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Spain imposes 10-day quarantine on travellers from India to prevent spread of new contagious Covid variant

SPAIN will impose a compulsory 10-day quarantine on all travellers arriving from India in response to the emergence of a highly contagious variant of the

27 Apr, 2021 @ 18:46

Coronavirus·Lead·Other News·Travel News

HEALTHY RETURN as Barcelona rock concert used as a COVID-19 test event causes very few infections in Spain

HEALTHY OUTCOME as Barcelona rock concert produces very few COVID-19 cases in Spain

A ‘test’ concert in Barcelona has produced no evidence of increased COVID cases among the 5,000 people that went to the gig. Rock band Love

27 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

CHEERS! Bars and restaurants in Murcia region of Spain get midnight closing from Wednesday in fresh curfew hours cut

MURCIA is slashing back its curfew hours for the second time in a fortnight. As from Wednesday(April 28), the start of the curfew will be

26 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Lead·Murcia

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Student COVID-19 outbreak of 100 infections causes weekend case rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

THE latest weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a rise of 102 cases compared to the previous weekend. That’s down to

26 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police arrest man in Spain who coughed on work colleagues and infected 22 people with coronavirus

A SPANIARD who ignored COVID-19 symptoms and coughed on work colleagues has been charged with intentionally causing injury after allegedly infecting 22 people. Police on

26 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

MUST READ – These are the new COVID-19 restrictions that come into force in Spain’s Mallorca

THE Balearic government has announced a new set of coronavirus restrictions for Mallorca which will be in force from Saturday, April 24. The measures in

25 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: Murcia becomes the first region to reach Level Zero status for Covid-19 incidence in Spain

MURCIA is the closest region to reaching any level of ‘new normal’ in Spain after a Ministry of Health report confirms the region is at

24 Apr, 2021 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Home of Bacardi drinks empire founder in Spain falls victim to coronavirus pandemic

THE home of the founder of the Bacardi drinks empire is to close near Barcelona, another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. Casa Bacardi in Sitges

24 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Lead

Two years of daily Covid-19 infection figure announcements ends in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

‘GOING DOWN’ as COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest COVID-19 new case figures in the Valencian Community have fallen both on a weekly and a day-to-day basis. The regional health ministry said

23 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Catalunya to relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday

CATALUNYA will relax Covid-19 restrictions from Monday by allowing citizens to travel anywhere in the region and permitting bars and restaurants to open during the

23 Apr, 2021 @ 17:38

Barcelona·Coronavirus·Lead

Benidorm set for night-time curfew after big COVID case rises in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Big extension in opening hours for bars and restaurants in relaxation of COVID measures for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

BAR and restaurant owners have been given an unexpected boost this evening(April 22) with a four hour extension to opening hours from this Monday(April 26)

22 Apr, 2021 @ 21:32

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Latest COVID-19 figures show little weekly change across Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain

222 new coronavirus infections were announced today(April 22) in the Valencian Community by the regional health authority. That’s a rise of just two cases on

22 Apr, 2021 @ 19:41

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

THINK GREEN: Tourism chiefs from Spain’s Valencia area call for region-specific COVID traffic light system for UK travel this summer

The Valencian Community has a total average of 40 cases for every 100,000 people, while Spain as a whole numbers 250.

22 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

VACCINE BOOST as single-dose Johnson vaccines arrive in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

DOSES of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine have arrived this morning(April 22) in the Valencian Community. Spain got its first shipment of the vaccine

22 Apr, 2021 @ 12:26

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

COVID-19 infections record a slight weekly rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

182 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(April 21) in the Valencian Community. On a week-to-week basis, it is a rise of 22 and 76 more

21 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

‘ALL JABBED OUT’ as new mass vaccination centres in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain run out of vials

THREE of the four new mass vaccination centres that opened on Monday in the Valencian Community have run out of supplies and closed their doors.

21 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Coronavirus travel to Spain: Boris Johnson claims to set out plans for Brits in early May

BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to kick start travel from the UK in ‘early May’ as part of his next stage

21 Apr, 2021 @ 15:50

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Benidorm hoteliers threaten to “tell the truth” about lockdown and Spain’s emergency funding in online conference this week

TOURISM on the Costa Blanca, and Benidorm in particular, has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. A high-profile virtual conference starting tomorrow,

21 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Travel in the time of Covid: What it’s like to be the only hotel guest in one of Spain’s most touristy cities

DURING a brief period last autumn when travel around Spain was not restricted, Madrid-based American Deirdre Carney made a once in a lifetime trip to

21 Apr, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Granada·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Coronavirus Covid 2019 Girl In Mask Fear

Spain’s Costa Blanca South continues positive trend with no Covid deaths for four days

GREAT NEWS published this afternoon in that the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca South has recorded no Coronavirus-related deaths for four days. The last

20 Apr, 2021 @ 21:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s population drops during coronavirus pandemic for first time in four years

SPAIN’S population decreased for the first time in five years during 2020 with drop blamed on deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary figures released

20 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

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

Costa Blanca and Valencia region COVID-19 infection rates remain the lowest in Spain

106 new coronavirus infections have been reported in the Valencian Community today(April 20) according to the regional health ministry. It’s a modest rise of 33

20 Apr, 2021 @ 19:35

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds - this is why

British variant of COVID-19 dominates fourth wave in Spain but this could be a good thing

THE British variant of Covid-19 is responsible for spreading the fourth wave of coronavirus across Spain according to the latest data, but the nation’s chief

20 Apr, 2021 @ 12:58

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

Another big weekly fall in new COVID-19 cases is reported in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Costa Blanca and Valencia area COVID-19 case figures stay under control compared to other parts of Spain

THE latest weekend COVID-19 case totals for the Valencian Community have shown a slight rise compared to the previous weekend Figures released today(April 19) from

19 Apr, 2021 @ 19:42

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia