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COVID-19 crisis deepens in Spain’s Balearic Islands as 18 people diagnosed overnight and over 9,000 calls made to emergency hotline

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 44, with new infections detected in Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca.

14 Mar, 2020 @ 18:15

Health·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19: Spain and US now the two countries where coronavirus is spreading fastest

In Spain each patient infects on average three other people, one of the highest rates in the world

14 Mar, 2020 @ 13:34

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19: Beaches and restaurants close along Spain’s Costa del Sol over coronavirus fears

THE beaches of Torrox, Nerja and Velez-Malaga have been closed in a bid to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. The red flag has been raised

14 Mar, 2020 @ 11:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s world famous oranges could help to reduce obesity and heart disease, study finds

“Obesity and its resulting metabolic syndromes are a huge burden on our healthcare system, and we have very few interventions that have been shown to

14 Mar, 2020 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

COVID-19: Madrid to close gyms, bars, nightclubs and restaurants as coronavirus situation turns ‘very worrying’ while Spain’s case load nears 4,000

MADRID has ruled that all gyms, bars, clubs and restaurants in the region must be closed from Saturday to reduce the risk of coronavirus contagion.

13 Mar, 2020 @ 13:45

Health·Lead

BREAKING: UK Foreign Office warns against travel to parts of Spain over coronavirus pandemic

THE UK Foreign Office has advised against travel to parts of Spain affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In an update to its travel advice,

13 Mar, 2020 @ 13:13

Health·Lead

Catalunya's government comes under fire over police contracts signed with Israeli firm

CORONAVIRUS: Towns cut off by police in Spain as residents threatened with €60,000 fines for disobeying quarantine orders

SEVERAL towns surrounding Barcelona have been cut off by authorities in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Igualada, Vilanova del Cami, Santa Margarida

13 Mar, 2020 @ 12:47

Health·Lead

WORLD SLEEP DAY: Coffee, exercise, phones, temperature – everything you need to know for the perfect night’s rest

Some of us can get by on four hours, for others it’s a full eight hours, but it's quality not quantity that counts

13 Mar, 2020 @ 11:15

Health·Lead

Spain’s Renfe activates train ticket refunds amid coronavirus Crisis

The refund policy is aimed to aid all those affected by the health measures taken to combat the coronavirus crisis.

13 Mar, 2020 @ 09:53

Health·Lead·National News·Travel News

REVEALED: The 62 countries which have introduced travel BANS or restrictions to and from Spain over coronavirus pandemic as ‘only essential travel’ advised

THE list of countries which have introduced some form of travel ban to and from Spain has grown to at least 21. Donald Trump announced

13 Mar, 2020 @ 00:06

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Far-right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal tests positive for coronavirus in Spain

SANTIAGO Abascal has tested positive for coronavirus. The Vox party leader confirmed his diagnosis via social media after one of his MPs also tested positive.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 23:29

Health·Lead

Military ready to intervene in Spain’s coronavirus crisis

THE Defense Ministry is ready to intervene in Spain’s ongoing coronavirus crisis. The military has revealed it is prepared to deploy and operate emergency health

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:58

Health·Lead

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Schools, colleges, universities in Andalucia to remain open for now amid Spain’s coronavirus epidemic

The Junta de Andalucia reschedules the sitting of official examinations following the guidelines of the Spanish Government.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 12:38

Health·Lead

BREAKING: First death from coronavirus in Spain’s Mallorca as Balearic Islands declared an area of special containment

The woman had suffered from underlying health problems and was admitted into the ICU at Son Espases Hospital.

12 Mar, 2020 @ 11:23

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Madrid closes ALL museums in the capital due to Spain’s coronavirus outbreak

The Ministry of Culture has announced the closure from March 12; the Prado has not closed its doors since March 2004, after the attacks of

12 Mar, 2020 @ 09:38

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

CORONAVIRUS: Government BANS events with more than 1,000 people in Spain’s Mallorca as four more people are infected

All cultural, social and professional or amateur sporting events must now be cancelled or held behind closed doors.

11 Mar, 2020 @ 19:32

Health·Mallorca

BREAKING: Coronavirus outbreak named global ‘pandemic’ by World Health Organisation

CORONAVIRUS has been named as a global ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). It comes as the contagious virus has spread to more than

11 Mar, 2020 @ 17:51

Health·Lead

GOLF: Spanish Championships postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

THE Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG) has postponed the Spanish Championships due to fears of coronavirus.

11 Mar, 2020 @ 16:38

Health·Lead·Sport

BREAKING: Roma will not travel to Spain for their Europa League match against Sevilla, as planes from Italy aren’t authorised to land in the country

ROMA have announced that they will not travel to Sevilla for their Europa League match on Thursday.

11 Mar, 2020 @ 15:06

Health·Lead·Sport

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COVID-19: Cordoba falls to coronavirus as Granada remains the only Andalucian province without registered cases

Healthcare confirms the first case of coronavirus in Cordoba

11 Mar, 2020 @ 13:09

Cordoba·Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Surge in cancellations of cycling holidays in Spain’s Mallorca spells disaster for tourism sector at Easter

A number of hotels have reported that the cancellation of reservations have grown exponentially.

11 Mar, 2020 @ 09:00

Health·Mallorca·Travel News

BREAKING: Fallas de Valencia and Magdalena de Castellon festivals CANCELLED over coronavirus in €500 MILLION blow for Spain’s tourism industry

THE Fallas festival in Valencia has been suspended over coronavirus. Ximo Puig, president of the region, announced at 10pm tonight that the Magdalena de Castellon

10 Mar, 2020 @ 22:25

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

IN PICS: Panic buying leaves supermarket shelves bare in Spain as Madrid to close libraries, sports and cultural centres over coronavirus fears

Nos merecemos todo lo que nos pasa #COVID19espana pic.twitter.com/1Z6zwzGWIF — Paco Bocero (@FranciscoBocero) March 10, 2020 RESIDENTS in Spain have reported cases of panic buying

10 Mar, 2020 @ 20:57

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Study suggests coronavirus spreads easier than previously thought, including via faecal matter, as Spain surpasses 1,600 cases

FRESH studies in China have suggested the coronavirus can survive in the air for at least 30 minutes and spread from person to person by

10 Mar, 2020 @ 19:23

Health

BREAKING: Tourists quarantined at hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol after catching coronavirus from tour guide

NINE tourists have been quarantined at a Costa del Sol hotel after testing positive for coronavirus. The holidaymakers, mostly from the US, are being isolated

10 Mar, 2020 @ 18:50

Health

COVID-19: ALL flights between Spain and Italy suspended over coronavirus fears

ALL direct flights between Spain and Italy are to be suspended over coronavirus fears, the government has announced. The flights will be stopped from midnight

10 Mar, 2020 @ 18:36

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