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Robbers steal COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 from a Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

COVID-19 test kits worth over €500,000 are stolen from Barcelona area warehouse in Spain

THIEVES have stolen 208,000 antigen tests from a Barcelona area warehouse. Police say the robbery happened on Friday(December 31). The test kits have a total

3 Jan, 2022 @ 17:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Cosmetic surgeon being investigated over death of British patient in Spain dies suddenly

Fears over cosmetic surgeon fleeing Spain after patient dies of horrific liposculpture injuries in Murcia hospital

A lawyer acting for the family of a Murcia woman, who died at the weekend, is trying to stop her cosmetic surgeon from fleeing Spain.

3 Jan, 2022 @ 16:53

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia

Spain identifies first cases of new COVID-influenza combination named as flurone

Spain identifies first cases of new COVID-influenza combination called flurone

SPAIN’S first cases of flurone, a combination of COVID-19 and influenza, have been identified in the Catalunya region. Speaking this Monday, Catlunya’s health service director,

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:55

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

How CBD Products Can Boost Your Athletic Performance

What are the benefits of CBD products for athletes and how they can help boost your performance? You may have heard that CBD is a

1 Jan, 2022 @ 21:58

Health

Spain: Police Device And Artificial Lights To Receive The Year 2021

MAP: These are the COVID-19 restrictions in place across Spain on New Year’s Eve

Each of Spain’s 17 regions have determined their own measures to control the spread of COVID infections from no restrictions in Madrid to a nightly

31 Dec, 2021 @ 12:05

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

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Fully-vaxxed expats with NHS COVID Pass ‘refused entry’ to restaurants in Spain’s Balearic Islands

BRITISH expats have been refused access to bars and restaurants in Spain’s Balearic Islands despite showing a valid NHS COVID Pass. One resident in Menorca

30 Dec, 2021 @ 18:08

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read

Unvaccinated people told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

VALENCIAN Community residents who have received no COVID-19 vaccines have been told to stay away from New Year’s Eve parties. The appeal came this Thursday

30 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

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

COVID-19 restrictions in place in Spain’s Andalucia ahead of New Year’s Eve

THE Omicron variant’s continued spread around Spain has marked this year’s Christmas holidays, with Andalucia facing New Year’s Eve at a very high risk level

30 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Christmas Lighting In Barcelona, Spain 25 Nov 2021

Spain shortens mandatory COVID isolation time from 10 to seven days

SPAIN’S Health Ministry has lowered the mandatory isolation time for people who test positive for COVID-19 and for unvaccinated people who have been in close

29 Dec, 2021 @ 18:48

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Interactive map reveals COVID-19 hotspots and towns unaffected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN HEALTH authorities have published an interactive map that shows which Alicante municipalities have been hit most by Coronavirus. It shows the number of cases

29 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia studies reduction of quarantine in close contacts without symptoms

FACED with the avalanche of contagions that omicron is causing throughout Spain, some communities, including Andalucia and Madrid, are considering reducing the isolation period in

29 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

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

No plans for tougher COVID-19 restrictions for New Year and Three Kings holidays in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FRESH restrictions to counter the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are not coming yet to the Valencian Community. Valencian president, Ximo Puig, said that

28 Dec, 2021 @ 17:00

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

CHRISTMAS HANGOVER: Coronavirus cases across Spain surge to new record after festivities

THERE has been a surge in coronavirus cases in Spain to the country’s highest ever number of new infections. Updating the pandemic figures late on

28 Dec, 2021 @ 13:32

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19 measures and restrictions to return to Spain’s Andalucia in the New Year

THE Junta’s committee of experts and provincial health committees will meet next week to discuss new COVID-19 control measures in light of the increase in

28 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Reasons Why You Might Want to Become a Surrogate

Becoming a surrogate can be an incredibly rewarding experience. As a surrogate, you have the opportunity to help someone who is struggling with infertility become

26 Dec, 2021 @ 14:34

Health

WARNING: Why doing this one thing during the traditional Christmas Eve feast in Spain could be a danger to your health

THE traditional Christmas feast in Spain takes place on Christmas Eve and is likely to involve an inordinate amount of seafood – and you’ll likely

24 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Lateral Flow and PCR Covid tests: What’s the difference and when to get tested ahead of festivities in Spain

THE countdown to Christmas Day is well underway with those long-awaited festive get-togethers just around the corner. But with the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreading

24 Dec, 2021 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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ANALYSIS: The stats that reveal who died from COVID-19 in Spain during first year of pandemic

SPAIN’S National Institute of Statistics (INE) this month published the first dataset on COVID-19 deaths according to age and location. The figures allow for visualisation

24 Dec, 2021 @ 10:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·Must Read

Hospitality and non-essential businesses ordered to close each night at 1.00 am starting on Christmas Eve in Murcia area of Spain

THE Murcia region has rushed in a new set of restrictions ahead of Christmas which results in all non-essential businesses having to close between 1.00

23 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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COVID-19: Unvaccinated patients up to 24 times more likely to enter intensive care in Spain

COVID-19 figures from Spain’s health ministry show unvaccinated patients are up 24 times more likely to enter intensive care wards (UCI), according to data from

23 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read

LATEST: What you need to know about Spain making face masks compulsory again even outdoors

MASKS will have to be worn outdoors at all times in Spain as COVID-19 infections rise to new record levels. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, told

23 Dec, 2021 @ 08:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Must Read·National News

EXPLAINER: The areas of Spain that still use COVID-19 passports and where you have to show it

Judges endorse COVID-19 passports for all bars and restaurants in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Valencian Superior Court(TSJ) has approved a new list of indoor areas where a COVID passport will have to be used. The TSJ backed the

22 Dec, 2021 @ 20:30

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

Low tax rate on face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022

Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022

LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022. A Royal Decree has been published confirming

22 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

COVID passports in Spain and other EU states to expire after 9 months if there is no booster shot

COVID passports in Spain and rest of EU to expire after 9 months if there is no booster shot

EU COVID certificates will expire after 9 months if the holder has not received a booster vaccine dose. The European Commission this Tuesday confirmed a

21 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Glittery make-up, lack of sleep and champagne corks – how Christmas can be harmful to your eyes

DIARIES are full of festive celebrations through Christmas, New Year’s Eve and until the Three Kings, but did you know that this season of goodwill

21 Dec, 2021 @ 11:30

Health·Lead·National News

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Spain’s Andalucia publishes ‘list’ of recommendations for the festive period—including maximum of 10-15 people and two family groups for Christmas dinners

IN light of the increase in coronavirus infections caused by the Omicron variant during the sixth wave of the virus, the Junta has issued a

21 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

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