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‘Hellhound’: The delightfully-named new Covid variant sweeping across Spain

The new Covid variant that is sweeping through Spain has unofficially been given the delightful moniker of ‘Hellhound’ by social media users. It is certainly

11 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Health·Lead

REMINDER: Spaces Covid face masks still have to be worn in Spain’s Andalucia

SINCE last April 20, and after two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the mask ceased to be mandatory inside buildings in Spain, with a few

5 Nov, 2022 @ 10:30

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Spain’s Andalucia against removal of masks on public transport and inside health care centres

ANDALUCIAN health experts firmly support maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres, health councilor says. Following a Governing

5 Oct, 2022 @ 10:00

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Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Spain’s Andalucia to roll out variant booster and flu jab as of today

ANDALUCIA will kickstarts the autumn booster rollout as of today, with a focus on over 80-year-olds and care home residents. Two weeks later, on October

3 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

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Fourth vaccine jab in Spain to be rolled out end of September for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes

THE autumn booster rollout for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes will kick-start on September 26—with Spain due to start receiving the first doses

9 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s Andalucia considers maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres ‘forever’

MASKS will continue to be mandatory inside health care centres and on public transport in Andalucia, health expert has said. According to the spokesperson for

25 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

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Spain's Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions

Spain rules out easing Covid face mask requirement on public transport and health centres until at least autumn

SPAIN’S Health Minister has rejected plans to relax face mask rules and they will continue to be compulsory on public transport and in health centres.

24 Aug, 2022 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

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

COVID hospital admissions in Malaga province have dropped dramatically in the last year. According to the latest data from the Regional Ministry of Health, there

21 Aug, 2022 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Malaga

LATEST: What you need to know about travelling to Spain from the UK

WITH the peak summer holiday season now in full-swing, here’s the run down of the rules for those travelling to Spain from the UK. Post-Brexit

10 Aug, 2022 @ 08:15

Must Read·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Medical fraudsters arrested in Spain’s Estepona

TWO Estepona fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly making more than €600,000 posing as a coronavirus test wholesaler online. One person attempted to buy 1,000

2 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Crisis at Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as doctors quit in their droves and patients wait ‘up to 60 hours for a bed’

DOCTORS at the Costa Blanca’s most beleaguered hospital have slammed the appalling working conditions and disgraceful levels of care. They told the Olive Press that

19 Jul, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

The Wizink Center In Madrid, Spain 09 Apr 2021

Second booster jab to be rolled out for over 60s in Spain

A Second covid booster has been approved for the over 60s and health workers in Spain. The fourth jab received approval from the Spanish Minister

13 Jul, 2022 @ 12:39

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Angry patient who attacked two ER doctors gets prison sentence in Spain

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

Fourth covid booster recommended for EU citizens

THE European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are recommending EU citizens over 60 should be offered a fourth

11 Jul, 2022 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to remain face mask free for next school year

MASKS will not be compulsory in Andalucian schools during the next school year. According to the recommendations drawn up by the Junta, face masks use

6 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

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.

A Covid cold front: Gibraltar health boss warns of unexpected winter coronavirus consequences

By Livia Cockerell DIRECTOR of Public Health Dr Helen Carter has warned that Covid could have unexpected consequences this winter. The pandemic seems to have

2 Jul, 2022 @ 09:53

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Covid concern over China arrivals in Spain

Covid hospitalisations on the rise in Spain’s Malaga

THE number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised in the province of Malaga is on the rise. A resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic, principally due to the

30 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Flight delays warning in Spain: Airport operator Aena is caught up in global IT outage

LATEST: What are the Covid-19 rules for travellers arriving in Spain?

SPAIN has dropped the need to show Covid-19 pass in early June for anyone arriving into the country from the EU or Schengen area meaning

28 Jun, 2022 @ 12:15

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Spain’s Andalucia to maintain Covid-19 alert level 0 throughout the summer

THE Junta has announced it will maintain alert level 0 for Covid-19 the entire summer season. Despite a recent increase in Covid-19 cases, above all

23 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

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Spain lifts ban on unvaccinated tourists and will allow entry with negative Covid test

SPAIN has eased entry restrictions for unvaccinated tourists from outside the European Union, one of the last countries to do so. Until now, third country

23 May, 2022 @ 10:00

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

LATEST: Spain extends ban on unvaccinated travellers until mid-June

SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travellers from a long list of non-EU countries, including Brits and

17 May, 2022 @ 12:45

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EXPLAINER: These are the places you still need to wear a face mask in Spain

THE withdrawal of the obligatory use of face masks indoors begins on Wednesday, April 20, 700 days after it was made compulsory. That said, there

22 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Fully vaccinated healthcare worker in Spain caught Covid twice within three weeks setting new record for reinfection

A 31-year-old woman in Spain set a record with the shortest known gap between infections when she caught Covid twice 20 days apart. Although it

21 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

First worldwide case of Covid in wild otter detected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESEARCHERS in Valencia have detected what is believed to be the first case of Covid-19 in a wild river otter which was discovered dead near

8 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

airport suffers 40% fall in travellers to Spain compared to September 2019

ESSENTIALS: What you need to know about Covid travel rules between Spain and the UK over Easter

EASTER is expected to see a return of the sort of numbers that flocked to Spain before the pandemic but for British holidaymakers there are

7 Apr, 2022 @ 11:00

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Phase One Of The End Of Confinement In Calafell, Spain 20 May 2020

April 20: Spain to ditch compulsory indoor face mask wearing after Easter

SPAIN has announced when it will lift a requirement to wear face masks in indoor settings except when on public transports on inside hospitals and

6 Apr, 2022 @ 15:09

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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‘Hellhound’: The delightfully-named new Covid variant sweeping across Spain

REMINDER: Spaces Covid face masks still have to be worn in Spain’s Andalucia

Spain’s Andalucia against removal of masks on public transport and inside health care centres

Spain’s Andalucia to roll out variant booster and flu jab as of today

Fourth vaccine jab in Spain to be rolled out end of September for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes

Spain’s Andalucia considers maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres ‘forever’

Spain rules out easing Covid face mask requirement on public transport and health centres until at least autumn

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

LATEST: What you need to know about travelling to Spain from the UK

Medical fraudsters arrested in Spain’s Estepona

EXCLUSIVE: Crisis at Torrevieja hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as doctors quit in their droves and patients wait ‘up to 60 hours for a bed’

Second booster jab to be rolled out for over 60s in Spain

Hospitals in Spain at high risk due to coronavirus spike

Fourth covid booster recommended for EU citizens

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to remain face mask free for next school year

A Covid cold front: Gibraltar health boss warns of unexpected winter coronavirus consequences

Covid hospitalisations on the rise in Spain’s Malaga

LATEST: What are the Covid-19 rules for travellers arriving in Spain?

Spain’s Andalucia to maintain Covid-19 alert level 0 throughout the summer

Spain lifts ban on unvaccinated tourists and will allow entry with negative Covid test

LATEST: Spain extends ban on unvaccinated travellers until mid-June

EXPLAINER: These are the places you still need to wear a face mask in Spain

Fully vaccinated healthcare worker in Spain caught Covid twice within three weeks setting new record for reinfection

First worldwide case of Covid in wild otter detected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ESSENTIALS: What you need to know about Covid travel rules between Spain and the UK over Easter

April 20: Spain to ditch compulsory indoor face mask wearing after Easter

EXCLUSIVE Confusion reigns for Brits at Malaga airport: Tourists and residents in Spain alike are bamboozled during EES digital passport roll out

Nuisance noise beware: Running the washing machine at night or drilling in the early morning CAN be prosecuted under Spanish housing law

Chilling scenes in Puerto Banus as suspected narco boat ‘dumps body in broad daylight and speeds away’

Seprona’s most shocking case: Woman in Madrid discovered living with over 50 dogs – six of which were dead

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia