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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

Health

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

Health

EXPLAINED: How rising temperatures in Spain could prove an ally in the fight against coronavirus

The heat strengthens us and reduces its transmission

10 Mar, 2020 @ 17:05

Health·National News·Opinion

Nurse becomes infected with coronavirus in Mallorca, bringing confirmed cases in Spain’s Balearic Islands to 11

Health officials say the 40-year-old nurse was in direct contact with an infected patient at Son Llatzer Hospital.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 12:10

Health·Mallorca

BREAKING: Spain’s La Liga and Segunda Division to play behind closed doors for next TWO WEEKS amid coronavirus fears

LA Liga and Segunda Division have both confirmed that the next two fixtures will be played behind closed doors.

10 Mar, 2020 @ 12:09

Health·Sport

IN PICS: Police in hazmat suits enforce coronavirus lockdown on small town in Spain in ‘scenes from Chernobyl’

THESE are the images from a small town in northern Spain in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown. Haro, in La Rioja, has seen some

10 Mar, 2020 @ 09:37

Health

BREAKING: WHOLE of Italy on lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

ITALY is officially on lockdown as it continues to fight its coronavirus epidemic. Travel restrictions will now be in place across the whole country, Prime

9 Mar, 2020 @ 21:52

Health

EXCLUSIVE: Italian expat tests positive for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol but is ‘refused follow up treatment’ and told to remain isolated at home as number of cases in country nears 1,000

AN Italian expat has tested positive for COVID-19 on the Costa del Sol. The 24-year-old returned home from visiting her family in Italy two weeks

9 Mar, 2020 @ 14:04

Health

Coronavirus deaths in Spain spike by 70% over the weekend

CORONAVIRUS deaths have spiked in Spain over the weekend.

9 Mar, 2020 @ 10:11

Health

WATCH: Spain’s top 5 most hilarious Coronavirus memes – Olive Press TV

Once the internet gets hold of something, it tends to invert it in a million ways. The Coronavirus situation in Spain, and across the world,

8 Mar, 2020 @ 13:38

Health

Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.

THIS MORNING, the Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Coronavirus in the Region of Murcia. A 27-year-old woman, recently returned from Madrid, has

8 Mar, 2020 @ 09:20

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Madrid

EXCLUSIVE: Tourist season in Spain’s Mallorca crippled by coronavirus as major events cancelled and scared tourists cancel summer holidays

Alarmingly, a number of tourists who had booked villas for the summer have already cancelled, the Olive Press can reveal

7 Mar, 2020 @ 12:01

Health·Mallorca·Travel News

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

Military ready to intervene in Spain’s coronavirus crisis

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

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

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

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

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

GOLF: Spanish Championships postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLAINED: How rising temperatures in Spain could prove an ally in the fight against coronavirus

Nurse becomes infected with coronavirus in Mallorca, bringing confirmed cases in Spain’s Balearic Islands to 11

BREAKING: Spain’s La Liga and Segunda Division to play behind closed doors for next TWO WEEKS amid coronavirus fears

IN PICS: Police in hazmat suits enforce coronavirus lockdown on small town in Spain in ‘scenes from Chernobyl’

BREAKING: WHOLE of Italy on lockdown over coronavirus outbreak

EXCLUSIVE: Italian expat tests positive for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol but is ‘refused follow up treatment’ and told to remain isolated at home as number of cases in country nears 1,000

Coronavirus deaths in Spain spike by 70% over the weekend

WATCH: Spain’s top 5 most hilarious Coronavirus memes – Olive Press TV

Coronavirus reaches Murcia region – first victim linked to Madrid trip.

EXCLUSIVE: Tourist season in Spain’s Mallorca crippled by coronavirus as major events cancelled and scared tourists cancel summer holidays

Forget Benidorm, discover Altea, the Costa Blanca’s beautiful white-washed and blue-domed secret

Heavyweight fan: How Orson Welles swapped Beverly Hills for Ronda’s bullring

Weight-loss hunters in the Costa del Sol are putting Gibraltar at the heart of a new black market with Spain

Famous five-star Kempinski Hotel in Estepona to be rescued after buyout by famous luxury chain

The Genal Valley’s incredible copper forest is the perfect winter escape, especially to visit its amazing black pigs, writes Jon Clarke