Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling
Health experts call for ‘necessary precautions’ to prevent polio returning to Spain
CONCERNS over a possible return of polio has prompted Spain’s emergency centre(CCAES)- led by the familiar ‘pandemic’ figure of epidemiologist Fernando Simon- to call for
LATEST: Spain extends ban on unvaccinated travellers until mid-June
SPAIN has yet again extended the existing entry ban on non-essential travel by non-vaccinated travellers from a long list of non-EU countries, including Brits and
Queue-jumping Costa Blanca mayor quits, 14 months after getting unauthorised Covid jab in Spain
ONE of three Alicante Province mayors who queue-jumped in January 2021 to get an unauthorised Covid-19 vaccine shot has been forced to resign. Ximo Coll
Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000 mark in Spain
SPAIN has passed 100,000 deaths attributed to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic two years ago. Health ministry figures on Wednesday recorded an additional
Masks in schools in Spain’s Andalucia no longer be mandatory once ‘80% of children have been vaccinated’
ANDALUCIAN schools will be able to ease up on their mask policies once “80% of children have been vaccinated” the Deputy Regional Minister of Health,
Children’s TV favourites recruited to boost COVID-19 vaccines among Spain’s over 5s
SPAIN has enlisted the help of the nation’s favourite children’s television characters to encourage kids to get the jab. The state television channel RTVE will
Part-time Marbella resident, Novak Djokovic, gets health warning from Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has fired off a warning to Novak Djokovic that he has to follow COVID-19 health safety rules if he wants to
Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A new single-day record for new COVID-19 cases has been reported in the Valencian Community this Wednesday(January 5). The regional health ministry declared 12,043 new
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
Vaccination centre closes its doors with 90% of local teenagers jabbed against Covid-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S El Escorratel social centre has now packed away vaccination equipment and returned to its traditional function, after immunising 90% of local people aged 12
SPAIN TRAVEL: UK scraps COVID-19 traffic light system with changes for fully jabbed passengers
From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries will be made redundant and replaced with one red list only
ANALYSIS: Spain set to meet 70% vaccination target but does it really matter?
SPAIN is set to meet its target of having 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of August, and although this is certainly an
Woman dies from COVID-19 just days after giving birth in Spain’s Sevilla
A WOMAN has tragically died from COVID-19, just days after she gave birth to her child at the Virgen del Rocio University Hospital in Sevilla,
The strain in Spain: Emergence of new variants mean rethinking 70% ‘herd immunity’ vaccination target
Spain is on target to vaccinate 70% of the population by the end of August, the ‘herd immunity’ threshold that was established as a goal
500% increase for intensive care admissions ahead of Spain’s holiday season on Costa Blanca South
COVID cases have seen a worrying spike in the Vega Baja regions of the Costa Blanca, on the eve of Spain’s traditional summer break. Both
Double-jabbed in Spain? Yes, you CAN travel to England without quarantine from August 2
FULLY-VACCINATED travellers from the EU will be able to avoid quarantining when they arrive in England, the government announced on Wednesday, July 28. EU citizens
Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
AFTER a slow start, Spain has now fully vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both the United States and the United Kingdom. Data
Gibraltar cancels large events due to rising COVID-19 cases
THE government has put a stop to large events until September 2021 as the virus continues to spread. Small events will be able to go
‘Queue-jumping’ mayor tells Costa Blanca court that a doctor allowed him to get an early COVID-19 injection in Spain
A Costa Blanca mayor has appeared in court over COVID-19 vaccination ‘queue-jumping’ last January. Alicante’s anti-corruption prosecutor accused La Nucia’s mayor, Bernabe Cano, of an
Spain’s Andalucia plans COVID-19 vaccination of under-40s to start next week
UNDER 40s in Spain’s Andalucia can expect to get their first shot at the end of next week. The Junta has announced they are now
Near-perfect immunity response among the elderly to Covid vaccines in Spain’s Valencia region
NEARLY every single person among the elderly community in the Valencian region has shown immunity to Coronavirus three months after vaccination. And studies reveal that
VACCINATIONS for 40 year olds in the Valencian Community start today, TEN days ahead of schedule
Vaccination against Covid-19 for people between 40 and 49 years old in the Valencian Community starts today, June 7, a whole ten days ahead of
Fears over Oxford COVID-19 vaccine across Spain’s Andalucia high as 25% reject first dose
LATEST government figures have shown that an alarming percentage of Andalucia’s pensioners are rejecting the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot concerns. The Junta have
Spain hits target early to fully vaccinate 5million people, Spanish government confirms
SPAIN has hit its target to vaccinate 5million people by the first week of May. The Spanish Government revealed that more than 5 million people
One vaccination station handling over 17,000 jabs for 18 different municipalities on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S Bernardo Ruiz Pavilion, in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca, continues to be a point of mass vaccination serving 18 municipalities in all.