in certain types of margarines and vegetable oils, bakery
EXPLAINED: How Spain hopes to achieve vaccine goal of 70% of population by end of August
SPAIN is looking to introduce an eight week gap between the two injections of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines based on ‘better efficacy’ as
ON THE FRONT LINE: Valencia hospital trials white blood cell treatment to combat COVID infection
They are said to target infected cells, preventing them from multiplying and thus stopping the virus from spreading through the body.
Unofficial ‘Covid Passport’ to be given out with vaccines this week throughout Spain’s Valencia region
VACCINATION CARDS are to be given out with Covid jabs in the Valencian Community from this week. As a new mass immunization programme begins tomorrow,
‘JABS AWAY’ as Spain gets ready to welcome a record delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
SPAIN is expected to get a record weekly delivery of COVID-19 vaccines next week amounting to nearly two million doses. It only received 139,000 AstraZeneca
READ THE LABEL: Spanish Health authorities warn against the use of facemasks containing graphene
Their request has been echoed by the national Ministry of Health, who has advised not to use surgical masks with graphene or graphene biomass.
98 Municipal borders to close in Spain’s Andalucia, with 33 localities to close all non-essential activities
THE Junta has ordered the perimetral lockdown of 98 municipalities in Andalucia, with 33 localities to close off all non-essential activities. As the fourth COVID-19
Costa Blanca and Mallorca’s bar and restaurant terrace smoking ban could be extended to all of Spain
SPAIN’S Health Ministry wants to ban smoking from all bar and restaurant terraces across the whole of the country. Six regions including the Costa Blanca
Border closures may not be over in COVID-19 fight after Spain’s State of Alarm ends next month
SPAIN’S 17 regions will still have the ability to close their borders after the country’s second State of Alarm ends on May 9. Deputy Prime
Spain’s Antequera Hospital to test Pfizer vaccine on children and pregnant women
ANTEQUERA hospital has been selected to test Pfizer in children and pregnant women. The Antequera Hospital is one of the five centres selected at national
LISTED: 94 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia in red zone for possible border lockdowns or closure of all non-essential activities
ALMOST one hundred municipal towns in Andalucia face possible restrictions on non-essential activities or mobility due to their COVID-19 infection rates. According to the latest