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Mandatory mask wearing on public transport in Spain ends this Wednesday

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has approved the end of mandatory mask wearing on public transport which is expected to be lifted on Wednesday. Spain was one of the few remaining European countries

7 Feb, 2023 @ 14:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport

THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be obligatory on the country’s planes, buses, trains and

18 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Far-right Vox party announces new abortion measures for Spain’s Castilla y Leon region

THE FAR-RIGHT Vox party wants to restrict abortion rights in the Castilla y Leon region by putting in new optional measures for women such as listening to the foetal heartbeat, having a

15 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's Government 'corrects' Transport Minister Within Minutes Over Mask Wearing Announcement For Air Travel

Spain’s government changes inaccurate mask wearing announcement for air travel

CONFUSION reigned in Spain on Thursday after Transport Minister, Raquel Sanchez, said that mask wearing was ending for air travel- only for the government to correct what she said minutes later. The

25 Aug, 2022 @ 12:56

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s new Covid vaccine gets massive EU order despite no official approval to use it

THE European Commission has agreed to buy 250 million doses of Spain’s Hipra Covid-19 vaccine despite the European Medicines Agency(EMA) yet to formally approve its use. 14 countries will get shots produced

2 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·European Union·Health·Lead·Premium

Spain's newly-developed Covid-19 vaccine, Hipra, claims good response to current Omicron variants

Spain’s newly-developed Covid vaccine, Hipra, claims good protection against Omicron variants

SPAIN’S new Covid-19 vaccine made by Girona-based pharmaceutical company Hipra is producing a good antibody response to the current range of Omicron variants that are behind the vast majority of new coronavirus

19 Jul, 2022 @ 16:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Heatwave fire fears forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New summertime Covid-19 restrictions ruled out as infections rise in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

NEW Covid-19 restrictions have been ruled out in the Valencian Community amidst a ‘seventh’ wave spike in new infections. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, appealed on Monday for people to wear masks and

11 Jul, 2022 @ 18:15

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on Thursday during a TV interview on La

16 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News·Premium

Spain’s Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

INDOOR mask wearing will end in Spain this Wednesday but with some key exceptions. The decision, which had been announced earlier this month, was formally approved at Tuesday’s Council of Ministers. Speaking

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Phase One Of The End Of Confinement In Calafell, Spain 20 May 2020

April 20: Spain to ditch compulsory indoor face mask wearing after Easter

SPAIN has announced when it will lift a requirement to wear face masks in indoor settings except when on public transports on inside hospitals and care homes. Minister of Health, Carolina Darias,

6 Apr, 2022 @ 15:09

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

Spain will discuss changes to indoor mask wearing rules at top-level health meeting in early April

THE one main remaining Covid-19 restriction of indoor mask-wearing is likely to be discussed next week at a national level. The next Interterritorial Council meeting, which brings together the national Health Ministry

28 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain's Council of Ministers ends final Covid restrictions involving mask wearing

Doctors worry over ending indoor mask wearing too soon as Covid-19 cases rise in Spain

AN end to compulsory indoor mask-wearing may not happen yet in Spain as Covid-19 infections start to rise again. Despite optimism from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, over three weeks ago that indoor

21 Mar, 2022 @ 15:42

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Daily Covid-19 infection updates scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new sign of post-pandemic normality has been announced by the Valencian government with daily Covid-19 infection updates abolished. Figures on infections, deaths, and hospital admissions for the coronavirus will now be

14 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain postpones decision on ending compulsory indoor mask wearing as Covid-19 infections tumble

NO decision was made on Thursday over when indoor mask-wearing rules will be relaxed in Spain. Last weekend, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, speculated that mandatory wearing would end ‘very soon’, as Covid-19

10 Mar, 2022 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

First cases of new BA.2 Omricon COVID-19 variant are confirmed in Spain

THE first cases of the new BA.2 Omricon variant have been confirmed in Spain. Two infections have been identified in Catalunya with a potential third case being studied in the Balearic Islands.

27 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain's Health Minister talks 'caution' as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

Spain’s Health Minister urges ‘caution’ as latest COVID-19 wave appears to have peaked

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has urged ‘caution’ as the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of subsiding. COVID cases currently stand at an average of 3,279 infections per

21 Jan, 2022 @ 15:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain's Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa

COVID-19 antigen test price in Spain capped to new maximum of under €3 per unit

ANTIGEN test kit prices in Spain will be fixed to a maximum of €2.94 from Saturday. The measure announced by the government will take effect a day after it is published this

13 Jan, 2022 @ 13:58

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain confirms total of 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases in the country

Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far

40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said that ‘there could be some community transmission’

16 Dec, 2021 @ 18:18

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women, lesbians, bisexuals, and trans people

FREE IVF treatment has been extended in Spain to single women, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. The order was signed this Friday by Health Minister, Carolina Darias, at a Madrid ceremony witnessed

5 Nov, 2021 @ 15:06

Health·Lead·National News

Spain rejects using EU COVID-19 travel passport for entry into bars and clubs

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has rejected using the EU COVID-19 certificate nationally to allow people into indoor hospitality and leisure venues. The government says that 11.3 million certificates have been issued

29 Jul, 2021 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Health minister says vaccines are ‘slowing down’ the spread of new COVID-19 infections in Spain

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says the rate of new COVID-19 cases is slowing down thanks to the country’s vaccination programme. In an interview today(July 23) with Onda Cero Radio, Carolina Darias

23 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Madrid Spain 04 01 2021 The Spanish Minister Of Health Salvador Illa

Self-testing Covid-19 kits will soon be available from pharmacies across Spain

SPAIN has said it will soon allow the sale of self-diagnosis COVID-19 tests from pharmacies as fifth wave sweeps across nation. Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, confirmed that Covid-19 self-diagnosis tests will

14 Jul, 2021 @ 11:30

Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

CURFEW CALL as health experts also demand nightclub closures to stem rising COVID-19 cases in Spain

A report from national Ministry of Health officials is proposing the return of a ‘night curfew’. That’s in addition to the ‘urgent’ closure of all nightlife venues in Spain in attempt to

6 Jul, 2021 @ 18:50

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Football fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums to watch La Liga soccer next season

FOOTBALL fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums ‘en-masse’ when the new La Liga season starts this August. Health Minister, Carolina Darias, announced the measure today(June 24) following a

24 Jun, 2021 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Football·Lead·Sport

Spain passes milestone as over half the population has got at least one COVID-19 vaccine injection

HALF of Spain’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Darias said that 15 million people had been fully vaccinated either with two doses

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

All children in Spain aged 12 to 17 years could be vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the new school year in September

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, wants all children between 12 and 17 to be vaccinated before the start of September’s new school year. Speaking today(June 4) to Cadena SER, Darias signalled that

4 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead