Belgian Cat catches coronavirus from owner in world’s first-known transmission

A BELGIAN woman has infected her cat with coronavirus in the world’s first known human-feline transmission. Belgium’s public health department FPS broke the news during

27 Mar, 2020 @ 14:34

Lead

BREAKING: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock tests positive for coronavirus

MATT Hancock has tested positive for coronavirus as well.

27 Mar, 2020 @ 14:27

Health·Lead

‘Confinement is working’ – New analysis shows Spain’s coronavirus lockdown having effect as long-term infection rates fall

A SPANISH professor has taken to social media after developing a new technique to look at coronavirus infections – and it’s good news. Francesc Pujol,

27 Mar, 2020 @ 14:20

Lead

Gibraltar starts mass testing to find out Coronavirus spread

THE Gibraltar Health Authority will be testing a portion of the population to see the reach of the Coronavirus in the community after recent case

27 Mar, 2020 @ 13:54

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Week two into Spain’s lockdown and Mamma has set up a new survival timetable

Create a routine, keep occupied, don't let yourself go (a bit late for that I’m afraid, after two weeks living in PJs, there’s no going back)

27 Mar, 2020 @ 13:43

Lead·Other News

Self-employed ‘autónomos’ affected by coronavirus lockdown to receive benefits up to €1,500 in Spain’s Comunitat Valenciana

SELF-EMPLOYED ‘autónomo’ workers whose income has been affected by the coronavirus lockdown will have access to benefits ‘up to €1,500’ in the Comunitat Valenciana. According

27 Mar, 2020 @ 13:40

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

WATCH: Malaga province’s moving message to British expats and tourists

´We'll be back. But for now #StayAtHome'

27 Mar, 2020 @ 13:02

Lead·Malaga

Woman imprisoned for spitting on Guardia Civil and lying she had coronavirus after police bust house in party in Spain’s Torrevieja

A WOMAN has been imprisoned without bail on the Costa Blanca after spitting on a Guardia Civil agent and lying she was infected with Covid-19.

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:35

Lead

BREAKING: Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

BORIS Johnson has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The British prime minister made his diagnosis known in a statement via social media. The UK leader

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:21

Lead·National News

Woman punctures partner’s tyres because he ‘kept going to play slot machines’ and risking coronavirus infection in Spain’s Alicante

A WOMAN has punctured the tyres of her partner’s car because he kept ‘leaving to play slot machines’ and she feared he would catch coronavirus

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:08

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Gibraltar hospital worker in court for ‘stealing hundreds of pounds worth of medical and cleaning supplies’ amid coronavirus outbreak

A GIBRALTAR hospital worker allegedly stole hundreds of pounds worth of medical and cleaning supplies amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ana Gingell, 53, is accused

27 Mar, 2020 @ 12:06

Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Five people denounced for flouting coronavirus lockdown with Semana Santa parade, music and traditional dress in Spain’s Andalucia

Footage of the event, which flies in the face of Spain’s coronavirus lockdown, shows revellers dancing to breakbeat music

27 Mar, 2020 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: 700 people dead by coronavirus in a DAY in Spain in new record as caseload surpasses 64,000

SPAIN has seen another record day in terms of coronavirus deaths with 769 people losing their lives to the virus between Thursday and Friday. The

27 Mar, 2020 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

93-year-old man discharged from hospital after surviving coronavirus in Spain’s Valencia

The recovery of the 93-year-old man brings a ray of hope to the 80 elderly people infected in the 665 public and private nursing homes

27 Mar, 2020 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·National News

Leading Marbella hospitality company Sala Group insists: ‘We are open and supporting the community’

Special free meals are being delivered to doctors and nurses working in the area

27 Mar, 2020 @ 10:36

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

78-year-old man enters hospital with fractured hip and dies of Covid-19 without seeing his family again – son has message for all in Spain

“MY father entered hospital with a fractured hip and died of Covid-19,” says Julian Sánchez, a TV producer living in Madrid. This candid statement, recorded

27 Mar, 2020 @ 10:29

Lead

6 Best Football Players in Spanish Football Today

Football in Spain has over the years produced some fantastic talent. From Carlos Puyol, Raúl, Sergio Ramos, David Villa, Xavi Hernandez, Iker Casillas to Andres

27 Mar, 2020 @ 09:57

Sport

CORONAVIRUS: Nine new cases in Gibraltar as of today

There have now been a total of 35 cases of Coronavirus in Gibraltar, with 13 of them having fully recovered although that number could go

26 Mar, 2020 @ 22:26

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Blood transfusions from coronavirus survivors being tested as potential treatment in Madrid

BLOOD transfusions from Covid-19 survivors are being tested in a Madrid medical centre for use as a groundbreaking treatment. The Spanish capital’s Centre for Transfusions

