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New €60,000 drinking water network for town in Orihuela Costa region of Spain

HURCHILLO, south of Orihuela, is to renew the drinking water network that serves many parts of the town. Ángel Noguera, Councillor for Infrastructure, announced €59,621

17 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

TAKE CARE: Tips for a healthier lifestyle after the excesses of Christmas in Spain

EXPERTS are urging people to take care when they bid to return to a more healthy lifestyle following the festive excesses. According to specialists, suddenly

16 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead·National News

REVEALED: How living in Spain or the UK is far more stressful than Germany or Iceland

SPAIN and the UK are officially two of the most stressed countries in Europe. Indeed, a life in Germany or Iceland would have you sleeping

16 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·National News

How to Assess Your Physical Fitness Level

One of the best things you can do to your health is to keep a physically active lifestyle. If you hit the gym or engage

15 Jan, 2022 @ 18:09

Health

Calls for ‘urgent’ blood donations needed amid shortage of all blood types in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Network of Transfusion Medicine is urgently seeking blood donors to come forward amid ‘shortages’ following the festive period. The ANTM said a recent

15 Jan, 2022 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Chewing gum that kills COVID to go on sale in Spain from February

SURELY there must be something good to come out the COVID-19 pandemic. A worldwide realisation that all of us – governments, anti-vaxxers and Bill Gates

15 Jan, 2022 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19 passports and early bar closures extended in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA’S current COVID-19 restrictions will be maintained until February 4. The region’s Superior Court has approved the extension of the measures which were due to

14 Jan, 2022 @ 17:09

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Over half of Spain's population has received a Covid-19 booster shot

Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain

POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside

14 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Avian flu restrictions imposed in Murcia after several bird deaths in northern Spain

SPAIN’S Murcia region has introduced restrictions on poultry farms in eight municipalities to counter the spread of avian flu. The presence of poultry has also

14 Jan, 2022 @ 12:19

Environment·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Malaga Cf Vs Cd Tenerife Friendly Match In Malaga, Spain 07 Aug 2021

COVID-19 passport extended until January 31 in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian Superior Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has authorised the extension of the COVID-19 passport until January 31 in all places where it

14 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

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Soaring numbers of children treated for mental health problems in Balearic Islands

THE number of children hospitalised with mental health problems in the Balearic Islands has risen by almost 60% during the past year, shocking new figures

13 Jan, 2022 @ 14:30

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Other News

Spain's Asturias region gets very rare Covid-19 variant that has only been detected in South Africa

COVID-19 antigen test price in Spain capped to new maximum of under €3 per unit

ANTIGEN test kit prices in Spain will be fixed to a maximum of €2.94 from Saturday. The measure announced by the government will take effect

13 Jan, 2022 @ 13:58

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID-19 passports scrapped in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain except for nursing homes

Appeal will try to overturn compensation win for unprotected COVID-19 health staff in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian government will appeal against a landmark court ruling that awarded up to €49,180 each to 154 Alicante health workers who were short of

12 Jan, 2022 @ 16:27

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Malaga has only three municipalities without confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks

THE sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain continues at an accelerated pace with only three municipalities in Malaga free of COVID-19. According to

12 Jan, 2022 @ 08:30

Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Frigiliana City Council in Spain are offering free antigen tests to school pupils this Wednesday

SCHOOL pupils in Malaga are being advised to take a free antigen test at school to limit the spread of omicron. Students at Enrique Gines

11 Jan, 2022 @ 17:06

Education·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Peak of sixth COVID-19 wave may be reached next week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, says that he expects COVID-19 infection rates to fall soon and has again ruled out introducing new restrictions. Despite soaring coronavirus

11 Jan, 2022 @ 15:16

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Free IVF up to age 45: Madrid’s Isabel Ayuso unveils grand plans to encourage motherhood as birth rates fall across Spain

MADRID’S regional premier has unveiled ambitious new plans to encourage more women to have children in a bid to reverse Spain’s falling birth rates. Isabel

10 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Madrid

Spain to cap COVID-19 antigen prices as it orders new Pfizer antiviral pills Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, says test price controls will be introduced

Spain to cap COVID-19 antigen test prices as it orders new Pfizer antiviral pills

PRICES for COVID-19 antigen tests are set to be capped in Spain. Speaking to Cadena SER Radio this Monday, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said: “My

10 Jan, 2022 @ 12:42

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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The 9 Top Supplements For Improving Workout Performance

After the past couple of years where our lives and lifestyles changed completely, we all have a much deeper concern for our health and well

10 Jan, 2022 @ 09:30

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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs

SPAIN’S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible for.

8 Jan, 2022 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain has to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19

SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told a political gathering that the country is ‘better prepared to deal with COVID-19’ than a year ago. He

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Mystery over lower COVID-19 vaccinations in expat areas of southern Costa Blanca in Spain

READER’S QUESTION: When can I get a booster in Spain if I recently recovered from COVID?

SPAIN is rolling out a nationwide strategy to give a third dose of the vaccine to those already vaccinated in a bid to keep people

7 Jan, 2022 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Court Takes Away Passport From Cosmetic Surgeon After Patient Died In Murcia Region Hospital In Spain

Court strips cosmetic surgeon of passport after patient dies in Murcia hospital in Spain

A judge has removed the passport of a comestic surgeon being investigated over the death of a Murcia woman who got a liposculpture procedure. As

5 Jan, 2022 @ 20:15

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia

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

5 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Record COVID-19 case numbers don’t lead to new restrictions for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

SOARING coronavirus infections are not forcing any imminent new restrictions in the Valencian Community 22,800 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, taking in the

4 Jan, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Andalucia to continue without restrictions—but proposes extension of COVID-19 passports for hospitality sector

FOLLOWING a meeting by the regional government’s ‘Committee of Experts’ yesterday, Monday January 3, the Junta has not proposed any new coronavirus pandemic control restrictions.

4 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

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