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Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights

REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on planes.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Mask appeal to reduce hospital admissions in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Miguel Minguez, wants people to wear masks in certain situations to reduce hospital admissions at a traditionally busy time of the year.

7 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

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

Spain’s bars and restaurants expecting bumper post-Covid Christmas

AROUND this time last year, the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus dashed the hopes of Spain’s bars and restaurants of any kind

7 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

Virus warning as 15 people die from Covid-19 in one week in Spain’s Malaga

Fifteen people from the province of Malaga have died from Covid-19 in one week, according to health authorities. The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday

8 Nov, 2022 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain’s Malaga has five times fewer Covid hospital admissions than a year ago

Spain’s Malaga registers highest number of Covid-19 deaths in three months

MALAGA has recorded the highest number of COVID-10 deaths in three months. According to data provided by the Andalucian Institute of Cartography and Statistics (IECA),

26 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

EU citizens free to travel to Spain without restrictions but Brits still need to present COVID-19 certificate

EU and Schengen Area passengers will now not need to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test or be vaccinated to enter Spain. But Brits,

26 Sep, 2022 @ 13:08

Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia sees arrival of 900,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

THE vaccination drive using this new delivery of vaccines will begin today, September 26, throughout Spain—with a total of 933,120 doses delivered to Andalucia for

26 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

The Gran Vía Metro Station Reopens In Madrid After 1,000 Days Closed

Could the days of wearing masks on Spain’s public transport be coming to an end?

While the use of facemasks as a means of preventing the spread of Covid-19 has long been abandoned in the United Kingdom, in Spain it

7 Sep, 2022 @ 17:07

Health·Lead·National News

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

Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

SPAIN’S health minister Carolina Darias today announced that 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be arriving in Spain over September, adding that these shots

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures

2 Sep, 2022 @ 18:30

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

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Hospital ICU Covid-19 cases in Spain hit lowest point since early days of pandemic

INTENSIVE care hospital admissions for Covid-19 have fallen to their lowest number since the Ministry of Health started publishing figures. 241 ICU cases were reported

26 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Scandal of Spain paying 60 times the market value for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid pandemic European Pr

Legal probe into Spain grossly overpaying for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid-19 pandemic

THE European Public Prosecutor’s Office will investigate whether Spain’s Health Ministry grossly overpaid for Chinese disposable PPE gowns during the early stages of the Covid-19

24 Aug, 2022 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·European Union·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

2 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·European Union·Health·Lead·Premium

Spain’s Andalucia to roll out fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine this autumn

THE second booster jabs are due to arrive in Andalucia this coming September or October, the Junta has announced. As with the first booster jab,

23 Jul, 2022 @ 10:30

Health·Lead

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

19 Jul, 2022 @ 16:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Hospital doctor assaulted by woman angry with emergency waiting times in Spain's Valencia

Hospitals in Spain at high risk due to coronavirus spike

COVID-19 patients are occupying more than 10% of hospital beds—placing Spanish hospitals at ‘high risk.’ According to an update from the Ministry of Health yesterday,

13 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia in favour of bringing back indoor mask mandate as Covid-19 cases rise

THE Junta has announced that it is in favour of reinstating a mask mandate for indoor public spaces and crowded outdoor areas. The announcement was

8 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Game Changing medication for Covid now available in Spain

Tablets that reduce the severity of Covid-19 symptoms can now be bought in different regions across Spain Paxlovid is now available in Andalucia, and in

6 Jul, 2022 @ 14:56

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Queen Letizia And King Felipe Pose For The Media Before The Gala Dinner With Us And European Leaders At The Nato

Spain’s Queen Letizia tests positive for Covid

Officials have confirmed to the Olive Press on behalf of the Spanish royal family that Queen Letizia has tested positive for Covid-19. Speaking exclusively to

5 Jul, 2022 @ 16:39

Lead·National News

Mayor of Spain’s Malaga tests positive for Covid

BY Livia Cockerell THE current wave of Covid is taking its toll on Malaga´s town hall. On Thursday, four councillors were unable to attend the

1 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Malaga

Spain rejects ending mask use on flights into the country

SPAIN has confirmed face masks will remain compulsory on flights into the country, despite the European Union lifting the obligation on member states. Spanish Health

12 May, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Politics·Travel News

Tourists are pouring back to Spain but still fall short of pre-Covid pandemic numbers

SPAIN welcomed four million foreign tourists in March- a number that’s eight times higher than a year earlier, but still below pre-Covid pandemic levels. Figures

5 May, 2022 @ 11:55

Lead·National News

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

SCIENTISTS at the Asturias Central University Hospital have identified several Covid-19 cases with a new variant that is largely local to the region, One case

4 May, 2022 @ 17:36

Asturias·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Ill Health Forces British Councillor To Resign From Mar Menor Council In Spain

British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons

ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months. Jo Scott filled a

3 May, 2022 @ 16:36

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Politics

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week after receiving 878,000 visitors

Spain’s Andalucia breaks tourism record for Easter Week with 878K visitors

AFTER two dark years for tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Andalucia has broken its own record this Easter by receiving 878,000 tourists to the

20 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Travel News

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

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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