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Boss says Benidorm hotels ‘are not throwing in the towel’ as occupancy collapses to just 30 per cent this week on Spain’s Costa Blanca

QUARANTINE rules, the new school year and lockdown restrictions have caused hotel occupancy rates to drop by around 20 per cent in a week throughout

8 Sep, 2020 @ 17:50

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Textile Firm On Spain S Costa Blanca Produces Colour Changing Mask To Help In Battle Against Covid 19

Textile firm on Spain’s Costa Blanca produces colour-changing mask in battle against COVID-19

A TEXTILE printing company has produced a reusable mask that turns from green to white if the wearer gets a high temperature and possibly COVID-19.

8 Sep, 2020 @ 16:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Malaga could face COVID-19 restrictions from next week if cases continue to rise as figures show it accounts for 30% of hospitalisations in Spain’s Andalucia

The regional government now believes the province is experiencing 'community transmission', with the source of many cases being unknown

8 Sep, 2020 @ 16:06

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Health chief says up to 60 per cent of people are breaking COVID-19 isolation rules in Spain’s Murcia region

UP TO 60 PER CENT of people that are meant to be self-isolating over COVID-19 are lying about being at home, according to the Murcian

8 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia adds 1,043 COVID-19 cases with Malaga leading the pack

Almeria recorded the second-highest number of new cases with 193, then Granada (166), Sevilla (151), Cadiz (103), Jaen (72), Cordoba (37) and Huelva (14)

8 Sep, 2020 @ 14:48

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain’s Malaga records the lowest number of daily Covid infections in seven months and zero deaths

Spanish study finds Vitamin D may keep COVID-19 patients out of intensive care

A FORM of vitamin D may have kept COVID-19 sufferers out of intensive care, according to a Spanish study. Researchers followed 76 patients who were

8 Sep, 2020 @ 14:21

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Pandemic cash boost for home-workers and small firms with government grants of up to €15,000 in Spain’s Murcia

SELF-EMPLOYED people and companies that work in telesales have been given a boost in Spain’s Murcia region. Grants are now available for workers to help

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

30,000 businesses in Spain’s Balearic Islands at risk of disappearing due to COVID-19 crisis

Fundacion Impulsa has estimated that more than 30,000 businesses in the region will close permanently by the end of next year

8 Sep, 2020 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

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Spain studying reducing coronavirus quarantine from 14 to 10 days

The reduction to 5 or 7 days as proposed by Germany has been ruled out

8 Sep, 2020 @ 11:43

Lead·National News

Spain adds 26,560 COVID-19 cases over weekend as official total surpasses 500,000 and children begin return to school

Many parents remain concerned that schools will not be able to cope with anti-coronavirus measures but have been told that attendance is mandatory

7 Sep, 2020 @ 18:54

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

BREAKING: England to lift COVID-19 quarantine on travellers returning from islands after infuriating Spain with whole-country approach

THE UK is expected to announce today that future quarantines on travellers returning to England will make exemptions for islands less affected by COVID-19 than

7 Sep, 2020 @ 16:52

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Resident Dies And 54 Others Test Positive For Covid 19 In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Nursing home resident dies of COVID-19 and 54 others test positive in major outbreak on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA nursing home has been taken over by the regional health authority after one person died from COVID-19 and 54 residents tested positive

7 Sep, 2020 @ 15:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Barbate in Spain’s Cadiz approves urgent measures to fight rise in COVID-19 cases and asks population to stay at home

The town in Cadiz, famed for its ancient fishing techniques and world-class tuna, has advised residents to leave the house 'only when strictly necessary'

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:56

Cadiz·Coronavirus·Lead

Major Tourist City Calls For Partial Reopening Of Clubs And Late Bars On Spain S Costa Blanca

Major tourist city calls for partial reopening of nightlife venues on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S MAYOR wants nightclubs and late bars to reopen with a terrace service only. Luis Barcela has contacted the Valencian Government over relaxing restrictions which

7 Sep, 2020 @ 13:29

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels report best week of the summer as Spanish room bookings keep them goin

Benidorm leads way in COVID-19 safety approval on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PROMINENT Costa Blanca hotel association, HOSBEC, has added 11 more hotels to their ‘Protocol On’ scheme. Benidorm sees seven additional hotels getting the seal

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:44

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

IN NUMBERS: Latest coronavirus figures from across Spain’s Andalucia show decline in confirmed cases

Despite the decline in numbers a new outbreak has been detected in an old people’s home in Malaga with 25 confirmed cases.

7 Sep, 2020 @ 10:40

Lead

Estimates show Spain’s ‘lockdown loss’ of over 40 million tourists and nearly 50 BILLION euros so far

FIGURES released this morning, September 6, suggest that Spain had around 40 million fewer international tourists during the first eight months of 2020, compared to

6 Sep, 2020 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

COVID-19 outbreaks of a ‘social origin’ appear in more popular expat towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA is one of three towns named yesterday to have outbreaks of the coronavirus, all emanating from a ‘social origin’. The three cases confirmed join

5 Sep, 2020 @ 18:47

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

WATCH: Applause as COVID-19 patient leaves ICU in Mallorca after 159 days in new Spain record

Manuel, 64, won his battle against coronavirus this week, 159 days after being admitted into intensive care at Son Espases hospital

4 Sep, 2020 @ 17:15

Lead·Mallorca

IN PICS: Dozens of locals attending protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Mallorca slapped with €100 fines

Dozens of demonstrators were sanctioned for taking part in the Palma demo against Spain’s stringent COVID regulations

4 Sep, 2020 @ 17:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Los Clientes De Los Bares Apuraban Ayer Las Ltimas Horas En Las Que Pod An Hacer Uso De La Barra Antes De Que Entrara En Vigor La Nueva Restricci N

Bar owners describe new serving restrictions as a ‘nail in the coffin’ in Spain’s Murcia region

BARS AND RESTAURANTS in the Murcia region can no longer sell drinks and food to customers directly from their bar service areas. The move has

4 Sep, 2020 @ 14:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Mar Menor

Teachers will get COVID-19 training but only after new school year starts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TEACHERS in Valencian Community schools are to be taught to identify COVID-19 symptoms amongst their students. The sessions though are scheduled to commence after next

4 Sep, 2020 @ 12:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

British man's body found floating in Costa Blanca marina after falling off his boat

Young tourists quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 during holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GROUP of young tourists from Spain’s northern Basque Country are behind a COVID-19 outbreak of 19 cases in a Costa Blanca resort. Their holiday

4 Sep, 2020 @ 11:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Spain adds almost 9,000 COVID-19 cases Thursday – but 70% are asymptomatic and health boss says disease is slowing down

In his press conference today, director of health emergencies Fernando Simon said more than 30% of new cases are being reported in Madrid

3 Sep, 2020 @ 19:21

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Popular expat town suffers first COVID-19 outbreak since pandemic began on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ROJALES, which includes the popular expat community of Quesada, has suffered its first COVID-19 outbreak since the start of this year’s pandemic. The Valencian Community’s

3 Sep, 2020 @ 15:06

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s Andalucia sees over 1,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours with Malaga accounting for almost half

The Costa del Sol province far outpaces its seven neighbours, with Cadiz and Almeria coming in a joint distant second

3 Sep, 2020 @ 14:06

Coronavirus·Lead

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