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Protest Against Covid Passports In Barcelona, Spain 25 Dec 2021

IN PICS: Anti-vaxxers stage demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona against holiday season restrictions and need for vaccine passports

HUNDREDS of protestors took to the streets on Christmas Day in Barcelona in anger at new restrictions imposed by the regional government in a

27 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead·Politics

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

Lateral Flow and PCR Covid tests: What’s the difference and when to get tested ahead of festivities in Spain

THE countdown to Christmas Day is well underway with those long-awaited festive get-togethers just around the corner. But with the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading

24 Dec, 2021 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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ANALYSIS: The stats that reveal who died from COVID-19 in Spain during first year of pandemic

SPAIN’S National Institute of Statistics (INE) this month published the first dataset on COVID-19 deaths according to age and location. The figures allow for visualisation

24 Dec, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Must Read

Spanish actor Antonio Resines in ICU with COVID days before he was due to receive third vaccine

SPANISH actor Antonio Resines has been admitted to Intensive Care following complications with COVID-19 just a few days before he was due to get his

23 Dec, 2021 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Lead·Madrid

Catalunya becomes first of Spain’s regions to reimpose curfew as COVID-19 infections soar

CATALUNYA has become the first of Spain’s regions to reimpose a night-time curfew in a bid to curb COVID-19 infections over the Christmas period. The

23 Dec, 2021 @ 17:49

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

English teacher sacked for refusing to wear mask at school in Spain’s Granada

ANDALUCIA’S education authority has suspended an English teacher without any pay for refusing to wear a face mask at a school in Granada. The English

22 Dec, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Education·Lead·Must Read

Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos in COVID-19 scare after meeting Rafa Nadal in UAE

Just days after his first public appearance in months, Spain’s former monarch King Juan Carlos was at the centre of a COVID-19 scare after tennis

21 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Andalucia calls on Spain’s government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt surge of new COVID-19 infections

DUE to the significant increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain, the Junta has asked the Ministry of Health to reintroduce the mandatory use of face

17 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Anti-vaxxers scammed in Spain:”I paid €200 for a fake COVID certificate and it never arrived”

SPAIN’S Office for Internet Security (OSI) has issued a warning against online scams asking for cash in return for fake COVID certificates that never arrive.

14 Dec, 2021 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

What you need to know about Covid passports: Are foreign vaccination certificates accepted in Spain?

DIGITAL COVID certificates proving vaccination status are now required to enter many bars, restaurants and venues in Spain. You’ll be asked to present your COVID

10 Dec, 2021 @ 15:06

Health·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Omicron alert on Gibraltar

A POSSIBLE case of Omicron has been detected in Gibraltar. More information will be available in the next 24-48 hours after tests are carried out.

9 Dec, 2021 @ 17:39

Gibraltar·Lead

GOOD GOING: Spain beats COVID vaccination target

SPAIN has exceeded its initial vaccination target. Some 79.4% of the adult population has been vaccinated with two doses, meaning more than 37.6 million people.

8 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

Spain’s Christmas party warning after 68 Malaga medics catch COVID-19 at super-spreader seasonal lunch

A GROUP of 68 medical staff working at an intensive care unit in Malaga have all tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a Christmas party.

7 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Mass vaccination point springs up at Costa Blanca shopping centre amidst fear of rising infection rates in Spain

A MASS vaccination point is being quickly set up at a Torrevieja shopping centre with a “no appointment necessary” message to all people needing their

6 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Spain

SPANISH health authorities have confirmed that the first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Spain. The variant was detected

29 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain names the country that's importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

British citizens will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID to enter Spain from December 1

BRITS visiting Spain will have to be fully vaccinated before they are let in from December 1. Spain has changed its entry requirements for UK

27 Nov, 2021 @ 12:56

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain to ban flights from South Africa over fears of new COVID-19 variant

SPAIN’S government is planning on restricting flights from South Africa and Botswana over concerns about a highly contagious new COVID-19 variant that has been detected

26 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

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Spain raises ‘high risk’ threshold in overhaul of Covid traffic light system as cases rise

