Spain’s bars and restaurants expecting bumper post-Covid Christmas
AROUND this time last year, the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus dashed the hopes of Spain’s bars and restaurants of any kind
Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants
SPAIN’S health minister Carolina Darias today announced that 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be arriving in Spain over September, adding that these shots
Covid hospitalisations on the rise in Spain’s Malaga
THE number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised in the province of Malaga is on the rise. A resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic, principally due to the
Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine
SPAIN’S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials. Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for
First cases of new BA.2 Omricon COVID-19 variant are confirmed in Spain
THE first cases of the new BA.2 Omricon variant have been confirmed in Spain. Two infections have been identified in Catalunya with a potential third
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
Spain’s tourist industry predicts big 2022 recovery with 88% of pre-pandemic income
TOURISM in Spain in 2022 could generate 88% of the income seen in the last pre-pandemic year of 2019 according to the Exceltur tourist industry
Benidorm hotels predict another tricky year for bookings on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Benidorm-based Hosbec hotel association says there’s still a long way to go before hotel tourism on the Costa Blanca fully recovers from the effects
Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant
FOREIGN tourist levels in Spain last November recovered to 70% of what they were in the same month 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Figures
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
UPDATE: US warns American travellers not to visit Spain over fears of rising COVID-19 infections and Omicron variant
THE US moved Spain into the ‘very high risk’ category on Monday and warned Americans not to travel there as infections soar. The Centers for
Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s
BOOSTER doses of COVID-19 vaccines are to be rolled to people in Spain aged between 40 and 59 years. The injections will follow six months
First Omicron COVID-19 case is confirmed in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE first COVID-19 infection involving the Omicron variant has been officially confirmed in the Valencian Community. The contagious coronavirus strain has been detected in a
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.
Spain orders fully-vaccinated people to quarantine if they have contact with confirmed or even suspected Omicron COVID-19 cases
FEARS about the spread of the newly-discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant has led Spanish health chiefs to toughen-up self-isolation rules for fully-vaccinated people. The Ministry of
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