26 Mar, 2020 @ 21:10

Health·Lead

SPAIN: More than 700 police and Guardia Civil officers test positive for coronavirus as 7,400 in isolation

It comes after three Guardia Civil agents have died from coronavirus, in Valdemoro, Aranjuez and Ciudad Real

26 Mar, 2020 @ 21:05

Lead·National News

Neighbourhood watcher reports dog walking ring to police amid coronavirus lockdown in Spain’s Alicante

A NEIGHBOURHOOD watcher has alerted police in Alicante to a number of residents walking the same dog. Police reportedly went undercover to follow the ‘various

26 Mar, 2020 @ 20:34

Costa Blanca

CORONAVIRUS: Italian mayor claims Valencia Champions League match with Atalanta was a ‘biological bomb’ for Spain and Italy

VALENCIA CF’s match Lombardy based Atalanta, the Italian region at the heart of Europe’s coronavirus outbreak, has been dubbed a ‘biological bomb’. In a recent

26 Mar, 2020 @ 20:27

Coronavirus·Lead

Bishop in Spain’s Basque Country fined €600 for driving with someone in the passenger seat

A BISHOP in the Basque Country has been fined for driving with someone in the passenger seat.

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:59

Crime & Law·Lead

Madrid Police decline fining couple caught having car sex because ‘they couldn’t find intimacy’ at their busy home

MADRID police agents have declined fining a couple caught having sex in a car because they ‘couldn’t find intimacy’ at home. Policia Local located the

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:44

Crime & Law

BREAKING: China closes its borders to all foreigners, including those with visas and residence permits

CHINA has announced that it will be closing its borders to foreigners from midnight on Saturday.

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:04

Lead·Travel News

BEA’S HELPLINE: Pets, police and plane tickets – meet the Olive Press receptionist helping worried expats during Spain’s coronavirus crisis

“I feel obligated to help people and I am frustrated I cannot help more”

26 Mar, 2020 @ 19:01

Lead·Other News

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Belgian Cat catches coronavirus from owner in world’s first-known transmission

BREAKING: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock tests positive for coronavirus

‘Confinement is working’ – New analysis shows Spain’s coronavirus lockdown having effect as long-term infection rates fall

Gibraltar starts mass testing to find out Coronavirus spread

CORONAVIRUS DIARY: Week two into Spain’s lockdown and Mamma has set up a new survival timetable

Self-employed ‘autónomos’ affected by coronavirus lockdown to receive benefits up to €1,500 in Spain’s Comunitat Valenciana

WATCH: Malaga province’s moving message to British expats and tourists

Woman imprisoned for spitting on Guardia Civil and lying she had coronavirus after police bust house in party in Spain’s Torrevieja

BREAKING: Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Woman punctures partner’s tyres because he ‘kept going to play slot machines’ and risking coronavirus infection in Spain’s Alicante

Gibraltar hospital worker in court for ‘stealing hundreds of pounds worth of medical and cleaning supplies’ amid coronavirus outbreak

WATCH: Five people denounced for flouting coronavirus lockdown with Semana Santa parade, music and traditional dress in Spain’s Andalucia

BREAKING: 700 people dead by coronavirus in a DAY in Spain in new record as caseload surpasses 64,000

93-year-old man discharged from hospital after surviving coronavirus in Spain’s Valencia

Leading Marbella hospitality company Sala Group insists: ‘We are open and supporting the community’

78-year-old man enters hospital with fractured hip and dies of Covid-19 without seeing his family again – son has message for all in Spain

6 Best Football Players in Spanish Football Today

CORONAVIRUS: Nine new cases in Gibraltar as of today

Blood transfusions from coronavirus survivors being tested as potential treatment in Madrid

SPAIN: More than 700 police and Guardia Civil officers test positive for coronavirus as 7,400 in isolation

Neighbourhood watcher reports dog walking ring to police amid coronavirus lockdown in Spain’s Alicante

CORONAVIRUS: Italian mayor claims Valencia Champions League match with Atalanta was a ‘biological bomb’ for Spain and Italy

Bishop in Spain’s Basque Country fined €600 for driving with someone in the passenger seat

Madrid Police decline fining couple caught having car sex because ‘they couldn’t find intimacy’ at their busy home

BREAKING: China closes its borders to all foreigners, including those with visas and residence permits

BEA’S HELPLINE: Pets, police and plane tickets – meet the Olive Press receptionist helping worried expats during Spain’s coronavirus crisis

Spain passes housing decree extending leases and ban on evicting vulnerable families but rules out indefinite contracts

One in five people living in Spain is now born abroad as the population expects to break 50 million imminently

FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Spain’s far-right extremists are emerging from under the rocks – and growing bolder every day

IN PICS: Gibraltar’s new 2,000-home residential estate to be built on reclaimed land in the harbour

Chain snatchers on a scooter terrorising elderly women in Costa del Sol hotspot are finally arrested

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