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What to do if you come into contact COVID-19 while on holiday – and how to apply to isolate at home

THE rule is clear: everyone who has been in close contact with a positive coronavirus case must undergo a 10-day quarantine. That includes anyone who

31 Jul, 2021 @ 19:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Ministry of Health in Mallorca allow pregnant women to get vaccinated without an appointment

THE Minister of Health and Consumption, Patricia Gómez, announced on Friday that pregnant women in Mallorca can now be vaccinated without having to make an

31 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Other News

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

Big 30% fall in COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections have dropped by nearly a third in the Valencian Community, as this week’s trend of falling case numbers continues. The regional health ministry

30 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 weekly case rates continue to ‘flatten out’ in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE latest figures from the Valencian health ministry bring a mixed regional picture over the COVID-19 pandemic. This week’s new trend of lower week-to-week infections

29 Jul, 2021 @ 18:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain extends COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people in their 40s and 50s

Serum injected into arms by mistake and not COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine in Alicante Province town in Spain

PEOPLE summonsed for a second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot got serum injected into them instead. It’s estimated that 12 residents from Biar in Alicante Province

29 Jul, 2021 @ 15:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Dominic Raab won't rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into quarantine despite EU travel rule change

Dominic Raab won’t rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into UK quarantine despite EU travel rule change

PEOPLE returning to the UK from Spain may be forced to go into quarantine despite relaxations announced yesterday for fully-vaccinated travellers. Speaking to Sky News

29 Jul, 2021 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·Travel News

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

Spain rejects using EU COVID-19 travel passport for entry into bars and clubs

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, has rejected using the EU COVID-19 certificate nationally to allow people into indoor hospitality and leisure venues. The government says

29 Jul, 2021 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Junta calls for night curfew in Spain’s Marbella and Estepona—pending on authorisation by Andalucia’s High Court of Justice

THE Junta has requested curfew, between 2am and 7am in the morning, in the holiday hotspot towns of Marbella and Estepona. Following yesterday’s meeting by

29 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Malaga

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

Increase in COVID-19 cases continues to slow down in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

THE rate of new COVID-19 infections is continuing to show signs of falling in the Valencian Community. 2,685 new infections were announced today(July 28) compared

28 Jul, 2021 @ 19:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Covid-denier doctor suspended and fined in Spain’s Balearic Islands

A Covid-denier doctor has been suspended for six years and fined €16,660 for staging protests insisting that the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t real. Angel Ruiz-Valdepeñas, 55,

28 Jul, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Many sunscreens contain lower SPF than labels claim, Spanish study finds

IF you’re packing your bags for Spain, or just getting the barbeque out this weekend – the advice is to wear sunscreen. But did you

28 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Other News

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

Curfew reduces COVID infections in 70% of areas in Spain’s Valencia region

AS the enforcement of restrictions to combat the fifth wave of COVID in the Valencia region continues to spark argument and heated debate, the figures

28 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Andalucia makes over 38000 phone calls offering preventative care to vulnerable individuals at high risk of heatstroke

COVID-19 returns to care homes in Spain’s Malaga—with 14 infections in two weeks—despite vaccines

CORONAVIRUS outbreaks in Malaga’s care homes are on the rise again with 14 infections in two weeks. The Delta variant—the most virulent of the four

28 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Health·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga city, Estepona and Marbella face possible night curfew as COVID-19 numbers skyrocket

THE incidence rate in the tourism hotspots of Marbella, Estepona and Malaga city has shot up to alarming numbers. All three municipalities have exceeded the

28 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Malaga

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

COVID-19 cases fall on a week-to-week basis in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A fresh set of COVID-19 infection figures are tentatively suggesting a possible slowing down of new cases in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures today(July

27 Jul, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain's Costa Blanca to see 'vast majority' of COVID-19 restrictions scrapped this weekend

EU COVID-19 certificates will not be used soon for Costa Blanca hospitality and leisure businesses in Spain

VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has temporarily side-lined his own region’s suggestion that EU COVID-19 certificates could be used to get entry to leisure and hospitality

27 Jul, 2021 @ 16:03

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

ICE CREAM ALERT: Products by leading brands removed from Spanish shops due to contamination with cancer-related substance

NESTLE has ordered the urgent removal from shops throughout Spain of 46 types of ice cream found to be contaminated with a substance known as

27 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News

A sanitary worker preparing a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine

Spain’s Andalucia opens up COVID-19 vaccine campaign to 18-year-olds

ANDALUCIA’S vaccination programme has opened up to 18-year-olds. As of today, Tuesday July 27, all 18 and 19-year-olds—those born in 2002 and 2003—resident in Andalucia,

27 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Health·Lead

Health chiefs say a new COVID-19 wave is hitting Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Smaller rise in weekend COVID-19 totals for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

6,390 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend in the Valencian Community, combining the Saturday and Monday regional health ministry figures. In an early

26 Jul, 2021 @ 19:27

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

People who don’t live together will be banned from sleeping together overnight in Spain’s Murcia

PEOPLE who don’t live together are banned from an overnight ‘hook up’ under a new ‘soft’ COVID-19 curfew announced by the Murcia government. Murcia’s Health

26 Jul, 2021 @ 16:16

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain has overtaken both UK and USA with share of population who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

AFTER a slow start, Spain has now fully vaccinated a higher percentage of its population than both the United States and the United Kingdom. Data

26 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Spain COVID-19: Now 20-29 year olds can get vaccine if they live in Valencia

THE VALENCIAN Community has been contacting 20-29 year-olds to offer vaccination appointments. People in those age groups are being urged to get vaccinated amid a

25 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions show no signs of slowing down in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

CORONAVIRUS infections have fallen slightly today(July 23) to 2,913 new cases in the Valencian Community. The last two days have seen cases above the 3,000

23 Jul, 2021 @ 18:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Health minister says vaccines are ‘slowing down’ the spread of new COVID-19 infections in Spain

SPAIN’S Health Minister, Carolina Darias, says the rate of new COVID-19 cases is slowing down thanks to the country’s vaccination programme. In an interview today(July

23 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

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

COVID-19 infections pass 3,000 mark again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

The daily COVID-19 case count rose again today(July 22) in the Valencian Community with 3,159 new infections. It’s the second successive day where infections passed

22 Jul, 2021 @ 18:46

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

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

CURFEW areas will be extended across the Valencian Community from Monday(July 26) subject to the approval of the region’s Superior Court. Costa Blanca tourist spots

22 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

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