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Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases are EIGHT times higher than two weeks ago in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections reached 3,662 cases over the weekend in the Valencian Community. Today’s(July 5) figure of 1,970 new COVID-19 cases combined with 1,692 reported

5 Jul, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

El Corte Ingles, Acciona and the Santander Group: new vaccination centers in Madrid

THREE new mass Covid vaccination hubs across Madrid are set to open this week. El Corte Inglés, Acciona and Grupo Santander will all start to

5 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Warnings against ‘complacency’ among young people ahead of major crackdown on parties

FERNANDO Onega warned against “complacency” about COVID-19 among young people today ahead of a major crackdown on people holding parties in defiance of social distancing. The

5 Jul, 2021 @ 10:15

Coronavirus·Education·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

COVID 19 figures rise above 100 cases per 100,000 mark...

Daily COVID-19 infections break the ‘thousand’ barrier again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have easily surpassed the ‘thousand mark’ for the second successive day in the Valencian Community. Figures today(July 2) show 1,271 new infections

2 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Brits travelling to EU could face extra hurdle with vaccine passport scheme if they’ve had India-made AstraZeneca vaccine

THE Indian-produced AstraZeneca vaccine is currently not accepted by the EU, which means 5 million Brits could find themselves excluded from the Covid-passport scheme when

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:17

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

LATEST: How many people in Spain have been vaccinated against Covid-19?

MORE than 17million people in Spain are now fully vaccinated as hopes grow of a return to normal life after coronavirus. Figures released on Wednesday

1 Jul, 2021 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Over 9,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded since start of pandemic in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases continue big rises as hospital admissions also go up in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

1,410 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed today(July 1) in the Valencian Community by the regional health ministry. That’s a rise of 476 cases on yesterday’s

1 Jul, 2021 @ 19:20

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

No early vaccinations for young people despite serious COVID-19 case numbers in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN Health Minister, Ana Barcelo, has ruled out bringing forward COVID-19 vaccinations to people in their twenties because there are not enough doses. Speaking at

1 Jul, 2021 @ 17:51

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID IN CASTELLON: Cases increase in Spanish province after students import Delta strain from Mallorca

NEW COVID cases continue to spiral in Castellon Province and the first positives with the Delta variant have already been detected. Yesterday (Wednesday July 30),

1 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Castellon·Coronavirus·Health·Mallorca·Valencian Community

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

New COVID-19 cases are trebled in a week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 cases have more than tripled over seven days in the Valencian Community. The latest report(June 30) from the regional health ministry says that there

30 Jun, 2021 @ 19:10

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spain Issues Over 2.7 Million Eu Covid Travel Certificates As Scheme Officially Launches On July 1

Spain issues over 2.7 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates as scheme officially launches on July 1

THE EU COVID-19 travel certificate officially comes into force across the European Union tomorrow(July 1) with over 2.7 million documents issued so far in Spain.

30 Jun, 2021 @ 14:02

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

COVID-19 cases have almost doubled in a week in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW coronavirus infections have almost doubled on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(June 29) update from the regional health ministry saw 618

29 Jun, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Mallorca: What we know so far about the student super spreader event

A SPATE of new coronavirus outbreaks across Spain have been blamed on student trips to the Balearic Island of Mallorca. What happened? Groups of students

29 Jun, 2021 @ 12:58

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Hospital admissions dip below '300' mark as COVID-19 cases continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Big rise in COVID-19 weekend infections with ‘February-like’ totals in Valencia area of Spain

NEW coronavirus cases have almost tripled compared to the previous weekend in the Valencian Community with a total harking back to late February. The regional

28 Jun, 2021 @ 19:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

All of Spain’s Malaga—except the Costa del Sol—will see COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Bars and restaurants can increase indoor capacity to 75% this week in Murcia region of Spain

INDOOR capacity of bars and restaurants in the Murcia region will rise to 75% from this Wednesday(June 30). Health Minister, Juan Jose Pedreño, announced the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 17:34

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Murcia

Spain tightens rules on all UK travellers (including to Balearic Islands): PCR tests or double vaccination proof now needed

SPAIN has changed the requirements for travellers arriving from the UK and will now demand a negative COVID-19 test or proof of double vaccination. Prime

28 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Must Read·Travel News

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000

28 Jun, 2021 @ 14:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

How does the Spanish population feel about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout?

The development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines signifies a much-awaited light at the end of a 2-year-long tunnel. As much as the majority of the

28 Jun, 2021 @ 11:17

Coronavirus·Health

Hundreds Of Maskless People Get Fined In Just Four Days In Costa Blanca City

Everything you need to know about Spain’s new face mask rules

SPAIN’S government has brought in a decree law that outlines the new rules for face mask wearing in public spaces that comes into force from

26 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

Travelling to the Balearic Islands? Here are Spain’s Covid-19 rules you need to know about

FOURTEEN countries and territories, including the Balearic Islands, have been added to the UK’s green travel list, which will come into effect at 4am on

25 Jun, 2021 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

BREAKING NEWS: Balearic Islands in Spain are included on new UK green travel list

SPAIN’S Balearic Islands have been included on an updated UK green travel list announced by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps on Thursday evening. This means British

24 Jun, 2021 @ 20:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·Travel News

Balearic Islands added to Northern Ireland’s green travel list

TRAVEL is now permitted from Northern Ireland the Balearic Islands, the government announced on Thursday afternoon. Self-isolation will no longer be necessary for those travelling

24 Jun, 2021 @ 20:05

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Football fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums to watch La Liga soccer next season

FOOTBALL fans in Spain will be able to return to stadiums ‘en-masse’ when the new La Liga season starts this August. Health Minister, Carolina Darias,

24 Jun, 2021 @ 17:22

Coronavirus·Lead·Sport

Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn

Spain passes milestone as over half the population has got at least one COVID-19 vaccine injection

HALF of Spain’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Darias said that 15 million people had

24 Jun, 2021 @ 14:29

Coronavirus·Health·Lead