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No rise in active COVID-19 cases for three days as beaches empty in Gibraltar’s ‘quietest’ Easter weekend to date

The number of recovered cases in Gibraltar continues to rise as those active stayed at 39 for three days and no breach of rules over

13 Apr, 2020 @ 19:32

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Differences put aside with cross-party agreement to honour Spanish dead in Costa Blanca city

ORIHUELA Town Hall will be lowering their flags in honour of the 17,000+ Spanish people that have died so far of Coronavirus. The city’s mayor,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 11:38

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

RISKING LIVES: Birthday party caught, fined and sent home after lighting barbecue in communal area of Costa Blanca resort

RISKING their own lives, and those of loved ones, a birthday party of seven people was denounced by the Guardia Civil in Guardamar del Segura,

13 Apr, 2020 @ 10:53

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

EASTER MESSAGE: Gibraltar Governor urges strength in testing times

In light of Gibraltar COVID-19 recovery numbers rising, Acting Governor Nick Pyle urges strength during difficult times in his first ever public speech.

12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:48

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

EASTER MESSAGE: Chief Minister appeals to Gibraltar fighting spirit

The year 2020 will be 'the year of reckoning for Gibraltar' to overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow, according to the Chief Minister.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 18:08

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Costa Blanca cocaine dealer caught telling lock-down lies

GUARDIA CIVIL stopped a drug deal in its tracks this week when three occupants of a car failed to explain themselves. The vehicle had been

11 Apr, 2020 @ 16:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

Gibraltar lockdown has stopped nearly 1,700 COVID-19 cases, says minister

The pandemic could have spread to 1,800 people rather the 127 it has infected in Gibraltar so far, said the Minister for Public Health John

10 Apr, 2020 @ 20:18

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

COVID-19: Spanish Supreme Court denies Medical Union plea for guaranteed supply of masks and gloves

The Supreme Court has feverishly denied that the government has acted irresponsibly and 'dragged its feet'

10 Apr, 2020 @ 15:26

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Number of cars intercepted in Costa Blanca city DOUBLES in one day, as Easter weekend traffic from inland increases

SECURITY in Alicante has been increased after over 2,000 cars had been intercepted on Tuesday, alone. Main roads in and out of the city have

10 Apr, 2020 @ 13:04

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police keep an eye on public as in-house COVID-19 testing starts in Gibraltar

The confirmed cases have risen to 123 in Gibraltar and active cases are now sitting at 63 as police make sure no one goes to

9 Apr, 2020 @ 20:06

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Random tests show Gibraltar could have 3% infection of coronavirus

Confirmed cases have gone up again to 120 with half of them being active and the other half now fully recovered, a jump of 11

8 Apr, 2020 @ 21:55

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Murcia healthcare staff and elderly tested first as 43,000 new ‘rapid test kits’ delivered at weekend

MURCIA’S regional health services, the SMS, took delivery of 43,000 new rapid Coronavirus testing kits on Sunday. As a priority, three groups of people will

8 Apr, 2020 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar ministers tight-lipped as COVID-19 recovery continues

Confirmed cases rose to 113 in Gibraltar, with over 1,400 have been tested 35 days since the first case of Coronavirus was announced.

7 Apr, 2020 @ 20:59

Coronavirus·Gibraltar

‘Brilliant’ Costa Blanca town announces citizens’ mobile street party to lift spirits during lock-down

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA, in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca South, has just announced a street party with a difference on Sunday, April

7 Apr, 2020 @ 17:33

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Stats suggest Covid-19 curve is flattening, but Costa Blanca town continues to disinfect – much to delight of locals

ROJALES in the Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca, isn’t sitting back just because official statistics SUGGEST the Coronavirus curve is flattening out. Throughout

7 Apr, 2020 @ 07:16

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Could Gibraltar COVID-19 measures be too successful?

Stopping people leaving home could be slowing down the spread of the virus 'too much', according to the Chief Minister as active cases crept up

6 Apr, 2020 @ 20:53

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

Three arrested over one weekend in Costa Blanca town for breaking lock-down rules

ORIHUELA Policia Local arrested three people over the this weekend for breaking the lock-down rules put in place because of the Nation State of Emergency.

6 Apr, 2020 @ 18:43

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar inventor helps create five minute COVID-19 test soon to be used on the Rock

A new COVID-19 test, which gives result in five minutes instead of eight to 12 hours will be delivered to the territory, helped by a

5 Apr, 2020 @ 20:12

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca community ‘rocks’ in 8pm celebration of Spain’s health and emergency services

FORMENTERA DEL SEGURA shows no signs of tiring in their appreciation for Spain’s health and emergency services. Right across the country, citizens have come out

4 Apr, 2020 @ 21:01

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

BREAKING: Gibraltar death this week was NOT COVID-19 positive

THE 57-year-old man who died of a heart attack on Tuesday night was not suffering from COVID-19, the government revealed as cases increased again.

4 Apr, 2020 @ 20:09

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

COVID-19: Number of unemployed in Spain surges to record high of 3.54 million

THE COVID-19 outbreak has taken its toll on the country’s unemployment figures as statistics were released by the Social Security department yesterday. It recorded a

4 Apr, 2020 @ 14:57

Coronavirus·Lead

Over 1,100 people swabbed in Gibraltar as active COVID-19 cases rise again

A total number of 977 swab tests have been conducted, with 270 results remain pending. There are 49 active cases and 46 people have recovered.

3 Apr, 2020 @ 19:33

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

WATCH: Costa Blanca hoteliers make ‘brilliant’ Hollywood-themed video message to stay indoors during lock-down

TWO GUADALEST hoteliers have recorded a very special video for clients that have sent good-will messages during the Coronavirus lock-down. Sofi Alonso and Toni Serrano run the

3 Apr, 2020 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Last surviving member of Spain’s heroic WW2 ‘La Nueve’ group dies from coronavirus, aged 99

RAFAEL Gomez Nieto, the last surviving member of the ‘La Nueve’, a group of WW2 Spaniards that invaded Nazi occupied Paris in 1944, has died

3 Apr, 2020 @ 10:47

Coronavirus·Lead

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Spanish F1 ace Fernando Alonso donates thousands of masks and protection kits to Unicef to combat the coronavirus

FORMULA One legend Fernando Alonso has made a donation of 4,000 protection kits and 300,000 masks to humanitarian aid organisation UNICEF to aid in the

3 Apr, 2020 @ 10:35

Coronavirus·Lead