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Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EMPTY tourist accommodation in Benidorm is being offered again to health staff working long hours at the Marina Baixa regional hospital and local health centres.

8 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community

A record figure of 2,254 people are currently being treated for COVID-19 in Valencian Community hospitals. The pandemic-high statistic was reported today(January 7) by the

7 Jan, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Curfew extension and more border closures in Spain’s Murcia region as new COVID-19 cases reach record levels

THE Murcia region curfew will start an hour earlier from 10.00 pm this Saturday(January 9). The news comes a day after a new daily COVID-19

7 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Madrid Spain 04 01 2021 The Spanish Minister Of Health Salvador Illa

Return to home lockdowns ruled out as Spain’s COVID-19 cases soar in ‘third wave’

SPAIN’S Health Minister has ruled out any home confinements to combat the ‘third wave’ of the coronavirus pandemic. Salvador Illa said today(January 7) that the

7 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia sets two key dates for possible increase in restrictions as numbers of new COVID-19 cases surge

THE Junta has set two key dates for the possible increase of COVID-19 restrictions in view of the growth of cases in the region. On

7 Jan, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,930 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian

6 Jan, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

TOUGHER restrictions are being imposed in Spain’s Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, which has some of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in the country.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 14:13

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID-19 rises lead to border closures for seven towns in Spain’s Murcia region

THE Murcia region will close the perimeters of seven municipalities from midnight on January 6 and has slashed region-wide hospitality hours over the Three Kings

4 Jan, 2021 @ 17:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

TRADITIONALLY a time for detoxing and gruelling health regimens, those beginning the new year in Spain are luckier than most. The Mediterranean diet is frequently

1 Jan, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

NEW COVID-19 daily cases in the Valencian Community have risen by 117 infections to 2,832 in the latest figures issued today(December 31). The regional health

31 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community

A record daily COVID-19 death toll has been announced today(December 30) in the Valencian Community. 70 additional fatalities were declared by the regional health ministry

30 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

FIRST UK COVID-19 strain cases identified in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE first two confirmed infections of the new COVID-19 strain detected in the UK have been identified in the Valencian Community. Microbiologists from the Elche

30 Dec, 2020 @ 12:02

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

A nurse who vaccinated against COVID-19 at a nursing home in Spain’s Lleida tests positive for coronavirus

A NURSE from the vaccination team who began administering immunisations on Sunday at the Balafia I residence in Lleida has tested positive for coronavirus. The

30 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead·Other News

WORST DAY EVER as new COVID-19 cases notch up record in Spain’s Valencian Community

3,590 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in just one day in the worst 24 hours for new infections during the pandemic in the Valencian

29 Dec, 2020 @ 20:08

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Why do locals in Spain eat 12 grapes to ring in the New Year?

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality

29 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

HIGH COVID-19 case rates continue on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVID-19 has not taken a seasonal break according to new figures released tonight(December 28) for the Costa Blanca and the whole of the Valencian Community.

28 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Andalucia president predicts 50% of region will be vaccinated by ‘early summer’

ANDALUCIA president Juanma Moreno has said the vaccination programme is fundamental in regaining normality. In a message published this Sunday, Moreno said he was ‘excited

28 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead

World First In Spain S Costa Blanca With Robotic Arm That Does Covid 19 Swab Tests Swab Tests

World-first in Spain’s Costa Blanca region as robot arm does COVID-19 swab tests

RESEARCHERS at Elche’s Miguel Hernández University(UMH) have produced a world-first of a robotic arm that takes COVID-19 test swabs. A major plus is that the

25 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Technology

Spain’s Malaga to have highest number of vaccine points in all of Andalucia

MALAGA will have 37 COVID-19 vaccine points — the highest number in all of Andalucia. The Junta have announced that the immunisation programme will begin

25 Dec, 2020 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

RESIDENTS and staff at seven Valencian Community nursing homes will get a late Christmas present this Sunday(December 27) with the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the

25 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

New Covid 19 Cases Continue To Rise In Spain S Valencian Community

COVID-19 con as people use hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca for a free pre-Xmas meal PCR test

HOSPITALS in Alicante Province say they’ve been hit by patients pretending to have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free PCR test with a same day

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infection rates are not slowing down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 case rates in the Valencian Community are continuing to be among the highest in Spain. Latest figures released last night(December 23) by the

24 Dec, 2020 @ 11:43

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Malaga to receive 37,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in first phase

THE province of Malaga will receive some 37,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine in the first round of vaccinations. The first batches of the vaccine

24 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga

COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community remain amongst highest rates in country

NEW COVID-19 cases in the Valencian Community are continuing to be amongst the highest in Spain. The region is only behind the Madrid area and

23 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Vaccination against COVID-19 in Spain will be voluntary, but Ministry of Health will register those who refuse to be immunised

VOLUNTARY vaccination against COVID-19 will begin this Sunday in Spain, however the Ministry of Health has announced that a record will be kept of those

22 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

COVID-19 infections continue upward trend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Valencian Community has reported 2,713 new COVID-19 cases between Friday evening and this Monday night(December 21), as regional infection rates remain one of the

21 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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Deserted tourist rooms in Benidorm available to hospital workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HOSPITAL RECORD as COVID-19 cases pile up in Spain’s Valencian Community

Curfew extension and more border closures in Spain’s Murcia region as new COVID-19 cases reach record levels

Return to home lockdowns ruled out as Spain’s COVID-19 cases soar in ‘third wave’

Spain’s Andalucia sets two key dates for possible increase in restrictions as numbers of new COVID-19 cases surge

RECORD DAY for new COVID-19 infections in Spain’s Valencian Community

TIME CALLED on Spain’s Costa Blanca as bars and restaurants will shut early at 5.00 pm due to COVID-19 case rises

COVID-19 rises lead to border closures for seven towns in Spain’s Murcia region

New year new you! Seven ways living in Spain’s Andalucia will improve your health

GRIM END for 2020 as high COVID-19 case figures continue in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 deaths reach record daily high in Spain’s Valencian Community

FIRST UK COVID-19 strain cases identified in Spain’s Valencian Community

A nurse who vaccinated against COVID-19 at a nursing home in Spain’s Lleida tests positive for coronavirus

WORST DAY EVER as new COVID-19 cases notch up record in Spain’s Valencian Community

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HIGH COVID-19 case rates continue on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Andalucia president predicts 50% of region will be vaccinated by ‘early summer’

World-first in Spain’s Costa Blanca region as robot arm does COVID-19 swab tests

Spain’s Malaga to have highest number of vaccine points in all of Andalucia

COVID-19 vaccinations start this Sunday in Spain’s Costa Blanca region

COVID-19 con as people use hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca for a free pre-Xmas meal PCR test

COVID-19 infection rates are not slowing down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spain’s Malaga to receive 37,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in first phase

COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community remain amongst highest rates in country

Vaccination against COVID-19 in Spain will be voluntary, but Ministry of Health will register those who refuse to be immunised

COVID-19 infections continue upward trend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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