Spain’s Health Ministry has reached an agreement with regional authorities to raise the thresholds to determine low, medium and high risk infection rates in an

24 Nov, 2021 @ 13:02

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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Car factory in Spain insists its unvaccinated workers eat separately in staff canteen

SPANISH car manufacturer SEAT has asked workers at its factory outside Barcelona to sit in a separated section if they hadn’t been vaccinated, in the

21 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

Gibraltar denies that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ but warns caution is needed as infections rise

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was forced to deny that Christmas had been cancelled on the Rock after sensationalist headlines claimed the government had done

19 Nov, 2021 @ 17:15

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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

Half of anti-vaxxers in Spain’s Balearic Islands are expat residents

HEALTH authorities in the Balearics are concerned after it emerged half of those who have yet to vaccinated are among the foreign resident population across

18 Nov, 2021 @ 12:35

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania

17 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from coronavirus by almost 90%

THE Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from COVID-19 by almost 90%. The US-based company published their preliminary results of the experimental antiviral pill

7 Nov, 2021 @ 18:32

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain donates over a third of a million Covid-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa

SPAIN has donated a total of 326,400 COVID-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa. The first shipment of the vaccines arrived on Thursday, November 4 in Abidjan,

6 Nov, 2021 @ 13:38

Health·Other News

UPDATE: New change to Covid paperwork requirements for UK travellers into Spain

AMIDST all the other concerns about the amount of official documentation required to travel under Covid-19 restrictions, the Home Office have announced another update. Spain

4 Nov, 2021 @ 11:15

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

What you need to know as Spain’s flu vaccine campaign officially gets underway

THE Health Ministry has officially launched this year’s flu vaccine campaign across Spain, but who is eligible? And how do you get a jab? Firstly

27 Oct, 2021 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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IN PICS: Anti-vaxxers stage demonstration in Spain’s Barcelona against holiday season restrictions and need for vaccine passports

Lateral Flow and PCR Covid tests: What’s the difference and when to get tested ahead of festivities in Spain

ANALYSIS: The stats that reveal who died from COVID-19 in Spain during first year of pandemic

Spanish actor Antonio Resines in ICU with COVID days before he was due to receive third vaccine

Catalunya becomes first of Spain’s regions to reimpose curfew as COVID-19 infections soar

English teacher sacked for refusing to wear mask at school in Spain’s Granada

Spain’s exiled King Juan Carlos in COVID-19 scare after meeting Rafa Nadal in UAE

Andalucia calls on Spain’s government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt surge of new COVID-19 infections

Anti-vaxxers scammed in Spain:”I paid €200 for a fake COVID certificate and it never arrived”

What you need to know about Covid passports: Are foreign vaccination certificates accepted in Spain?

Omicron alert on Gibraltar

GOOD GOING: Spain beats COVID vaccination target

Spain’s Christmas party warning after 68 Malaga medics catch COVID-19 at super-spreader seasonal lunch

Mass vaccination point springs up at Costa Blanca shopping centre amidst fear of rising infection rates in Spain

First case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 detected in Spain

British citizens will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID to enter Spain from December 1

Spain to ban flights from South Africa over fears of new COVID-19 variant

Spain raises ‘high risk’ threshold in overhaul of Covid traffic light system as cases rise

Car factory in Spain insists its unvaccinated workers eat separately in staff canteen

Gibraltar denies that ‘Christmas is cancelled’ but warns caution is needed as infections rise

Half of anti-vaxxers in Spain’s Balearic Islands are expat residents

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from coronavirus by almost 90%

Spain donates over a third of a million Covid-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa

UPDATE: New change to Covid paperwork requirements for UK travellers into Spain

What you need to know as Spain’s flu vaccine campaign officially gets underway

EES chaos over? Spanish government finally confirms which queue Brits with TIE cards should join at the airport

This surprising region of Spain is where house prices are rising fastest – but bargains can still be had if you move fast

New Costa del Sol sex horror : Two men arrested for drugging and assaulting woman on Sabinillas beach

Owner at wits’ end after wealthy family squat his property as their ‘second home’ – and even start renovating it to their liking

Call for Costa del Sol motorists to sign petition demanding discounts on exorbitant AP-7 toll road