Tag: Gibraltar coronavirus
MASKS OFF: No visitors will have to wear masks at Gibraltar’s hospital from Monday, health chiefs reveal
MASK rules will be closer to pre-pandemic from Monday than at any time since COVID-19 first broke out in Gibraltar, health authorities announced.
From June...
Gibraltar mayor presents public health and elderly care services with Freedom of the City award
THE mayor of Gibraltar honoured the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) and Elderly Residential Services (ERS) with the Freedom of the City for their work...
Elderly and vulnerable people get more time to get COVID-19 boosters after outbreak kills two
ELDERLY and vulnerable people will get the chance to continue to get COVID-19 boosters in Gibraltar after a UK regulator approved their use.
The Rock’s...
Gibraltar Chief Minister marks May Day by vowing to fight for workers’ rights
‘WORKERS are at the heart of everything we do’, Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said in his May Day message for this year.
The Rock’s...
Authorities in Gibraltar end legal requirement to self-isolate after catching COVID-19 as cases plummet
HEALTH bosses in Gibraltar will no longer legally require people who catch COVID-19 to self-isolate at home.
Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter said...
Gibraltar stops enforcing masks in hospital passageways as COVID-19 has a quiet winter
PEOPLE seeing doctors in the Primary Care Centre will still have to wear masks in Gibraltar but NOT in non-clinical areas of the hospital,...
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...
Gibraltar lockdown continues as five more die of COVID-19
THE social lockdown in Gibraltar will continue for another week, the Chief Minister has confirmed in Parliament today.
Gibraltar becomes testing ‘world leader’ as free COVID-19 tests start
Any Gibraltar health card holder over 16-years-old who wants to be tested for COVID-19 can now do so for free, to normally be processed in 12 hours.
Businesses in Gibraltar get more government support to avoid recession
Businesses and workers will benefit from a raft of new measures to help them in the economic fallout caused by COVID-19 including rents and rates cuts.
Brits could be able to fly freely to and from Gibraltar on June 21
THE Government of Gibraltar as announced that flight restrictions will be eased as from June 21 to allow Brits to fly to Gibraltar and then onto Spain.
Gibraltar’s contact tracing app now available as part of phase four of ‘Unlock the Rock’
THE Government has announced that their contact tracing app for COVID-19 is now available for the public to use as active cases remains at zero.
Gibraltar’s bathing season starts today in Phase Four of ‘Unlock the Rock’
Phase four kicks off Gibraltar's bathing season, contact tracing and antibody testing to the whole population while active cases decrease to two.
Gibraltar residents are FINALLY able to cross into Spain to see loved ones
Locals will now be able to cross the border to Spain as long as they can prove that they are active residents of the Rock but must respect restrictions.
COVID-19: Gibraltar begins to return to ‘normal’ after months in lockdown
There are now 11 active cases of COVID-19 on the Rock and over 9030 tests have been done on its population. Vehicle arrivals into the rock is down by 63% compared to last year.
Gibraltar moves into Phase 3 of ‘Unlock the Rock’ with 12 local active COVID-19 cases
Restaurants and cafes opened for the first time in two and a half months as buses started to work today as the lockdown continued to be released.
Chief Minister thanks Gibraltar in Parliament for COVID-19 response
With the number of active COVID-19 cases rising to 11, the Gibraltar Parliament met today for the first time since March 20.
Gibraltar Government urges extra care at beaches while COVID cases rise
There are not enough fully-trained lifeguards to start taking care of the beaches, said the Chief Minister after a few sea rescues in recent days.
Hundreds dispersed from beach party as people test lockdown freedoms
There are now five active cases of COVID-19 on the Rock, two which are cross frontier workers as 300 people were dispersed after drinking at Little Bay.
10 things you probably didn’t know about Gibraltar’s new Governor
Sir David Steel, Vice Admiral and Second Sea Lord, will be Gibraltar's new Governor from June after being today confirmed to be taking the post.
Gibraltar to test 1% of population each day from next week to get a firmer grip on cases
ALMOST 5,000 swab tests have been carried out on front-line workers and people with COVID-19 symptoms on the Rock as the Nightingale Facility closes.
Gibraltar hopes to completely ‘unlock the Rock’ by August in phased plan
A phased plan to 'Unlock the Rock' from the COVID-19 lockdown which has seen 147 confirmed cases in the territory was unveiled today by the Chief Minister.
Gibraltar tests 12% of their population as border traffic increases in first working week
Active cases fell back down to three today on the Rock, as 3,962 people have been swab tested, amounting to 12.4% of the total population.
Air quality continues to improve in Gibraltar as major roads to close from June 1
The number of active cases remains at a standstill at 11, with 133 people who have recovered since the virus first appeared on the Rock.
‘UNLOCK THE ROCK’: Gibraltar eases COVID-19 restrictions on businesses from May 2 onward
LOCALS will be able to head to shops on main-street this Saturday for the first time in Gibraltar since the general lock-down that started on March 22.
Swabbing to be increased in Gibraltar as active cases rise again
A rise of three active cases has been reported by authorities, taking the total of active cases of the Coronavirus up to five in Gibraltar.
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