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
Spain drops quarantine for mild or asymptomatic Covid positive cases
FROM Monday March 28, Spain has dropped the requirements for those who test positive for Covid-19 to self-isolate if they are asymptomatic or have only
All COVID-19 restrictions—bar masks indoors—lifted in Spain’s Malaga
AFTER more than two years of pandemic—which has seen home confinement, state of alarm, perimeter closures and closures of non-essential activity—all the limitations due to
Two years since lockdown: What we know about the evolution of coronavirus pandemic in Spain
IT’S been two years since Spain declared a ‘state of emergency’ as the coronavirus swept across Spain and the nation was put into lockdown. The
TRAVEL LATEST: Spain now allows entry to travellers with COVID recovery certificate
TRAVELLERS from non-EU countries will be allowed entry to Spain if they have a COVID-19 recovery certificate, in the latest loosening on travel restrictions. Until
EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for face mask use outdoors in Spain?
AS of today, Thursday February 10, face masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Spain. The royal decree order that ends the general obligation
Spain’s King Felipe VI tests positive with COVID-19
THE KING of Spain has tested positive for COVID-19. After presenting the first mild symptoms last night, King Felipe VI tested positive for the disease this morning,
TRAVEL UPDATE: Do I need a COVID-19 booster shot to travel to Spain?
NEW rules come into play from February 1 in Spain that mean vaccination certificates are only valid if you have received a jab against COVID
COVID-free: Just 76 of Spain’s 8,131 municipalities had no reported cases since the pandemic’s onset
TWO years and ten million infections after the first case of coronavirus in Spain, there are still some municipalities that can boast to being the
UPDATE: Spain to ditch outdoor face mask rule from February 10
THE Spanish government will lift the requirement for people to wear masks outdoors, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Friday in an unexpected U-turn. The
Amnesty International slams Spain over failure to investigate nursing home deaths during COVID pandemic
AMNESTY International slammed Spanish prosecutors for their failure to launch proper investigations into the deaths of tens of thousands of elderly residents in nursing homes
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister dismisses ‘false nonsense’ circulating over mark-up of lateral flow tests on the Rock
THE Gibraltar government was pushed to reveal details of the Rock’s procurement of Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) after rumours circulated that it was profiting from
TRAVEL UPDATE: Day 2 COVID tests scrapped in England and Scotland for fully vaccinated travellers
TRAVELLERS arriving in England and Scotland from Spain will no longer need to buy day-two COVID tests, if they are fully vaccinated. The rules will
How hemp fields in southern Spain could play a vital role in ending Covid pandemic
BENEATH the swathes of plastic that cover hillsides across southern Andalucia, a pungent smelling crop is being cultivated that could prove to be the secret
Yachting in Majorca and COVID-19
The Balearic Island of Mallorca is a popular destination for tourists, who come to enjoy the warm weather they may not be able to get
COVID UPDATE: Has Spain reached its peak in omicron wave of infections?
SPAIN has been in the grip of the sixth wave of coronavirus infections with the number of cases soaring in the run up to Christmas
Seal of royal approval for Spain’s major international tourist fair, Fitur, in Madrid
SPAIN’S big International Tourism Fair (Fitur) was officially opened on Wednesday by King Felipe and Queen Leitizia in Madrid. The royal couple toured the different
SAD GOODBYE: British expat dies from COVID in Spain’s Costa del Sol
A LONG-term British expat has died of COVID at the young age of 52. Father-of-one Andrew Levene passed away over Christmas at Marbella’s Costa del
Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February
SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates
COVID-19 passport extended until January 31 in Spain’s Andalucia
THE Andalucian Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has authorised the extension of the COVID-19 passport until January 31 in all places where it
Spain’s Malaga has only three municipalities without confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks
THE sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain continues at an accelerated pace with only three municipalities in Malaga free of COVID-19. According to
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs
SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.
LATEST: Spain extends COVID-19 travel ban for unvaccinated visitors from most non-EU countries until end of January
SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travels from a long list of non-EU countries for another month.
SPAIN TRAVEL UPDATE: UK scraps need for pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated arrivals
FULLY vaccinated travellers will no longer have to take pre-departure COVID tests before arriving in England in a change in the rules that comes into
Spain’s Andalucia to continue without restrictions—but proposes extension of COVID-19 passports for hospitality sector
FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions.
COVID-19 measures and restrictions to return to Spain’s Andalucia in the New Year
THE Junta’s committee of experts and provincial health committees will meet next week to discuss new COVID-19 control measures in light of the increase in