BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop

SPAIN has finally seen its daily death toll from coronavirus drop below 400 with 367 deaths registered on Friday morning. It’s a drop from the

24 Apr, 2020 @ 12:07

Lead·National News

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Healthcare group testing 160 staff per HOUR for Coronavirus at prime Costa Blanca hospital

PRIVATE hospital group, Ribera Salud, has started carrying out 7,000 diagnostic tests on health professionals and other staff across its sites. The intention is to

24 Apr, 2020 @ 11:48

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Unions and parents in Spain’s Andalucia outraged by Junta’s proposal that schools re-open in May amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Junta’s proposal to open the schools in mid-May has been met by outrage from Unions and parents.

24 Apr, 2020 @ 10:51

Education·Lead

Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods

ESSENTIAL safety works to the banks of the River Segura are near completion, after being breached seven months ago by floodwater. The Olive Press were

24 Apr, 2020 @ 10:22

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Gibraltar lock-down extended to May 22 as active cases go down to FOUR

GIBRALTAR now has only four active cases of COVID-19 after 129 people have recovered in the peninsula as the first BEAT COVID payments are cashed

23 Apr, 2020 @ 20:21

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

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Man denied entrance to supermarket with his wife starts brawl before coughing in police officer’s face claiming he has ‘coronavirus’ – arrested in Valencia

A MAN has been arrested in Valencia after coughing in a police officer’s face and claiming he had ‘coronavirus’ following a supermarket brawl. Policia Nacional

23 Apr, 2020 @ 19:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Man to be fined at least €601 for dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante

A MAN is under investigation for a serious disobedience after he was filmed dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante province.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 18:59

Costa Blanca·Lead

A 106-year-old woman from Andalucia becomes Spain’s oldest COVID-19 survivor after she recovered from the virus

A 106-YEAR-OLD woman from Andalucia has recovered from coronavirus.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 18:46

Health·Lead·Malaga

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Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started

THE Ministry of Interior has authorised the first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:54

Lead

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

A MAN in Spain has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor and trying to con health workers into paying for non-existent protective clothing.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 17:21

Lead·Madrid·National News

Priorizar A Los Menores Llegado El Momento De Flexibilizar El Confinamiento

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?

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:49

Lead·National News

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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 16:23

Lead·National News

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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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 15:28

Business & Finance·Lead

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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 15:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 14:55

Lead·Sport

‘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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 14:23

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca

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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 14:06

Lead·Travel News

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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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:57

Lead·National News

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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:52

Lead

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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:14

Lead·Sport

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'

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:12

Lead·Malaga

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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 13:06

Lead·National News

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

23 Apr, 2020 @ 12:57

Environment·Lead

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.

23 Apr, 2020 @ 12:28

Huelva·Lead

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...

23 Apr, 2020 @ 09:30

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

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BREAKING: Spain sees more recoveries than new infections for the first time while coronavirus death toll sees significant drop

Healthcare group testing 160 staff per HOUR for Coronavirus at prime Costa Blanca hospital

Unions and parents in Spain’s Andalucia outraged by Junta’s proposal that schools re-open in May amid COVID-19 pandemic

Essential safety work completed on Costa Blanca riverbank that burst during September floods

Gibraltar lock-down extended to May 22 as active cases go down to FOUR

Man denied entrance to supermarket with his wife starts brawl before coughing in police officer’s face claiming he has ‘coronavirus’ – arrested in Valencia

Man to be fined at least €601 for dancing ‘Sevillanas’ dressed as a woman in sunglasses in Spain’s Alicante

A 106-year-old woman from Andalucia becomes Spain’s oldest COVID-19 survivor after she recovered from the virus

Ministry of Interior authorises first transfer of migrants from Melilla to mainland Spain since the lockdown started

Fake doctor in Spain arrested for trying to con health workers into buying non-existent protective gear

Spain’s ‘patient zero’ ruled out as first COVID-19 cases investigated in Madrid

EXPLAINED: Everything Spain’s children CAN and CAN’T do from April 26, including running, jumping, beaches and parks under new COVID-19 rules

EXCLUSIVE: Sex workers meeting clients in British expat hotspots despite Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown while brazenly advertising ‘COVID specials’

Catalan clothing line Mango plan to quarantine tried-on clothes for ’48 hours’ as part of strict measures to hopefully reopen ‘in June’

IN PICS: Volunteers from public and private sectors ‘show solidarity’ by making 6,000 meals in THREE days for Costa Blanca needy

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

‘Bigger and better’ terraces to kickstart comeback of restaurants in Spain’s Mallorca post-coronavirus

Overnight stays in hotels across Spain in March drop by 61.1% compared to the same month last year

Spain’s hotels study safety measures to ensure reopening as soon as possible after 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

Real Madrid and Wales superstar, Gareth Bale, donates €575,000 to a Welsh health charity to help fight coronavirus

Beaches in Spain’s Andalucia ‘very likely’ to open in summer as tourism bosses study holiday voucher scheme

Spain’s coronavirus infection and death rates continue to plateau while thousands more recover

Recent rainfall gives farmers in Spain’s Andalucia welcome relief as water restrictions lifted

WATCH: Covidiots film themselves speeding at 240 kph in their FOURTH violation of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Spain’s Andalucia

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Day 40 of Spain’s lockdown and Mamma is confused about the government’s advice on children going for walks…

Two earthquakes hit eastern Spain overnight as residents in Murcia and neighbouring Alicante feel the tremors

IN VIDS: Barcelona hit by sudden flash flood chaos as homes are breached and firefighters rescue woman and baby

Spain approves sweeping housing measures to cap rents and ban ‘vulture’ fund speculation after 87-year-old’s eviction sparks nationwide protests

Malaga airport’s €1.5 billion expansion to begin in 2029 – boosting capacity to 36 million passengers a year

Last minute signups for Estepona’s inaugural marathon still open – with Brits and other foreigners set to make up half the runners

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