Where in Spain can children over 12 receive their COVID-19 vaccine?
APPOINTMENTS are being scheduled for the over-12s in a bid to start vaccinations before the start of the school year. Over 12s, who make up
Benidorm optician gives advice on avoiding sunburned eyes as Spain swelters in 40º heat
IT’S WELL-KNOWN that the sun’s UV rays can be harmful to our skin, but what about our eyes? Many people don’t realise that our eyeballs
Cancerous pesticide found recently in ice creams also detected in wide range of food products
And India is not the only producing country where these ingredients have been sourced, as they have also been traced to the Dominican Republic, Uganda,
Good news as COVID-19 cases carry on falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infections have fallen on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community. Regional health ministry figures today(August 13) report 1,439 new cases.
The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target
Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal
COVID-19 curfews to be extended to even more popular tourist spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca from next week
JUDGES have backed a night curfew extension request from the Valencian government which will see more Costa Blanca holiday spots added to it. The current
COVID-19 case figures fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
CORONAVIRUS cases are maintaining their downward trajectory according to today’s(August 12) figures for the Valencian Community. 1,593 infections were reported today, compared to 2,073 cases
Junta calls for night curfew in 8 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia in attempt to curb rising Covid infections
THE Junta has requested curfew, between 2am and 7am in the morning, in eight municipalities in the region—pending on authorisation by Andalucia’s High Court of
Downward COVID-19 case figures continue in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infection rates are continuing to fall in the Valencian Community according to today’s(August 11) figures from the regional health ministry. 1,629 new cases were
Pedro Sanchez announces first clinical trials of home-produced COVID-19 vaccine in Spain
THE first clinical trials for a Spanish-made COVID-19 vaccine have been given the green light, just over a week after another trial was postponed due
COVID-19 curfews set to run into September in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NIGHT curfews are set to continue until early September in most of the affected 77 Valencian Community municipalities. The Valencian government made a formal submission
COVID-19 cases fall by over 40% in a week across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE trend of falling coronavirus infections stepped up another gear today(August 10) in the Valencian Community with a 40% drop in new cases over a
Second chance for people who missed COVID-19 vaccine dates in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian Community is launching a new push to get residents vaccinated who missed their appointments to get immunised against COVID-19. The regional Health Ministry
Madrid will prioritise vaccination of pregnant women by offering drop-in appointments
MADRID has said it will prioritise pregnant women who have not yet received any dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Expectant mothers are now able to
Teenage Brit loses two fingers after being bitten by spider while watching sunset on Ibiza beach
A BRITISH teenager is facing the amputation of at least two of his fingers from right hand after being bitten by a spider while on
LISTED: Municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia without new coronavirus cases in 14 days
FIGURES reveal that 101 municipalities in Andalucia have no new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks—13 weeks after the end of the national state
Nearly 400,000 rapid self-testing Covid kits sold in Spain
ALMOST 400,000 rapid self-testing COVID-19 kits were bought across Spain during the first week that they were made available to the public. A total of
COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 case numbers have show little change in either daily or weekly comparisons in the Valencian Community, as hospitalisations continue to fall. The number of
A third vaccination ‘should be mandatory’ for care home workers in Spain
CARE HOME health workers are asking to be given a third shot of its coronavirus vaccine. The president of CEAPS, a group representing care home
New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
SIGNIFICANT falls in week-to-week COVID infection totals are being maintained in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 5) stand at 2,073 new cases compared to 2,968
Surge in pregnant women taken to hospital for Covid in Spain’s Malaga
THE number of pregnant women admitted to hospital in Malaga with coronavirus has soared in recent weeks. In fact, of the 39 pregnant women hospitalised
New €55,000 skate park promises to be the first of three in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOT on the wheels of a high-profile Olympic debut for skateboarding, Orihuela City has just opened a dedicated new facility. The new park is nine
Calls for tampon tax to be scrapped in Spain
MP Irene Montero has said the tax applied to sanitary products, nicknamed the “tampon tax”, has to be abolished in Spain. Montero is calling for
COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and
COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure
Clean and sober summer promoted to young in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S Health Department, that covers popular expat areas like Villamartin and Orihuela Costa, has launched a campaign targeted at the young to cut out alcohol