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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 teacher at IES Iliberis de Atarfe refused

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 ace Rafael Nadal tested positive the day

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 masks in outdoor places. The request was

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. The body found numerous groups on social

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 pass containing a QR code in 10

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. The follow-up office will inform all close

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. Also, 38.4 million people have had at

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. Health authorities in Andalucia confirmed the outbreak

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 jab in the fight against Covid-19. People

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 in a traveller who had recently arrived

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 citizens due to a surge in COVID

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 there. Health Minister Carolina Darias announced the

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 overhaul of the nation’s Covid traffic light

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 first move of its kind within Spain.

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 so in a panic over rising Covid-19

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 the islands. A recent study revealed the

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 de Ronda, where the incidence has doubled,

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 on Friday after the drug trial involving

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, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast

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 will continue to accept the UK’s COVID-19

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 it’s important to know that this year,

27 Oct, 2021 @ 09:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Two wings in Spanish prison go into lockdown due to major COVID-19 outbreak

TWO wings in a Spanish prison have gone into lockdown with dozens of inmates isolating due to a major coronavirus outbreak. There are currently 31 confirmed cases of the virus at Malaga

22 Oct, 2021 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain joins EU-funded taskforce to tackle fraud and help protect €800 billion Covid-relief fund

OPERATION SENTINEL was launched this week, October 15, by Europol in a bid to combat an anticipated wave of fraud as almost 807 billion euros of Covid-19 relief funds are distributed. And

16 Oct, 2021 @ 13:00

Brexit·Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for travel between UK and Spain now amber list has been scrapped?

NEW simplified travel rules come into force in the UK from Monday October 4, with the traffic light system replaced by a single red list. The new rules mean that fully vaccinated

9 Oct, 2021 @ 11:39

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain officially declared ‘low risk’ as COVID-19 infection rate drops

SPAIN’S coronavirus incidence has dropped below an average of 50 cases per 100,000 people for the first time in 15 months, reaching the threshold considered “low risk” by the Health Ministry. The

8 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Airport authority admits the return of British tourism is ‘key’ to a return to pre-pandemic flight numbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has instantly bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, according to AENA. More than 180,000 tourists will be using Costa Blanca’s biggest airport in the next five days with

8 Oct, 2021 @ 09:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

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