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Fresh bill of health for Benidorm as big tender gets advertised on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €4.6 million construction tender has been advertised for Benidorm's new Rincon de Loix health centre.
The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic...
Appeal will try to overturn compensation win for unprotected COVID-19 health staff in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian government will appeal against a landmark court ruling that awarded up to €49,180 each to 154 Alicante health workers who were short...
Big response to COVID-19 vaccine shots for children aged 9 to 11 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of...
70% of children aged between 9 and 11 years have already received their first COVID vaccination in the Valencian Community.
The Pfizer doses were administered...
COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain
ALL hospitality businesses will fall under compulsory COVID-19 passport rules in the Valencian Community.
Valencian president, Ximo Puig, announced the extension this Monday.
Only businesses with...
Vaccinations increase as COVID-19 passport starts operating in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VACCINATION rates have risen in the Valencian Community after the start-date for the COVID passport was announced by the regional government in late November....
Hospitality groups told that customers will need COVID passports to go indoors in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of...
A COVID-19 passport will be mandatory to enter bars, restaurants and nightlife businesses in the Valencian Community.
Hospitality sector representatives from the region's three provinces...
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...
‘Fake news’ ignites new social media push from Costa Blanca and Valencia area health bosses in Spain
VALENCIA'S health region has opened up new social media accounts to fight 'fake news'.
It wants to increase the number of people that access important...
Over 21% of ‘thirty-somethings’ are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
21.6% of Valencian Community residents aged in their thirties have still not got a COVID-19 vaccination, according to health department figures.
The age group makes...
Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca could face ‘special measures’ over high COVID-19 infection rate
BENIDORM'S high COVID-19 infection rate of 286 cases per 100,000 people could lead to 'special measures' being introduced in the Costa Blanca resort.
The warning...
Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’
THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry.
The...
Appointment-free COVID-19 vaccinations starting next week in Costa Blanca area of Spain
MASS vaccination centres in the Valencian Community will offer 'drop-in' COVID-19 inoculations from next Tuesday(September 7).
Valencian Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, announced the news today...
Lower infections and hospital admissions but ‘nothing decided’ over September COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6.
Health Minister,...
Angry Costa Blanca bar and restaurant groups in Spain plan court case over ‘abusive’ COVID-19 restrictions
THREE Costa Blanca hospitality associations are to take the Valencian government to court over its COVID-19 restrictions.
The ALROA, CEOH and ARA groups claim that...
90% of new intensive care patients are not fully vaccinated in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NINE of ten people admitted to intensive care units in Valencian Community hospitals between July 19 and 25 were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The...
Extra supplies of COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to go to Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian Community is get a higher percentage of new COVID-19 vaccine shipments to make up for lower supplies compared to other Spanish regions.
Valencian...
COVID-19 cases continue big rises as hospital admissions also go up in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
1,410 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today(July 1) in the Valencian Community by the regional health ministry.
That's a rise of 476 cases on yesterday's...
No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has ruled out bringing forward COVID-19 vaccinations to people in their twenties because there are not enough doses.
Speaking at...
New COVID-19 cases are trebled in a week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 cases have more than tripled over seven days in the Valencian Community.
The latest report(June 30) from the regional health ministry says that there...
COVID-19 cases have almost doubled in a week in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have almost doubled on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community.
The Tuesday(June 29) update from the regional health ministry saw 618...
COVID-19 hospital admissions and intensive care cases are the lowest this year in Costa Blanca area of Spain
HOSPITAL admissions for COVID-19 have equalled their 2021 low along with the smallest intensive care numbers in the Valencian Community.
The news was announced...
‘NO LETTING UP’ as Costa Blanca and Valencia areas will not make big changes to Spain’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions
VALENCIAN health minister, Ana Barcelo, has said that it is 'far too early' to loosen up most COVID-19 restrictions in the Valencian Community.
The current...
A THIRD of COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community are down to the ‘British’ strain
THE 'British' strain of COVID-19 is accounting for 30% of coronavirus cases in the Valencian Community according to the regional health minister, Ana Barcelo.
She...
Health commissioner resigns over vaccine queue-jumping scandal on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA’S Commissioner for the Department of Health has sensationally resigned following a row over his alleged queue-jumping for the Coronavirus vaccine.
José Antonio García Gómez...
Spain’s Valencia region proclaims ‘we’re ready’ for new Moderna vaccine
VALENCIA is ready and prepared to roll out the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the moment it arrives, its regional health minister has said.
Ana Barcelo...
Elderly urged to take flu vaccine to avoid healthcare system ‘overload’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A region-wide campaign begins on October 5 by appointment only in order to comply with social-distancing regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic