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Why are so many people drowning in Spain this year? Multiple factors are behind concerning death toll, say experts

COVID-19: Spain’s lifeguards will NOT give kiss of life this summer as coronavirus Phase 2 beach plans emerge

SPAIN’S lifeguards will not administer the kiss of life this summer, it has emerged. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation has been banned by the Royal Spanish Salvage and

29 May, 2020 @ 20:05

Health·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Latest coronavirus figures in Spain as health ministry counts infections among health workers for first time

THE number of new COVID-19 cases being reported daily in Spain has stagnated at around 180. Several small outbreaks across the country have managed to

29 May, 2020 @ 19:42

Lead·National News

Police in Spain can issue fines as high as €3,000 to people who throw their gloves and face masks on the floor

POLICE throughout Spain have started issuing fines to people who throw their used gloves and face masks on the ground.

29 May, 2020 @ 19:13

Cadiz·Lead·Sevilla

Shopping centres, restaurants and beaches will reopen on MONDAY as Valencian Community ready to enter phase 2 of de-escalation – full rules here

THE Valencian Community will enter phase 2 of de-escalation from Spain’s state of alarm lockdown this coming Monday, June 1. The Minister for Health, Salvador

29 May, 2020 @ 19:04

Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19: Costa del Sol to get 900 ‘beach agents’ while one town to clean sand ‘nightly’ in Phase 2 of Spain’s coronavirus exit plan

MALAGA will deploy 902 ‘beach agents’, while one Costa del Sol town is to conduct nightly sand ‘cleaning’, it has been announced. The measures come

29 May, 2020 @ 17:08

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Terrace tax suspended to help hospitality recover during coronavirus de-escalation period on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA City Council has decided that bars and cafes are now exempt from paying the additional tax for using pavements for their businesses. The Councillor

29 May, 2020 @ 13:52

Costa Blanca

Partitioning system for safe beach use during de-escalation period devised by company on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BEACHES throughout Spain will allow sunbathing at some stage in the coming weeks as the country progresses through the four phases of the COVID-19 de-escalation

29 May, 2020 @ 13:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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Spain and Europe’s COVID-19 response hampered by insufficient testing and lack of PPE, reveal minutes of EU coronavirus meetings

INSUFFICIENT testing hampered Spain and the EU’s COVID-19 response, newly-released documents have revealed. Minutes from the meetings of the European Centre for Disease Control and

29 May, 2020 @ 12:06

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Coronavirus has entered its ‘final phase’ in Spain and will be ‘insignificant’ within weeks, says infectious diseases expert

Experts say the spread of coronavirus in the coming weeks will be minimal and that large outbreaks are “unlikely”.

29 May, 2020 @ 11:00

Lead·National News

‘DISASTROUS’: Phase 3 restrictions on nightclubs such as markers on dancefloors blasted by business owners in Spain’s Mallorca and Ibiza

Clubbers will be forced to wear face masks and marks will be painted on the dance floor to aid social distancing

29 May, 2020 @ 09:14

Business & Finance·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Chief Minister thanks Gibraltar in Parliament for COVID-19 response

With the number of active COVID-19 cases rising to 11, the Gibraltar Parliament met today for the first time since March 20.

28 May, 2020 @ 21:59

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

BREAKING: Spain records just ONE coronavirus death and 182 new cases in past 24 hours

SPAIN has recorded just one death from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry, it brings the total number of people

28 May, 2020 @ 18:01

Lead·National News

Petrol prices in Spain register highest decrease in four years, but food prices continue to rise

PETROL prices in Spain have dropped by 1% in May, but food prices continue to rise.

28 May, 2020 @ 14:52

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain doesn’t rule out opening to tourism on a region-by-region basis depending on an area’s COVID-19 incidence

SPAIN may open up to tourism step-by-step and on a regional level depending on how well an area is coping with COVID-19, it has been

28 May, 2020 @ 14:27

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s Balearic Islands propose arrival of 3,000 international holidaymakers in JUNE as part of pilot test for tourism

These tourists would largely be made up of German nationals due to ongoing discussions with tour operators in the country

28 May, 2020 @ 08:58

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Self-employed in Spain’s Balearic Islands to receive between €2,000 and €3,000 in NON-REFUNDABLE aid if they continue their activity this year

Using a pot of €11.4 million, the self-employed will be able to apply for a non-refundable payment on the condition that they continue their activity

28 May, 2020 @ 07:55

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

Gibraltar Government urges extra care at beaches while COVID cases rise

There are not enough fully-trained lifeguards to start taking care of the beaches, said the Chief Minister after a few sea rescues in recent days.

27 May, 2020 @ 22:09

Gibraltar

BREAKING: Number of both coronavirus related deaths and new infections in Spain rise slightly in last 24 hours

BOTH the number of coronavirus related deaths and the number of new infections in Spain have increased slightly in the last 24 hours.

27 May, 2020 @ 19:09

Health·Lead·National News

Spain could receive €140 billion from the EU’s coronavirus recovery programme

SPAIN could get €140 billion from the EU’s coronavirus recovery plan, it has been announced.

27 May, 2020 @ 18:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Five people who faked kidnapping of COVID-19 victim in Spain’s Alicante arrested

A GANG of bogus kidnappers have been arrested after it emerged that the man they had allegedly grabbed was actually in hospital. Police have revealed

27 May, 2020 @ 14:53

Costa Blanca·Lead

Travelplan offers seven-night stays in Spain’s Balearic Islands from €299 to boost national tourism post COVID-19

Aptly named 'Phase T,' the tour operator will offer 'once in a lifetime deals never seen before in its history'

26 May, 2020 @ 15:52

Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Spain’s Costa del Sol regains momentum with Airbnb as searches increase by 500%

The Costa del Sol begins to recover in Airbnb’s bookings

26 May, 2020 @ 10:06

Lead·Travel News

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Airlines and tour operators prepare for return to Spain

TUI prepares to send ‘millions of tourists’ to Spain says CEO of the firm Fritz Joussen

26 May, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

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Spain reports 132 new COVID-19 cases – lowest daily count since March 4, while only 50 new coronavirus-related deaths

SPAIN has reported 132 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, while the Government has re-calculated its overall death toll. This is the lowest

25 May, 2020 @ 18:59

Lead·National News

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Spain’s coronavirus quarantine for tourists to be scrapped in July

STRICT quarantine rules on tourists visiting Spain will be lifted in July. During the coronavirus lockdown, all international travellers arriving in the country have been

25 May, 2020 @ 16:07

Lead·National News

Local mayor slams regional and national governments for ‘stealing our savings’ and ‘drowning’ the towns of Spain’s Costa Blanca

MAYOR of Orihuela Emilio Bascuñana wants to resolve the coronavirus crisis with surplus council funds from local town halls. However, he wants the funds to

25 May, 2020 @ 15:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

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