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Inspectors find high number of bars and clubs breaking COVID health rules in Murcia area of Spain

SURPRISE visits to Murcia hospitality businesses last weekend discovered that 85% of them were breaking COVID health guidelines. The region's Health Ministry is using a...

Judges veto COVID-19 passport plans for nightlife and restaurants in Basque Country of Spain

PLANS to use COVID-19 passports in Basque Country nightlife businesses and larger restaurants have been squashed by the region's Supreme Court. The judges, on two-one...

EXPLAINER: What we know about plans for COVID-19 passports for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

USING an EU COVID-19 certificate to enter some businesses will start within the next fortnight in the Valencian Community. Speaking this Monday, Valencian president, Ximo...

Spanish study finds that exposure to high pollution levels increases COVID-19 risk

PEOPLE with extended exposure to raised pollution levels may be at greater risk of catching COVID-19. Exposure to high levels of air pollution is associated...

Manhunt for COVID-infected Dutch tourists who left self-isolation hotel in Spain to possibly return home

POLICE are trying to stop a group of coronavirus-infected Dutch tourists from leaving Spain after they stopped self-isolating in the Extremadura region. They were staying...

Top health expert in Spain says COVID-19 certificate is not needed for hospitality businesses

SPAIN'S top infections expert, Fernando Simon, says there's no logic in using the EU COVID-19 certificate to enter hospitality premises, as 90% of the...

Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 in Spain

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be offered to everybody aged over 60 and health workers in Spain. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the decision on...

Health and care workers who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 are called ‘irresponsible’ by top politician in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA president Fernando Lopez Miras has branded health and care workers as 'irresponsible' if they've not had a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to Telecinco, Lopez Miras...

Number of smokers in the world falls by 20millon but success is still ‘fragile’

THE number of people smoking across the world has fallen by 20million, researchers have said. A report published by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday...

Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between...

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania...

Spanish vaccine against Covid enters second phase of clinical trials

A VACCINE developed in Spain against Covid has entered the second phase of clinical trials involving 1,000 volunteers. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday,...

No plans for new COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas as infections rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 health restrictions in the Valencian Community have been ruled out by regional president, Ximo Puig, at least for the time being. Speaking this...

Andalucia Health Minister hints at restrictions to control rise in infections

THE steady rise in infections in Spain's Andalucia is promoting a special meeting of the regional committee of experts. Andalucian Health Minister Jesus Aguirre said...

Andalucia wants to vaccinate children under 11 against Covid in December

THE Minister of Health and Families for the Junta de Andalucia, Jesus Aguirre, has announced today, Saturday, November 13, that he hopes to be able...

Experts optimistic Spain will avoid sixth coronavirus wave

EXPERTS say they are optimistic that Spain will avoid a sixth coronavirus wave despite a surge in cases across Europe. After a good start to...

New health campaign launched as COVID-19 cases rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new campaign emphasising COVID-19 health safety rules has been announced in the Valencian Community. Coronavirus virus infection rates have gone up recently though hospital...

The ‘scourge’ of gender violence and victim safety to be addressed this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEXUAL EQUALITY will be addressed on the Costa Blanca this month, as Orihuela City Council and the Bar Association organise a regional day to...

Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?

LIVE in  San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain.  Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users...

Spain’s Andalucia to set up Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation for new euthanasia law

THE Junta has put in motion the creation of the Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation—the body that will ultimately be in charge of giving...

Madrid discards nearly 118,000 vaccines against coronavirus

A STAGGERING number of coronavirus vaccines has been discarded by the Community of Madrid since the vaccination campaign began in Spain.  Council chiefs have admitted...

Tips para mantener tu piel joven y saludable

¿Sabías que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Es por esto que requiere de una alimentación saludable, hidratación y otros cuidados...

Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country's high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target...

Spain extends pensionable retirement age

SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of...

EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life

AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia...

Benidorm will give ‘on the spot’ COVID-19 vaccines to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM will offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign visitors in a traditionally busy tourist spot of the city. The regional mobile vaccination team will be outside...

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