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COVID-19 lockdown has denied Lisa Burgess vital oncology appointments but her chef partner’s kitchen skills have put a smile on her face

DAY 50 of cancer lockdown with my French partner and chef, Joffrey Charles, and the good news is I am not starving. My oncology appointments have been postponed twice at Costa del

25 Apr, 2020 @ 15:30

Health

Specsavers Opticas reveals the key tips to protect your vision while staring at screens and teleworking during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

DAILY routines for people in Spain have changed dramatically in response to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). With more people working from home and a higher daily screen time, it is more

25 Apr, 2020 @ 14:30

Ask the Optician·Health·National News

While we can’t all ‘go hog wild and have big fun on the bayou’ this sausage jambalaya is the perfect one-pot feast for Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

FOR the last few weeks they have been holed up in Granada following a coronavirus travel nightmare (see Olive Press Issue 340). But now British couple Yianni Papoutsis, 44, (founder of MEATliquor in the

25 Apr, 2020 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Mayor in Spain’s Mallorca fined €3,000 after attending alcohol-fuelled party during COVID-19 lockdown

Mayor Montserrat Rossello was found hiding out in a backroom when the Guardia Civil stormed the property

25 Apr, 2020 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EXODUS: 1.5 million foreigners have fled Spain since outbreak of COVID-19

FIGURES have revealed that a whopping 1.5 million foreign nationals have left Spain since the coronavirus lockdown began. Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya faced congress yesterday to discuss the government’s efforts to

24 Apr, 2020 @ 19:20

Lead·Travel News

Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid

SCIENTISTS from the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid have revealed findings from studies on the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Spain. Studying the genetic make up of the virus in

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead·Madrid·National News

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EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules

What exactly are the country’s youngest citizens permitted to do outside? When and where can they do it? And who must accompany them?

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:49

Lead·National News

Congress extends Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown to May 10 amid fierce criticism of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez

THE Spanish Congress has voted to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until May 10. This evening politicians passed the third extension to the state of alarm, which was originally announced on March

22 Apr, 2020 @ 23:01

Lead·National News·Politics

Mercadona sees profits drop 95% in March during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis

MERCADONA has recorded losses of nearly 95% in March, it claims are due the coronavirus crisis. The supermarket giant insists the slump is due to a 25% increase in costs, including for

22 Apr, 2020 @ 18:10

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

€17 MILLION: Leaked documents reveal total cost of faulty COVID-19 tests Spain ordered from China

LEAKED official documents have revealed the true cost of Spain’s faulty COVID-19 testing kit debacle. Obtained by Spanish newspaper El Mundo, the papers show how Spanish health services were left desperately short

22 Apr, 2020 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Thousands sign petition to demand Spain’s Balearic Islands reopen to curb COVID-19’s ‘devastating’ emotional, physical and economic damage’

The petition calls on Pedro Sanchez to employ 'common sense' in lifting the lockdown restrictions across the region

22 Apr, 2020 @ 10:39

Health·Lead·Mallorca

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U-TURN: Children aged 14 and under in Spain CAN go out for walks, says Government after earlier COVID-19 advice said ‘only for essentials’

From Monday, some 8.3 million minors who will have been confined to their houses for six weeks, will be able to go and get some fresh air

21 Apr, 2020 @ 23:36

Lead·National News

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he’s been phoning up pals to ‘check on their libidos’ during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

LEGENDARY Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has been phoning up his pals to check on their libidos during lockdown. In an essay penned for IndieWire the 70-year-old Dolor y Gloria director revealed he

21 Apr, 2020 @ 17:10

Celebrity·Lead

BREAKING: Children up to age 14 can go outside with an adult from April 27 in relaxation of Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown

CHILDREN up to 14 years old will be allowed outside in less than a week, the Government has announced. The age limit had been set at 12 years old, but has now

21 Apr, 2020 @ 15:38

Lead·National News

Health passports ‘a possibility’ for entry into Spain’s Balearic Islands as government studies ways to protect region from COVID-19

An 'immunological passport' hopes to safeguard the health of the Balearic community and at the same time reactivate a highly valued tourism industry

21 Apr, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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COVID-19: Spain sees 4,000 new cases in 24 hours, as 430 people die, but infection rates decline

IN the last 24 hours 430 people are reported to have died from coronavirus in Spain. These latest figures, from the Ministry of Health, take the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 21,282.

21 Apr, 2020 @ 13:19

Lead·National News

COVID-19: Ill-timed Champions League tie between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid blamed for Merseyside’s spike in deaths

MATTHEW Ashton, Liverpool City Council’s director of public health, has strongly urged that the city’s Champions League match with Atletico Madrid be investigated as the possible cause of 246 deaths there since

21 Apr, 2020 @ 09:56

Lead·Sport

REVEALED: Spain’s Balearic Islands records second lowest number of COVID-19 infections in 24 hours as cases by municipality disclosed

Just 15 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24-hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,788

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:36

Health·Lead·Mallorca

Police in Spain are impounding Gibraltar-registered cars, with some drivers invoiced up to €17,000 in COVID-19 clampdown

Fabian Picardo expresses sympathy with owners of vehicles caught out, but confirms they should have registered them as Spanish if they were living there.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:01

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Online crimes soar during Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown as Correos becomes latest victim

DURING the coronavirus lockdown, online scams and hoaxes have soared by over 70%, according to Guardia Civil figures. One of the most shocking scams has been from online fraudsters posing as sanitary

20 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Australian cyclist slammed online for breaking Spain’s strict COVID-19 quarantine

AUSTRALIAN time trial cyclist Rohan Dennis has come under fire after an Instagram post appeared to show him leaving his home and going for a drive near his Girona residence. The world

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:15

Lead·Sport

‘Terrified’ prisoners in Spain’s Mallorca demand to be set free after ‘degrading’ response to COVID-19 that ‘violates their human rights’

Lawyers claim the World Health Organisation's guidelines to halt the spread of coronavirus have been violated

20 Apr, 2020 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Agent Amanda Butler is confident of Mallorca property market’s resilience and expects influx of inquiries for spacious homes post-COVID-19

We will overcome this, in time, but I truly believe that the way we have managed to ride the COVID-19 wave will help to reaffirm the reputation of Mallorca

19 Apr, 2020 @ 16:00

Amanda Butler: Keys to the Island·Mallorca·Property

CASTAWAY COOKING: This chicken, ham and bean stew is an homage to the Sierra Nevada mountains, writes British chef stranded in Spain due to COVID-19

In our present situation there can't be many people who haven't got a jar of beans somewhere in their kitchen

19 Apr, 2020 @ 13:00

Celebrity·Food & Drink·Lead

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Spain’s PSOE party accuses VOX of ‘hate crimes’ for spreading false COVID-19 information

The complaint stems from a series of tweets from Vox back on January 18 and again between April 2 and 7 aimed at the PSOE

19 Apr, 2020 @ 12:59

Lead·National News·Politics

Man arrested in Spain’s Mallorca for pretending to be army sergeant and making COVID-19 checks on general public

Dressed head-to-toe in military uniform, the man had stopped several people to ask why they were outside

18 Apr, 2020 @ 15:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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