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COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions continue to fall on Spain’s Costa Blanca

149 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(May 5) in the Valencian Community, according to the regional health ministry. The key week-to-week comparison means there are

5 May, 2021 @ 19:21

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Setback for Balearic Islands as Supreme Court rejects COVID-19 restrictions proposed after Spain’s state of alarm ends

This has come as a major setback for president Francina Armengol, who last week made it clear that she was determined to keep most of

5 May, 2021 @ 19:00

Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Catalunya ready to vaccinate 50-59 age group

VACCINATIONS will be available for people aged between 50 and 59 from next week, regional authorities in Catalunya said. Appointments can be booked for the

5 May, 2021 @ 18:05

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

EXPLAINER:- The latest vaccination state of play for the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

DATE REVEALED for start of COVID vaccinations for people aged under 60 in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A new age bracket will get their first COVID vaccines in the Valencian Community from May 17. The regional health ministry says that vaccinations will

5 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

LATEST COVID-19 case numbers from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain continue in the right direction

127 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the Valencian Community today(May 4) according to the regional health ministry. That is a fall on a

4 May, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona BBQ lands him in hot water with Spain’s La Liga

A bit of team bonding involving Lionel Messi and his FC Barcelona teammates has ended up in a La Liga investigation. The 33-year-old Argentine ace

4 May, 2021 @ 19:43

Barcelona·Lead·Sport

Court rules that last year's lockdown travel rules in Spain were unconstitutional

Spain to let regions decide Covid-19 restrictions when State of Alarm lifts on May 9

SPAIN’S government will pass responsibility for coronavirus restrictions on to the country’s 17 autonomous regions when the State of Alarm expires next week, Deputy Prime

4 May, 2021 @ 19:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Residents of Spain’s Balearic Islands will be given €100 holiday vouchers to spend on inter-island escapes this summer

In a bid to boost domestic tourism, the Balearic government announced that all residents of Formentera, Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will be able to benefit

4 May, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Mallorca

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

LATE VERDICT as Costa Blanca residents in Spain will be told this Saturday about COVID restriction changes that start two days later

RESIDENTS in the Valencian Community will have to wait until the last minute to find out what health restrictions they will have to follow once

4 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

‘PARTY ANIMALS’ as teenagers drink alcohol and trash a holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

11 teenagers aged between 16 and 19 have been arrested for trashing a holiday home and staging an illegal alcohol-fuelled party in Alicante City. A

4 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

SHIPS LOCKED DOWN: Two container carriers quarantined at Valencia port due to COVID outbreaks on board

Spokespeople for the port management have guaranteed full compliance with all existing COVID measures and sanitary guidelines on behalf of the crews.

4 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Indian COVID-19 variant creeps into Spain but cases remain contained

THE Indian variant of COVID-19 currently causing devastation across India has been detected in Spain for the first time, but government officials insist there is

4 May, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Lead

Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 figures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas record a big weekend fall

THE weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a big drop compared to the previous weekend. 348 cases were reported since last

3 May, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Must visit: This Alicante town loved by Brits has beaches to rival Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro

EU demands countries use their ‘Covid passport’ to ease travelling restrictions from overseas

THE European Union is asking that restrictions on holiday travel from overseas are relaxed in line with use of a ‘Covid passport.” Under new plans,

3 May, 2021 @ 19:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Free healthcare and extended hotel stays for foreign tourists that catch Covid in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA is so confident of its Covid-safe status, that it’s offering free healthcare and extended hotel stays to tourists when the season restarts. Ministers are

3 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Travel News

Spain extends coronavirus ban on non-essential travel for those outside EU – including Brits – until May 31

THE Spanish government has extended a ban on all non-essential travel to Spain from outside the EU and Schengen area for another month. Confirmation of

3 May, 2021 @ 13:58

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Other News·Travel News

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OPINION: Why has Barcelona, Madrid and Palma de Mallorca been ranked the worst in Spain for their quality of life?

A new survey asked thousands of participants across the country to assess the overall quality of life in the city that they lived in

1 May, 2021 @ 17:00

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Mallorca

Things you can do for your mum if you can’t see her this Mother’s Day amid Spain’s COVID-restrictions

Coronavirus and confinement will mark this year’s Mother’s Day.

1 May, 2021 @ 15:30

Lead·National News·Other News

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain remain solidly constant

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community are continuing to stay constant with little change. The regional health ministry said tonight(April 30)

30 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

BORDER REOPENS as Portugal lifts January closure at 18 land crossings with Spain

PORTUGAL will reopen its land border with Spain tomorrow(May 1) two days ahead of schedule. Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced the country would be moving

30 Apr, 2021 @ 11:21

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Little change in COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia regions

215 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 29) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a fall of seven cases on a

29 Apr, 2021 @ 18:49

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

Relatives blame death of family member on his AstraZeneca injection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 64-year-old man has died on the Costa Blanca, eight days after getting his first shot of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. The man suffered an

29 Apr, 2021 @ 17:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Nearly 200 small companies granted aid for Covid-19 losses in expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES City Council is to pay €673,538 euros to 193 local companies via the Resistir Plan, designed to compensate for losses during the Coronavirus pandemic.

29 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead