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TODDLER being tested for coronavirus on Spain’s Costa Blanca while Italy confirms first child cases

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy is being tested for coronavirus on the Costa Blanca. The toddler was isolated at Denia Hospital yesterday after presenting with symptoms of

26 Feb, 2020 @ 12:43

Costa Blanca·Health

Second coronavirus case confirmed in Spain’s Madrid while British holidaymakers remain quarantined at hotel in Tenerife as two more Italians test positive

A SECOND coronavirus (COVID-19) case has been confirmed in Madrid. The patient tested positive at the Jimenez Dias Foundation before being transferred to the Carlos

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:42

Health

Spain repeals law allowing businesses to fire staff if they have taken too many sick days

THE coalition government has repealed a law that allowed businesses to dismiss workers if they had accumulated too much medical leave.

26 Feb, 2020 @ 10:05

Business & Finance·Health·Lead·Politics

BREAKING: Coronavirus reaches Spain’s Madrid as young patient who returned from Italy tests positive

CORONAVIRUS has reached Spain’s capital. A 24-year-old has tested positive for COVID-19 in Madrid after returning from a holiday in Italy. The individual is said

25 Feb, 2020 @ 23:15

Health·Lead

Coronavirus in Gibraltar: ‘Legal duty’ to report danger zone visits

Travellers from from coronavirus rife areas will have a ‘legal duty’ to report to the health authorities despite risk of infection in Gibraltar being low.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 22:31

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

BREAKING: Confirmed coronavirus case in Spain’s Valencia region while wife of Italian doctor also tests positive in Tenerife

AN individual has tested positive for the coronavirus in the Valenciana Community in eastern Spain. Health officials have confirmed that the patient has been isolated

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:48

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Olympics in Tokyo ‘facing cancellation’ due to coronavirus outbreak but leading IOC member Dick Pound predicts it will be ‘business as usual’

THE Tokyo Olympics has a three-month window to decide whether it can take place due to the coronavirus. That’s the estimation made by Dick Pound,

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:34

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Potential coronavirus patient isolated in Spain’s Sevilla and Cadiz

A PATIENT has been isolated for a potential coronavirus infection in Sevilla. The individual is being held at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in the

25 Feb, 2020 @ 21:16

Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS: Spain’s Balearic Islands on high alert as NEW suspected COVID-19 case in Ibiza after patient ‘returned from Italy’

They are now being kept in isolation at Can Misses Hospital with their blood samples being sent to Son Espases Hospital in Palma for analysis

25 Feb, 2020 @ 18:23

Health

Three Valencia fans claim they have symptoms of coronavirus after returning from Milan for their side’s Champions League tie against Atalanta

THREE Valencia fans have contacted the emergency services claiming they have symptoms of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:55

Health·Sport

BREAKING: Confirmed case of coronavirus in Barcelona is first on mainland Spain

MAINLAND Spain has its first confirmed coronavirus case. A patient has tested positive for the disease in Barcelona, according to respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 15:38

Health·National News

Study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy CANCELLED over coronavirus fears

SEVERAL study trips and cultural exchanges from Mallorca to Italy have been cancelled due to mounting fears over the spread of coronavirus.

25 Feb, 2020 @ 14:32

Education·Health·Lead

Tourists being held by police while awaiting coronavirus test results in Spain while doctors experiment with HIV drugs in Italy

DOZENS of tourists are being tested for the coronavirus while being held at the H10 hotel in Tenerife. Some 1,000 holidaymakers are being held at

25 Feb, 2020 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Flights continue to arrive from Italy to Spain’s Costa del Sol today as new coronavirus case confirmed in south of the country

FLIGHTS from Italy will continue to arrive in Malaga today with no strict protocols in place to detect for coronavirus. Two flights will arrive from

25 Feb, 2020 @ 10:03

Health·Lead

CORONAVIRUS SPAIN: 1,000 tourists on LOCKDOWN after Italian doctor tests positive and two others isolated

MORE than 1,000 tourists have been placed under quarantine in Tenerife after an Italian doctor staying at the resort tested positive for coronavirus. According to

25 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Health·Lead

REVEALED: The protocol in place to battle coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol and what to do if you think you are infected

WHILE Malaga has yet to see anyone test positive for the coronavirus, that doesn’t mean it is not on high alert. The region is in

25 Feb, 2020 @ 08:02

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

BREAKING: New coronavirus case confirmed in Spain as country’s stock exchange sheds €20 BILLION and emergency health meeting called to consider extra border controls

AN Italian doctor who was holidaying in Tenerife has tested positive for coronavirus, health chiefs have confirmed. The tourist is the second case detected on

24 Feb, 2020 @ 23:40

Health·Lead

BREAKING: Family isolated for possible coronavirus on Spain’s Costa del Sol after returning from Italy trip

FOUR members of the same family have been isolated for possible coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Costa del Sol after returning from a trip to Italy.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 17:35

Health·Lead

People with depression in Spain 50% more likely to die

The most vulnerable group was found to be men between the ages of 18 and 64 years old

24 Feb, 2020 @ 16:45

Health·Lead

Nearly 9 out of 10 pregnant women who want to have an abortion in Spain, get harassed by anti-abortion groups

NEARLY 90% of pregnant women who want to have an abortion have been harassed by anti-abortion groups, according a report.

24 Feb, 2020 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·Madrid

Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease

A spokesperson called on ‘any person or animal that has been bitten, scratched or licked by this dog’ to contact the health authorities

22 Feb, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

BREAKING: British expat in isolation over possible coronavirus infection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UPDATE: Doctors have told the patient they do not have coronavirus after carrying out chest x-ray A BRITISH expat has been placed in isolation ahead

21 Feb, 2020 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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Policía Nacional agent saves a baby’s life after 20 minutes of CPR in Valencia

A POLICIA Nacional agent has saved a baby’s life after administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 20 minutes in Valencia city. The two-month old tot fell unconscious

18 Feb, 2020 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Health

Two Costa Blanca hospitals show operation waiting times are HALF the regional average

WAITING lists at two of Costa Blanca’s largest hospitals are HALF the regional average, figures released today show. Average waiting times for operations at The

17 Feb, 2020 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

How an Instant Pot Can Improve Your Health

The world is full of creative ideas and every day, with the help of technology, a new type of gadget, service, or product is invented

16 Feb, 2020 @ 15:48

Health

Number of pensioners transmitting sexual diseases shoots up in recent years

NUMBER of sexually transmitted diseases for OAPs has skyrocketed.

14 Feb, 2020 @ 11:59

Health·Lead

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