Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid
SCIENTISTS from the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid have revealed findings from studies on the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Spain. Studying the
EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules
What exactly are the country’s youngest citizens permitted to do outside? When and where can they do it? And who must accompany them?
EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’
Additional reporting by Joshua Parfitt SEX workers in British expat hotspots are still seeing clients despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the Olive Press can reveal.
Catalan clothing line Mango plan to quarantine tried-on clothes for ’48 hours’ as part of strict measures to hopefully reopen ‘in June’
SPANISH clothing lines Mango has begun reopening shops in northern Europe, with 135 active in Austria and the Netherlands, while 483 more are due to
IN PICS: Volunteers from public and private sectors ‘show solidarity’ by making 6,000 meals in THREE days for Costa Blanca needy
SCORES of volunteer chefs, restaurants, hotels and council staff have been recognised for their efforts helping the needy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Over 150 volunteers
Women’s Euro 2021 pushed back to 2022 so that it doesn’t clash with the Men’s competition that was also postponed due to coronavirus
THE Women’s Euro 2021 due to be held in England has been postponed to 2022 due to coronavirus.
‘Bigger and better’ terraces to kickstart comeback of restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca post-coronavirus
Outdoor spaces are proven to be healthy than those indoors, thus posing less risk of contagion
Overnight stays in hotels across Spain in March drop by 61.1% compared to the same month last year
HOTEL overnight stays in Spain have dropped by 61.1% in March, compared to the same month last year.
Spain’s hotels study safety measures to ensure reopening as soon as possible after COVID-19 crisis
The tourism sector is considering what security measures to take to ensure that hotels reopen as soon as possible after the COVID-19 crisis.
Spain’s Andalucia wants kids back at school from May 15 and will lift lockdown restrictions for towns which have seen no coronavirus cases first
ANDALUCIA wants children in the region to return to school on May 15. Junta president Juanma Moreno told Ser in an interview this morning that
Real Madrid and Wales superstar, Gareth Bale, donates €575,000 to a Welsh health charity to help fight coronavirus
GARETH Bale has donated €575,000 to a Welsh health charity.
Beaches in Spain’s Andalucia ‘very likely’ to open in summer as tourism bosses study holiday voucher scheme
The president of the Junta de Andalucia Juanma Moreno says beaches will open this year 'with limitations'
Spain’s coronavirus infection and death rates continue to plateau while thousands more recover
SPAIN has seen yet another day of increased COVID-19 deaths and infections. Some 440 people died from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, up from
Recent rainfall gives farmers in Spain’s Andalucia welcome relief as water restrictions lifted
FARMERS in Axarquia have been given welcome relief after recent heavy rainfall in the area has allowed current irrigation restrictions to be lifted. Limits on
WATCH: Covidiots film themselves speeding at 240 kph in their FOURTH violation of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia
Driver investigated for reckless driving in Spain, over 240 kph and breaking confinement rules.
CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 40 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is confused about the government’s advice on children going for walks…
Kids would be allowed out to the Supermarket?! The mind boggled, I’d obviously heard it wrong...
Easyjet launches 2021 Easter flight schedule with deals to Spain’s Alicante and Malaga from €35
The announcement is a full five months ahead of schedule
Congress extends Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown to May 10 amid fierce criticism of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
THE Spanish Congress has voted to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown until May 10. This evening politicians passed the third extension to the state of
EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa del Sol wears a dog cone non-stop for five days to raise money for a dog rescue charity
A BRITISH expat on the Costa del Sol has been wearing a dog cone to raise money for a dog rescue charity.
Active COVID-19 cases drop to five as Gibraltar elderly await golden hour
THE number of active COVID-19 cases has gone down to just five with none in hospital as the elderly prepare to get their daily hour
Controversial director Woody Allen finds a Spanish distributor for latest movie set in Spain’s San Sebastian
CONTROVERSIAL director Woody Allen, 84, has secured distribution in Spain for his new movie set in San Sebastian. Rifkin’s Festival is the Brooklyn-born filmmaker’s latest
Richard Gere and Spanish wife, Alejandra Silva, welcome their second baby together
RICHARD Gere and his Spanish wife have welcomed their second child together.
Mercadona sees profits drop 95% in March during Spain’s COVID-19 crisis
MERCADONA has recorded losses of nearly 95% in March, it claims are due the coronavirus crisis. The supermarket giant insists the slump is due to
Costa Blanca cops keep confined kids content with lock-down learning literature
ORIHUELA Policia Local have produced two activity books to help stimulate the minds of children during lock-down. The books are aimed at children aged between
World’s largest tomato fight, La Tomatina, cancelled in Valencia due to the coronavirus pandemic
THE world’s biggest tomato fight, the Tomatina, is the latest of Spain’s iconic festivals to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. First fell the
Costa Blanca council give out PPE to front-line staff struggling to get stock
ORIHUELA City Council are distributing essential Personal Protective Equipment to businesses that remain open throughout lock-down. Given that access to PPE involves ‘great difficulty’, the