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

COVID-19 cases fall by over 40% in a week across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE trend of falling coronavirus infections stepped up another gear today(August 10) in the Valencian Community with a 40% drop in new cases over a week. Daily new case numbers have fallen

10 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Nearly 400,000 rapid self-testing Covid kits sold in Spain

ALMOST 400,000 rapid self-testing COVID-19 kits were bought across Spain during the first week that they were made available to the public. A total of 386,155 COVID antigen tests were sold during

7 Aug, 2021 @ 18:36

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 hospital admissions fall again as new infections stay constant in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case numbers have show little change in either daily or weekly comparisons in the Valencian Community, as hospitalisations continue to fall. The number of new coronavirus infections today(August 6) is 2,060.

6 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

New Primark to open in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE popular fashion store is coming to Marbella’s La Cañada shopping centre at the end of August. After months of construction, the Irish company behind the global brand has finally announced the

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

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Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases show another big weekly fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SIGNIFICANT falls in week-to-week COVID infection totals are being maintained in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 5) stand at 2,073 new cases compared to 2,968 on July 29, and 3,159 infections on

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Unvaccinated man becomes first person to die from Covid-19 in Gibraltar in months

A UNVACCINATED man aged between 60-65 has died from Covid-19 taking the death count to 95. Officials say the resident died from Covid-19 pneumonitis with superimposed bacterial pneumonia. He also had underlying

5 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

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

COVID-19 cases are continuing their steady reduction in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

2,297 new coronavirus infections were reported today(August 4) in the Valencian Community. That’s another week-to-week fall compared to 2,685 new cases on July 28, and 3,015 on July 21. The Wednesday total

4 Aug, 2021 @ 19:56

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Fears over new tourist tax 'driving away' British tourists from Spain's Costa Blanca, despite Alicante and Benidorm councils refusing to charge it

Spain will not go onto the red travel list according to ‘Whitehall sources’ as COVID-19 cases fall

REPORTS strongly suggest today(August 4) that Spain will be not be transferred to the ‘red’ list on tomorrow’s anticipated UK government ‘traffic-light’ travel system review. The Times newspaper quotes a Whitehall source

4 Aug, 2021 @ 14:24

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection rate is continuing to fall in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have registered another weekly reduction in the Valencian Community. Today’s(August 3) total of 1,704 new cases is down on the July 27 figure of 1,875 infections and 2,112 cases on

3 Aug, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Become a party-crasher in Ibiza as part of an official police team

POLICE on the Spanish island of Ibiza are inviting foreigners to swap parties for patrolling in a new initiative to help crack down on illegal parties. With most of the big clubs

3 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead

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

Andalucia reports highest Covid-19 death count in a day since May

THERE were 23 COVID-19 deaths in andalucia reported on Monday (August 2) with nine of these in the province of Malaga. This is the highest number of deaths the region has seen

3 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

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Weekend COVID-19 case rises are getting lower in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

6,645 new coronavirus cases were accumulated over the weekend in the Valencian Community. The total, obtained by combining regional health ministry figures for Saturday and today(August 2), show another slowing down in

2 Aug, 2021 @ 19:07

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccine shots will be offered at the same time in some parts of Spain

New COVID-19 vaccine test injections on volunteers in Spain are delayed due to safety concerns

AUTHORITIES have stopped clinical trials for a Spanish-developed COVID-19 vaccine after media reports that a monkey developed a lung lesion during testing. Over hundred volunteers were set to get the first test

2 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID-19 infections and hospital cases record new falls in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

UPDATE: COVID-19 cases drop in Gibraltar

COVID cases on the Rock have finally begun to fall, with positive cases dropping by more than 100 over the weekend. After an increasing number of cases in Gibraltar, infections have fallen

2 Aug, 2021 @ 11:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Big 30% fall in COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have dropped by nearly a third in the Valencian Community, as this week’s trend of falling case numbers continues. The regional health ministry today(July 30) announced 1,977 new coronavirus cases.

30 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Minister of health, care, justice and equity, Samantha Sacramento

Gibraltar launches new five-year Mental Health Strategy

THE Minister for Health has announced a new Mental Health Strategy to improve the wellbeing of the country. The five-year plan has been developed in response to a 2020 survey, which highlighted

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19 weekly case rates continue to ‘flatten out’ in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest figures from the Valencian health ministry bring a mixed regional picture over the COVID-19 pandemic. This week’s new trend of lower week-to-week infections is continuing in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July

29 Jul, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Dominic Raab won't rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into quarantine despite EU travel rule change

Dominic Raab won’t rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into UK quarantine despite EU travel rule change

PEOPLE returning to the UK from Spain may be forced to go into quarantine despite relaxations announced yesterday for fully-vaccinated travellers. Speaking to Sky News today(July 29), the UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic

29 Jul, 2021 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Increase in COVID-19 cases continues to slow down in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE rate of new COVID-19 infections is continuing to show signs of falling in the Valencian Community. 2,685 new infections were announced today(July 28) compared to 3,015 a week ago. It continues

28 Jul, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Curfew reduces COVID infections in 70% of areas in Spain’s Valencia region

AS the enforcement of restrictions to combat the fifth wave of COVID in the Valencia region continues to spark argument and heated debate, the figures are clear – they work. Statistics published

28 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have so far been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Staff shortages mean just 13% of COVID-19 rule breakers have been fined in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

LEGAL staff have only been able to process 13% of fines imposed by police for breaking COVID-19 rules in the Valencian Community. 208,000 infractions have been reported so far since varying restrictions

28 Jul, 2021 @ 13:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Smaller rise in weekend COVID-19 totals for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

6,390 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend in the Valencian Community, combining the Saturday and Monday regional health ministry figures. In an early possible sign of an infection rate reduction,

26 Jul, 2021 @ 19:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

People who don’t live together will be banned from sleeping together overnight in Spain’s Murcia

PEOPLE who don’t live together are banned from an overnight ‘hook up’ under a new ‘soft’ COVID-19 curfew announced by the Murcia government. Murcia’s Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreño, said the measure

26 Jul, 2021 @ 16:16

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Gibraltar budget 2021 confirms 2.5% corporate tax increase

CORPORATE tax will be increased to 12.5% in Gibraltar following a ‘revenue wrecking’ pandemic. In July’s 2021 Budget speech, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced a hike of 2.5% for corporate tax and

26 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

AFTER a slow start, Spain has now fully vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both the United States and the United Kingdom. Data released on Saturday showed that 54.3% of

26 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is 'killed off' due to 'disproportionate' restrictions

Summer in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain is ‘killed off’ due to ‘disproportionate’ COVID-19 restrictions

NEW restrictions to fight COVID-19 infections introduced by the Valencian government have been branded as ‘consummating the death of the summer’. Night curfews have been extended today(July 26) to 77 municipalities including

26 Jul, 2021 @ 11:40

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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