Tag: Carolina Darias
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
All children in Spain aged 12 to 17 years could be vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the new school...
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...